Am I the only one thinking of a hoseless washing machine and a wide open wardrobe that will be rather complicated to sell?
How my genius roommate changed my perspective
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#22tl;dr a creative roommate refits a bed frame as a multi purpose table and workbench and opens the eyes and the heart of the author to "hack the physical world" to fit his needs.
after the bed part I wanted to quit reading, it was so simple and the bed looked modern not like "we were poor as dirt!"
workbench was cool though
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#23Did you not make a Youtube video about this like a decade ago? edit: Don't get me wrong I am happy you re-posted this. I just want to know if I have seen this before.
He disassembled the video and turned it into a blog post
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#24I feel like author was never before in a frugal situation. These kind of things were common in student dorms (may be not to the scale of putting in hard work on making a table have wheels to move). I love the situations that surrounds with limitations to test your creativity in fulfilling your needs.
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#25Bricolage, a collage of bricks (or building blocks) isn't it?
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#26Nice article. Unfortunately there is a limitation to this way of thinking in my daily business - the WAF ;-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_acceptance_factor Luckily the articles' principle doesn't only apply to building furniture. Edit - Clarification: This comment describes only my personal situation and should in no way harm anyone. It is a satiric way of stating out that if you are not alone in your apartment…
I complained to my GF yesterday that the apple TV remote always gets lost in the sofa cushions, and opined that a bright fluoro yellow remote would be much better.
She said it was a terrible idea and would be a complete eyesore (which was exactly my point!)
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#27I mean, when I am allowed to just take the seats out of my neighbours Porsche I can get myself a nice chair. That doesnt make it genius o.O
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#28Nice article. Unfortunately there is a limitation to this way of thinking in my daily business - the WAF ;-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_acceptance_factor Luckily the articles' principle doesn't only apply to building furniture. Edit - Clarification: This comment describes only my personal situation and should in no way harm anyone. It is a satiric way of stating out that if you are not alone in your apartment…
Yeah this is why when my gf let on she's a big Frida Kahlo fan, I suggested we keep living in separate houses. Mine is a paradise of clean dishes and vacuumed rugs. Hers is like a girl's dorm room with bras and underwear all over the floor. It's great to not feel judged hah.
You had me at Hellbanned from HN for 8 years, and not realizing it.
Me too. I didn't even know what HB was until this site, and I wish I didn't know it today.
Always felt it was passive aggressive petty move.
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#29s/genius/resourceful and creative/g That's not a slight. But being resourceful (and creative, of course) is what was displayed. There was no evidence of genius. Being resourceful and creative means using what you have on hand to achieve a goal. For example, I wanted to make a gift for a friend who loves dinosaurs. I used old bicycle parts and various bits of metal I had left over from other projects and made her a 3…
> Perhaps for people who don't have a "hack the world!" mindset, it does appear as genius I suppose. I think this is it. I've realized that as an engineer, I look at the local environment around me as a construct. If I don't like something or think it can be improved, I can redesign it better. Hell, I once got the traffic markings on an entire street changed by sending a single email to the right person pointing out…
When I've learned some things in my time is that most engineers don't have this mindset because they are not allowed to have it. If you mean software engineer you might be right but not in the general regulated engineering jobs.
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#30Am I the only one thinking of a hoseless washing machine and a wide open wardrobe that will be rather complicated to sell?
sounds like they were students at the time - put the parts back before you move out and no one that cares will even notice