Engineering is not only interesting and rewarding,

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sincx: Jul 13, 2012; furiously masturbating to anime titties

but it also allows you to get quality and functionality that would typically be outside the purchasing power for most people. I've been dealing for years with commercial products, which are either too mediocre or too poor value, because if you want to buy stuff that is actually good, you have to spend 10-50X more, depending on what it is. I got fed up with stuff made poorly, made is that it breaks, so that it is not reparable or not even cleanable. DIY does not necessarily has to be shabby, if you have the equipment it can look as good as commercially available products look or even better. The versatility, durability, reparaiblity and upgradability is however the most important aspect of it. Not having to bother with repairing or replacing, especially for big stuff like washing machines, fridges, ovens an so on - that's the real beauty of it. I have made most of the stuff in my home, including the actual building, the only things I buy are the electronic components and stuff like monitors or specialized digital hardware which I don't have the equipment to make. Most of the stuff I made will outlast me and even my children without breaking up and needing replacement. Things that are subject to wearing off are all modular, so they can be replaced with minimal effort and tooling.

I have not dated for more than 10 years. Dating is for desperate people trying to fool someone into a relation. The only advice I'd give anyone about dating is that it is stupid and a waste of time, as is infatuation and the very concept of monogamous relationship. The proper approach is to put your time and resources into meaningful things to improve your social standing, if you are an achiever you don't have to ever bother with dating, ladies flock to you like flies on roadkill

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pram: Jun 10, 2001

same

# ? Mar 24, 2017 07:59

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

you can make your own fridge by adding some sand to a big bucket, putting a smaller bucket on top of the sand but still inside the big bucket then filling the large bucket the rest of the way with sand, then adding water to the big bucket to make wet sand. the evaporation cools the small bucket

# ? Mar 24, 2017 08:04

Bloody: Mar 3, 2013

im Gay

# ? Mar 24, 2017 08:56

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

sincx posted:

if you are an achiever you don't have to ever bother with dating, ladies flock to you like flies on roadkill

I'm the mangled, rotting, fly-ridden animal carcass in this analogy

# ? Mar 24, 2017 12:55

ADINSX: Sep 9, 2003; Wanna run with my crew huh? Rule cyberspace and crunch numbers like I do?

I see the "Sex can wait I want to be an engineer" kid grew up

# ? Mar 24, 2017 15:36

Gazpacho: Jun 18, 2004; by Fluffdaddy; Slippery Tilde

ADINSX posted:

I see the "Sex can wait I want to be an engineer" kid grew up

Gotta love it how with your illusions threatened you cuddle together like a herd of frightened sheep, to find comfort in your numbers, and strength to try and "make a point" using your limited arsenal of insinuations, grammar nazism and personal attacks. Hopefully you do realize that this only adds further proof to my point, not that it needed any, as it is already totally obvious. Try harder next time...

# ? Mar 24, 2017 16:25

GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

i feel like i am extremely out of the loop these days. i don't recognize either of these quotes. i'm not sure how i feel about this

# ? Mar 24, 2017 17:44

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

GameCube posted:

i feel like i am extremely out of the loop these days. i don't recognize either of these quotes. i'm not sure how i feel about this

i Googled it and it's a comment from anandtech from like yesterday

# ? Mar 24, 2017 17:54

Gazpacho: Jun 18, 2004; by Fluffdaddy; Slippery Tilde

gorwing up my dad instilled in me that the world doesn't care about your opinion, now he stays up late posting news story comments about liberals

# ? Mar 24, 2017 19:09

Gazpacho: Jun 18, 2004; by Fluffdaddy; Slippery Tilde

The Management posted:

I'm the mangled, rotting, fly-ridden animal carcass in this analogy

I'm the flies that flock in formation

# ? Mar 24, 2017 20:16

Asymmetric POSTer: Aug 17, 2005

sincx posted:

I have not dated for more than 10 years. Dating is for desperate people trying to fool someone into a relation. The only advice I'd give anyone about dating is that it is stupid and a waste of time, as is infatuation and the very concept of monogamous relationship. The proper approach is to put your time and resources into meaningful things to improve your social standing, if you are an achiever you don't have to ever bother with dating, ladies flock to you like flies on roadkill

hell yes

# ? Mar 24, 2017 20:26

Salt Fish: Sep 11, 2003; Cybernetic Crumb

sincx posted:

I have not dated for more than 10 years. Dating is for desperate people trying to fool someone into a relation. The only advice I'd give anyone about dating is that it is stupid and a waste of time, as is infatuation and the very concept of monogamous relationship. The proper approach is to put your time and resources into meaningful things to improve your social standing, if you are an achiever you don't have to ever bother with dating, ladies flock to you like flies on roadkill

Ok, but how do I fool them.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 21:09

French Canadian: Feb 23, 2004; Fluffy cat sensory experience

Engineering is 80% making things that kill people in one way or another.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 23:58

big scary monsters: Sep 2, 2011; -~Ｓｋｕｌｌｗａｖｅ~-

surprised to find this isn't an esr quote

# ? Mar 25, 2017 00:20

echinopsis: Apr 13, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

sincx posted:

I have not dated for more than 10 years. Dating is for desperate people trying to fool someone into a relation. The only advice I'd give anyone about dating is that it is stupid and a waste of time, as is infatuation and the very concept of monogamous relationship. The proper approach is to put your time and resources into meaningful things to improve your social standing, if you are an achiever you don't have to ever bother with dating, ladies flock to you like flies on roadkill

this is kinda true, but lmao if you think those kinds of things are going to bring you any kind of emotional satisfaction

# ? Mar 25, 2017 00:44

Morbid Fiesta: Dec 20, 2008

echinopsis posted:

this is kinda true, but lmao if you think those kinds of things are going to bring you any kind of emotional satisfaction

It's fine he taped a fleshlight to his fridge

# ? Mar 25, 2017 03:45

Perplx: Jun 26, 2004; Best viewed on Orgasma Plasma; Lipstick Apathy

echinopsis posted:

this is kinda true, but lmao if you think those kinds of things are going to bring you any kind of emotional satisfaction

the tech billionaire from deus ex machina seemed pretty happy with his sexbot, at least until it killed him

# ? Mar 25, 2017 03:56

suck my woke dick: Oct 10, 2012; I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!

Put this cum-loving slave on ignore immediately!

Morbid Fiesta posted:

It's fine he attached a fleshlight to his fridge using custom-machined aluminium mounting brackets

ftfy

# ? Mar 25, 2017 15:29

Syllables: Jul 2, 2011; XOF XOF XOF

French Canadian posted:

Engineering is 80% making things that kill people in one way or another.

war is progress

# ? Mar 25, 2017 16:43

MeruFM: Jul 27, 2010

Perplx posted:

the tech billionaire from deus ex machina seemed pretty happy with his sexbot, at least until it killed him

and they did choreographed dances with him. sounds pretty emotionally fulfilling to me

# ? Mar 25, 2017 19:22

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

what birthday age is it that if you're still a virgin you become a wizard

asking for a friend

# ? Mar 25, 2017 20:11

Last Chance: Dec 31, 2004

i like dating because you meet good people AND hosed up weirdos. you dont have to commit but get to enjoy the weird, beautiful slice of life that is hanging with strangers and sometimes loving.

its uncomfortable and awkward at times, but not so bad if you get used to it.

im going to die alone.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 20:24

Syllables: Jul 2, 2011; XOF XOF XOF

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

what birthday age is it that if you're still a virgin you become a wizard

asking for a friend

30, but the number is becoming more and more common, they might bump it up to 35 soon

# ? Mar 25, 2017 20:27

pram: Jun 10, 2001

Syllables posted:

30, but the number is becoming more and more common, they might bump it up to 35 soon

# ? Mar 25, 2017 20:40

ate shit on live tv: Feb 15, 2004; by Azathoth

Dating was fun. Especially as an engineer with a salary in the top 10% of income. Interesting and rewarding for sure.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 23:31

fantastic in plastic: Jun 15, 2007; The Socialist Workers Party's newspaper proved to be a tough sell to downtown businessmen.

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

what birthday age is it that if you're still a virgin you become a wizard

asking for a friend

# ? Mar 26, 2017 00:41

Bloody: Mar 3, 2013

Last Chance posted:

i like dating because you meet good people AND hosed up weirdos. you dont have to commit but get to enjoy the weird, beautiful slice of life that is hanging with strangers and sometimes loving.

its uncomfortable and awkward at times, but not so bad if you get used to it.

im going to die alone.

everybody dies alone

# ? Mar 26, 2017 02:09