Entirely Too Much Money ...
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SuperDuG
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First they rip apart a saab, but that's not the entirely too much money comment...
the last picture, is that not a bottle of Dom?? Wow, enough money to drink dom in a sauna car.
And as usual, here's my opinion, I think turning a car into a sauna is stupid. Since I have made an ontopic post that has a negative not so funny undertone, I will automatically be troll/flaimbait.
-- Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
They Should put this on
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Gorilla_Man
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· Score: 5, Interesting
wierd but nice
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presearch
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· Score: 4, Interesting
It's wierd and all but the woodwork is very nice. I especially like the roof. For most of us writing software all day, it's nice to see things crafted out of steel and wood. Something real, not made from bits that are on the road to being obsolete and forgotten as soon as it's built.
I don't think I'd have carpentry skills but I'm considering getting out of programming and doing something with atoms. Glassblowing seems like it would be fun and rewarding. Certainly more fun than declaring my two millionth variable....
Nice work guys.
Re:wierd but nice
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ediron2
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· Score: 2, Interesting
I especially like the roof. For most of us writing
software all day, it's nice to see things crafted
out of steel and wood. Something real, not made
from bits that are on the road to being obsolete
and forgotten as soon as it's built.
I don't think I'd have carpentry skills but I'm considering
getting out of programming and doing something with
atoms. Glassblowing seems like it would be fun and
rewarding. Certainly more fun than declaring my two
millionth variable...
Jesus. Yes, get out of this business. You have no business being here.
Get a grip, man.
I think you'd be surprised how many computer professionals feel an air of intangibility about what we write or maintain, and I've written five times more worthless on-demand code than stuff I treasure.
The lead developer in my last job had a PhD in applied math, was leading the charge in a full J2EE implementation so we WOULD have a stronger likelihood of writing useful reusable code elegantly... and his true love was woodworking.
His words: "it's nice to make something that is tangible and that will still be around and usable twenty or a hundred years from now".
Me, if I could do it all over again, I swore midway through grad school, I'd be a chef. I'm a positively brilliant cook, there's pretty good pay, less schooling, great relocatability to let me live/move anywhere I want, and it has a great immediate feedback system: In all my years, nobody's ever walked up to me and said "Ya know, that is one incredible integral equation you've worked out there."
But that's just one physics/computer geek talking...
Re:wierd but nice
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presearch
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Jesus. Yes, get out of this business. You have no business being here. Why? Because I don't have a positive attitude towards software development and I might put something out that isn't up to the standards of the programming guild? Woah. Heaven forbid that there's some software out there that isn't like it's from God's own hand. Hey, M$ has turned sub-standard coding into an art.
Being here... And where exactly is that? In the Linux Open Source community? A bunch of programmers working for free trying to play catch-up with a homemade version of a 30 year old OS? In the IT industry, where it's turning into a 21st century combination of ditch digging, janitorial services and baby sitting?
Sure, there's occasions where the work rises to the level of Art. But for the most part, we're as boring as accountants and insurance salesmen, in more comfortable clothes. Hey, I've been doing this for a long time. I wrote my first hello.c in 1978. I've tried to keep things at the highest level, writing code like poetry, embracing the Zen. Guess what? For the most part, almost nobody cares. They gripe about the length of time it took to do things "right" (and don't want to pay for it), wouldn't know quality if it bit 'em on the nose (witness the huge growth of M$, Wal-Mart and H1-B seat fillers), or the beauty is buried beneath the surface - what an elegant hashing routine you've written!
So yes, maybe it's time to get out. But not because "here" doesn't think I'm up to standards and not contributing to the wide, wonderful world of computers. I just look back at the things I've written and 98% of it is gone, delete, obsolete, served it's purpose, and terribly outdated.
In the world of Glass, Metal, Wood, and Stone, there's a chance of something having some lasting value, at least from an aesthetic point of view. I know that if I took up wood carving tomorrow that the world wouldn't be beating a path to my door. The majority would be griping about the time it took, wouldn't want to pay for it, or wouldn't appreciate the beauty beneath. But at least it would have a bit more staying power. Even just a little. The shelf life of most programming work is next to nothing.
Yes, it's made money, I've been able to build a life, raise great kids and for that I'm grateful. Maybe that's legacy enough. It's just feeling a bit empty.
Culture Shock
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istartedi
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· Score: 4, Interesting
In Sweden they sit around in artificial steamy heat indoors then plunge into the Winter cold. In Washington DC we walk around in steamy Summer heat and then plunge into artificial cold.
Actually, there is no reason for most Americans (in the South anyway) to have a complex about not being as tech savvy as Swedes because we already have the artificial cold built into the car, and we can drive them.
If the AC isn't cold enough to give small children headaches and fog up your glasses, it's not cold enough, d#$@% it.
Actually, I'm poking good-natured fun at both cultures here. Frankly, the Summer ice-box mentality here in the US is something that I've come to dislike. Not only does it waste a lot of energy, but I've heard some theories that kidney disease has increased because we don't sweat as much as we used to--all the stuff that used to get sweated out gets taken care of by the kidneys and puts more stress on them. I haven't seen any studies to back that up though.
The hot to cold transition that Swedes practice is something I don't think I could tolerate. I've tried turning the shower nozzle to cold, and I could just feel myself starting to go into shock. I guess if I had been doing it from the time I was a little boy that wouldn't happen.
Do most Swedes dunk in ice-cold water after a sauna, or are there some people who can't tolerate it? I think if I went there, I could handle the nudity part, but then I'd have to pass on the cold water which might actually be more embarrassing if everybody else is doing it.
-- For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
Re:Culture Shock
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ayjay29
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I live in Sweden, and a Swede was trying to explain the Sauna tradition, he asked:
"What's the English word for the hole in the ice that you jump through after you have been in the Sauna?"
-- Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated up.
a) A lot of steam...
b) An engine hot enough to cook food
I could thing of a couple of other cars that almost come equipped like this anyways... perhaps a kia?
In all seriousness though, what can you do with a trashed out rusty car... other than sticking it in a junkyard to be made into a trash-compacted cube? A sauna sounds like a pretty cool idea... makes me wonder what other things one could do with a car. Perhaps if they had a convertible... a hot-tub?
For some old vehicles which have suffered accidents... you have a body which is slightly mangled (maybe not drivable) but not too bad, and a working engine. The engine can be a power source... a heat source... whatever.
When not moving, many cars can run for hours while using very little gas... many around here become portable entertainment centers (big stereos) for bush parties, etc.
Sooooo... how many people can think of alternate uses for these cars. If it's not too crazy, be inventive, and we've got a lot of ingenious people out there. I've got an old '88 Toyota that still runs quite well, although the body is shite. I might consider donating it if it doesn't sell and somebody can think of something cool for it?
Re:There you go!
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Anonymous Coward
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You should be proud. I wish I had one of these in my backyard. How was the tongue-and-groove wood attached to the car interior and insides of the doors? I don't see the fasteners on most of the wood trim. Also, how much propane does something like that go through, and for the sauna's size, did the size of the heater and the amount of rocks come out alright?
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the last picture, is that not a bottle of Dom?? Wow, enough money to drink dom in a sauna car.
And as usual, here's my opinion, I think turning a car into a sauna is stupid. Since I have made an ontopic post that has a negative not so funny undertone, I will automatically be troll/flaimbait.
Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
MONSTER GARAGE!!
It's wierd and all but the woodwork is very nice.
I especially like the roof. For most of us writing
software all day, it's nice to see things crafted
out of steel and wood. Something real, not made
from bits that are on the road to being obsolete
and forgotten as soon as it's built.
I don't think I'd have carpentry skills but I'm considering
getting out of programming and doing something with
atoms. Glassblowing seems like it would be fun and
rewarding. Certainly more fun than declaring my two
millionth variable....
Nice work guys.
In Sweden they sit around in artificial steamy heat indoors then plunge into the Winter cold. In Washington DC we walk around in steamy Summer heat and then plunge into artificial cold.
Actually, there is no reason for most Americans (in the South anyway) to have a complex about not being as tech savvy as Swedes because we already have the artificial cold built into the car, and we can drive them.
If the AC isn't cold enough to give small children headaches and fog up your glasses, it's not cold enough, d#$@% it.
Actually, I'm poking good-natured fun at both cultures here. Frankly, the Summer ice-box mentality here in the US is something that I've come to dislike. Not only does it waste a lot of energy, but I've heard some theories that kidney disease has increased because we don't sweat as much as we used to--all the stuff that used to get sweated out gets taken care of by the kidneys and puts more stress on them. I haven't seen any studies to back that up though.
The hot to cold transition that Swedes practice is something I don't think I could tolerate. I've tried turning the shower nozzle to cold, and I could just feel myself starting to go into shock. I guess if I had been doing it from the time I was a little boy that wouldn't happen.
Do most Swedes dunk in ice-cold water after a sauna, or are there some people who can't tolerate it? I think if I went there, I could handle the nudity part, but then I'd have to pass on the cold water which might actually be more embarrassing if everybody else is doing it.
For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
a) A lot of steam...
b) An engine hot enough to cook food
I could thing of a couple of other cars that almost come equipped like this anyways... perhaps a kia?
In all seriousness though, what can you do with a trashed out rusty car... other than sticking it in a junkyard to be made into a trash-compacted cube? A sauna sounds like a pretty cool idea... makes me wonder what other things one could do with a car. Perhaps if they had a convertible... a hot-tub?
For some old vehicles which have suffered accidents... you have a body which is slightly mangled (maybe not drivable) but not too bad, and a working engine. The engine can be a power source... a heat source... whatever.
When not moving, many cars can run for hours while using very little gas... many around here become portable entertainment centers (big stereos) for bush parties, etc.
Sooooo... how many people can think of alternate uses for these cars. If it's not too crazy, be inventive, and we've got a lot of ingenious people out there. I've got an old '88 Toyota that still runs quite well, although the body is shite. I might consider donating it if it doesn't sell and somebody can think of something cool for it?
You should be proud. I wish I had one of these in my backyard. How was the tongue-and-groove wood attached to the car interior and insides of the doors? I don't see the fasteners on most of the wood trim. Also, how much propane does something like that go through, and for the sauna's size, did the size of the heater and the amount of rocks come out alright?