probably work for the police at some capacity
but its way underpaid as compared to my hitech salary ,i dont see myself surviving this hard a hit to my savings
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#12stream. I've been having a lot of fun streaming the games I play anyway, and although I still don't have many viewers I do find great joy in the conversations that happen in chat.
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#13"doing full time" would go away.
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#14I would become a full time ski instructor or ski patrol in the winter, and probably a teacher of something during the rest of the year.
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#15Probably hobbies, a small farm, and some sort of limited charity/volunteering.
Do you do these things now, just to a lesser degree?
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#16This is an existential question for me. I am afraid to answer it.
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#17Probably hobbies, a small farm, and some sort of limited charity/volunteering.
Do you do these things now, just to a lesser degree?
I do. I get very little time to pursue hobbies. I do grow a garden, grow mushrooms, and do beekeeping. I don't get much time to work on those things either. I donate to charity a little now, but don't really have the time to volunteer.
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#18I would be collaborating in academic research projects half the time and helping in an animal shelter for the other half.
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#19Working on my art, drawing comics, going to art-conventions, teaching, producing music, creating games, traveling the world, participate in more social events (playing mtg, dnd, music-festivals, theater, etc.), learn more about psychology, watching & reading & playing a lot more games, books, movies and everything else. Shameless plug for my art and everything else (i hope the server doesnt crash, warning, there is a tiny bit of artistic nudity): https://hapsam.com/
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#20I would be a full time artist. I create concrete sculptures. Have gotten amazing validation over the years and would really love to do it full time. If you're curious how this stuff looks like, check https://www.instagram.com/jurgenwerk/
Your work is beautiful. The MX6 piece reminds me of the Silicon Graphics (SGI) logo. Unfortunately I don't have an Instagram account so it's hard to navigate that site. It blocks you after a few views.
Is the concrete reinforced? Can you talk about how you use compression and tension in your pieces?