Sir ParmesanMay 4
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Never let anyone try to talk you out of a quick half hour DIY project. Those three hours will be the best six days of your life.
May 3 at 11:35pmWeb
Show threadHugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷May 4
@bloor I can attest to this. Not to a completed project, however.
Show threadmjdxpMay 4
@bloor a DIY project never truly ends
Show threadëRiCMay 4
@mjdxp @bloor YEAH! it's not short for DID It Myself
Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanMay 4
@bloor 🤣 @CJPaloma
Show threaduhhuhthemMay 4
@bloor @VanisleJay
Show threadDæmon S.May 4
@bloor Me as I'm currently waiting for a 3d animation rendering that will likely take few days and whose result I'm not even sure if I'll be able to post in Fediverse due to its NSFW + occult aspects:
Show threadProfessor_StevensMay 4

@bloor

Because nothing beats the feeling at the end of a week when you can say, "Well, it _almost_ worked."

Show threadAmorpheusMay 4
@Professor_Stevens @bloor ... and "I have learned a lot".
Show threadThiernaMay 4

@Amorpheus @Professor_Stevens @bloor I sure have learned a lot about birds, the economy of batteries and the cost of sattelites

while researching how to organise my project abount none of the above

Show threadFull Metal ArchaeopteryxMay 4

@bloor

That said, I am going to be unassembling the door on my pop-up trailer and rebuiilding it

I have literally three weeks to accomplish this, otherwise we can't go camping

Show threadBenjaminMay 4

@bloor My favourite part of DIY is when I go to fix something on my shelf and find a notepad filled with terrible handwriting hypothesising what's broken and how to fix it.

I'll examine it, add some more notes, think, "I'll get back to this soon," and put it back on the shelf.

All the handwriting is mine. The thing is never getting fixed.

Show threadSiEstUbiEstMay 4
@bloor bleeding my brakes was the best new bike I ever bought
Show threadDeanFarrellMay 4
@bloor If you really want to drive yourself nuts, try writing a novel--especially one set in an earlier time period, which requires a shitload of research. That's what I'm doing.
Show threadideaPDishMay 4

@bloor

Optimist. !!!

Show threadideaPDishMay 4

@bloor

You know why it takes so long??
Because first you have to shave the Yak

Show thread🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦May 4
@bloor You've been surveilling my home office, have you?
Show threadΩ 🌍 Gus PoseyMay 4
@bloor It's cool that you were able to complete it in two weeks.
Show threadEggs now in different baskets.May 4
@Gustodon @bloor When I do such projects my month usually starts with something like "Now where is that widgit deconfabulator Number 2 that I am sure was in this pile a couple of weeks ago?"
Show threadΩ 🌍 Gus PoseyMay 4
@the_wub No way to start without it.
Show threadColinMay 4
@bloor @TerrorBite why get it done in six days when you can sit and stew and think about it for six years and THEN finally take care of it and then it's finally over with.
Show threadDeltaWyeMay 4

@colinstu @bloor @TerrorBite

https://xkcd.com/349/

Success

xkcd
Show threadJay PeachMay 11
@bloor @DeltaWye @colinstu @TerrorBite 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Show threadisolMay 4

@bloor

And all the new tools you bought for the project will remain, pristine and unused, to be passed to future generations as priceless heirlooms.

Show threadideaPDishMay 4

@bloor

I'm a professional, it always takes two weeks. even a month from now.

Show threadJasper Sparks May 4
@bloor trust me, the last 6 months of wallpapering 1 portion of the house has been the most fulfilling 7 years
Show threadGlossyMay 4
@JasperSparks @bloor that being said the walls still need painting and then the carpets need changing... but the walls are now papered!
Show threadNiku May 4
@bloor Thanks, I'm currently thinking about building a digital picture frame with a raspberry pi pico, besides already having nearly zero free time qwq
Show threadMichal BryxíMay 4
@bloor I feel seen 👀
Show threadHollieKMay 4
@bloor And cost a lot in repeated trips to the DIY store.
Show threaddxzdb2d ago
@HollieK72 @bloor 👍😆those repeated trips to that store will become numerous … nigh unending
Show threadRupert 🇪🇺🏴‍☠️😾🔭📷🍺🍪🌍🔥May 4
@bloor rename from 'project' to 'work in progress' simples 😹
Show threadGutterPoetryMay 4

@bloor

The research odysseys are what do it for me. That and the fact that I procrastinate uncontrollably when faced with boring parts.

Part researched or completed projects abound, to the level that I think I would now qualify as a minor hoarder!

Show threadEfi (nap pet) 🦊💤May 4
@bloor what a year...
(captain, it's 2020)
Show threadRastaMay 4
@bloor
"Hey, could you do a quick fix on my PC, just a five min job?"
Show threadAnthony DavidMay 4

@bloor

This prompted a significant amount of chortle from me.

Show threadDror BedrackMay 4
@bloor *looking at the lamp I meant to hang last month*
*and the cracks i meant to fix last summer*
Show threadDaniel BohrerMay 4
@bloor "I told you, it's getting done, you don't have to remind me about it every few years!"
Show threadBruno GirinMay 4
@bloor
Me looking at the small home server I was meaning to install last month or the power plugs I was meaning to swap last week: "no idea what you mean!"
Show threadCalcedony PrimeMay 4
@bloor it might involve one quick trip to the hardware store, but three visits later you'll really be pleased with the results.
Show threadClifton RoystonMay 4

@mrencyclopedia @bloor

lol, that was part of my take too.

Show threadMacerMay 4
@bloor that rabbit hole runs deep.
Show threadRemco WesselsMay 4

@bloor Can I quote you on https://uselessness.org/ ?

I trying to get a small community celebrating #Uselessness as a value.

Uselessness =

Uselessness according to all

Show thread🆎May 4
@remcow feel free… I’m pretty sure the format/idea isn’t mine originally although I cannot place/recall what genre I saw it in, maybe car modding? The DIY spin is mine.
Show threadRemco WesselsMay 4

@bloor Done (see website)

It's the thought that count. If someone comes up with a format source we just gonna celebrate that source too!

Show threadKraksenMay 4
@bloor I am currently finding that this also works in reverse when deadlines apply, as my six-month project is on its way to becoming my three most productive months so far. But I've been told that a month or so of focused work should be enough when that two-week deadline comes around.
Show threadScriptFanix💍May 4
@bloor
I hope my kids finish it
Show threadBaluMay 4
@bloor Plus: You can then finish the final 10 % some time in the future.
Show threaddasgrueneblattMay 4
@bloor true
Show threadJoeMay 4
@bloor protip: if it's auto repair, once you start, you're not going anywhere else!
Show threadBurnt VeggiesMay 4
@jy4m @bloor I was an automotive technician for several years. A bumper to bumper certified VW tech. I always tell my son when he plans to do some repair on his car and it's his first time doing so: however much time you think you're going to spend on it, multiply it times 3. Even for us pros, things often take longer than you expected due to a seized bolt, newly discovered broken part, etc.
Show threadEggs now in different baskets.May 5

@Burnt_Veggies @jy4m @bloor The same principle works for repairing bodywork rust damage.

Your outer sill might only look a bit rusty when you start working but the extent of the job only becomes apparent when you have cut the outer sill off.

Looks at the old Corolla with two rusty outer sills parked outside the house.

Show threadLakeRNistiredMay 4
@bloor the “5 year plan” for our fixer upper home is on year 6 and not even close to half way done.
Show threadEmily May 4
@bloor the "skirt I was gonna sew over the weekend" is currently not in fact a skirt but cut up fabric that's been waiting to be sewn together for a month ​​
Show thread__Miguel_May 5

@markix @bloor Only a month? That's awesome!

My projects usually have a 1-2 year (at best) lead time between the time I buy the hardware and the actual start of execution.

Actual finishing time is TBD in most projects, and never under 2-3 months...

Upside: I am currently sitting on a brand-new, unused, 16GB DDR4 kit of memory that cost me just over €50, which should tell you just how long ago I bought it...  

*SIGH*

Show threadEmily May 6
@nanianmichaels @bloor oh this is not the worst offender for me either hehe ​​

I've been wanting to make DIY versions of SlimeVR trackers... 2 years and I still only have one ​​

And there's a bunch of stuff in my list that I haven't even gotten off the ground, I've been wanting to make a Subsonic-based MP3 player for example! But finding a SIM card module that doesn't cost a liver + a way to actually hook it up to an ESP32 has proven to be difficult ​​
Show threadMagnus AhltorpMay 11
@markix @bloor I have a coat that has been half-sewn for years in my closet.
Show threadrcrMay 4
@bloor ...and for years to come 😂
Show threadRaVe[n] [preferred: none]May 4
@bloor
😂 the time dimension is absolutely true!
(OK, well, mostly 🫣)
Show threadEnema CowboyMay 4

@bloor

My last boss did not understand the concept of "implied tasks."

Show threadClifton RoystonMay 4

@bloor

Oh yes! The unparalleled ecstasy of those 8 successive trips to the hardware store!