I think you need to be updated on todays Domes. I built mine in 1999 from a kit and it has over 4,500 sf of finished space, none of which leaks. I have 7 trianglar windows (6' on a side, two are skylites) along with other woindows, which do not leak either. The manufacturer of my dome has been in business more than 30 yrs and have more than a thousand domes to their credit. Most people don't use dry wall on their dome interior (only on vertical walls), but you can, I have Spruce T&G paneling on mime. The biggest misconception is that domes are round, NOT; they are many short (~8' horz.) straight walls; what furniture doesn;t fit on an 8' wall? I do admit that I have no rooms in my house with 4-90 degree corners and 4 walls (most rooms are lucky to have 1-90 degree corner and less than 5 walls). My dome was made from standard 2x4/2x6 lumber, and 4x8 sheating with very little waste. I also have 18" between the roof and the ceiling with 16" of insulation (I heat & cool for the cost of a 2200sf house). But the real "cool" things are: 28ft ceilings; a skyloft/cupola pentagon room with windows on all sides and is not supported from below (think, inside tree house; clear spans of 50' across because no bearing walls are required; a large flying area for my RC blimp; no hallways; and lots of "wows" from visitors. Conventional houses are boxes with windows, domes are thinking outside the box! Lastly, re "cost effective", well, my home cost $285,000 to build, has 4,500sf of living space that uses the same energy as a 2,200sf home; what is not effective? I enjoy my "pain" very much!!!
As a geek who has not worked in an office in a year I think you may want to view telecommuting from a different perspective. First & formost it only works for those who want it and build their lives to make it grand. But addressing your points:
Rise @ 11AM... At 1PM... daily workload finished by 10PM...; This is the sign of a person on a schedule in an office, I do not have a daily schedule, only goals (you must set and accomplish them but not on a daily clock). I am as likely to be working @2AM as 2PM, Tuesday or Sunday, but it is my choice and it may be different it everyday, I choose the variety.
...havent got dressed...; maybe, maybe not what is the difference? I do maintain hygiene, for I am civilized.
seen the sun...; The sun does shine at my house, where do you live? Most offices supply sunshine in long round tubes...
not spoken to another...; I have my email, my telephone, and best of all, my wife at the next desk (NOTE: she also is a telecommuter geek and this requires a special marriage relationship [we are not sure but after 21 years we think it may work]).
...dont see anyone... distractions...; a cell...; Well, let me tell you about my "cell": I live in a hardwood forest (125' trees), overlooking an 8 acre lake, and the house was designed by me for the very purpose of an automated home and workplace. I am distracted though - by wild turkeys pecking on my window (2' from my face, my office window is at ground level), and by deer who play 25' from my desk, the squirrels that never stop, and then there are the water birds (Canadian geese, mallards, blue heron), tree birds (cardinals, jays, & woodpeckers), and the predators (hawks, buzzards, and eagles). I don't take breaks though, because it only takes 30 seconds to be on vacation, far away from the world. Granted I don't hear the gossip (but do I need to?), but I know both the Fedex & UPS guys name's and they are not in a hurry to leave when they delivery here!!
I know I not typical but this situation wasn't just luck, I made it happen and I make it work!!!
I think perhaps you should look at this link:
http://www.moller.com/
Their idea is that the aircar flys/navigates itself and no pilot license would be required.
Maybe where you live. I have a client that pays by the minute to call across the street. They did not realize it until they analized phone bills to find their LOCAL ISP was costing $400/month in phone charges. That was for one user who did nothing much more than sit online all day just to get the email.
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OMG!!! When did they remove the "off" switch on cell phone????
I think you need to be updated on todays Domes. I built mine in 1999 from a kit and it has over 4,500 sf of finished space, none of which leaks. I have 7 trianglar windows (6' on a side, two are skylites) along with other woindows, which do not leak either. The manufacturer of my dome has been in business more than 30 yrs and have more than a thousand domes to their credit. Most people don't use dry wall on their dome interior (only on vertical walls), but you can, I have Spruce T&G paneling on mime. The biggest misconception is that domes are round, NOT; they are many short (~8' horz.) straight walls; what furniture doesn;t fit on an 8' wall? I do admit that I have no rooms in my house with 4-90 degree corners and 4 walls (most rooms are lucky to have 1-90 degree corner and less than 5 walls). My dome was made from standard 2x4/2x6 lumber, and 4x8 sheating with very little waste. I also have 18" between the roof and the ceiling with 16" of insulation (I heat & cool for the cost of a 2200sf house). But the real "cool" things are: 28ft ceilings; a skyloft/cupola pentagon room with windows on all sides and is not supported from below (think, inside tree house; clear spans of 50' across because no bearing walls are required; a large flying area for my RC blimp; no hallways; and lots of "wows" from visitors. Conventional houses are boxes with windows, domes are thinking outside the box! Lastly, re "cost effective", well, my home cost $285,000 to build, has 4,500sf of living space that uses the same energy as a 2,200sf home; what is not effective? I enjoy my "pain" very much!!!
As a geek who has not worked in an office in a year I think you may want to view telecommuting from a different perspective. First & formost it only works for those who want it and build their lives to make it grand. But addressing your points:
Rise @ 11AM... At 1PM... daily workload finished by 10PM...; This is the sign of a person on a schedule in an office, I do not have a daily schedule, only goals (you must set and accomplish them but not on a daily clock). I am as likely to be working @2AM as 2PM, Tuesday or Sunday, but it is my choice and it may be different it everyday, I choose the variety.
...havent got dressed...; maybe, maybe not what is the difference? I do maintain hygiene, for I am civilized.
seen the sun...; The sun does shine at my house, where do you live? Most offices supply sunshine in long round tubes...
not spoken to another...; I have my email, my telephone, and best of all, my wife at the next desk (NOTE: she also is a telecommuter geek and this requires a special marriage relationship [we are not sure but after 21 years we think it may work]).
...dont see anyone... distractions...; a cell...; Well, let me tell you about my "cell": I live in a hardwood forest (125' trees), overlooking an 8 acre lake, and the house was designed by me for the very purpose of an automated home and workplace. I am distracted though - by wild turkeys pecking on my window (2' from my face, my office window is at ground level), and by deer who play 25' from my desk, the squirrels that never stop, and then there are the water birds (Canadian geese, mallards, blue heron), tree birds (cardinals, jays, & woodpeckers), and the predators (hawks, buzzards, and eagles). I don't take breaks though, because it only takes 30 seconds to be on vacation, far away from the world. Granted I don't hear the gossip (but do I need to?), but I know both the Fedex & UPS guys name's and they are not in a hurry to leave when they delivery here!!
I know I not typical but this situation wasn't just luck, I made it happen and I make it work!!!
I think perhaps you should look at this link:
http://www.moller.com/
Their idea is that the aircar flys/navigates itself and no pilot license would be required.
Actually you want the CTL-LOCK key, but M$ had that removed from keyboards in the early 80's to avoid just such a thing as you suggest...
Maybe where you live. I have a client that pays by the minute to call across the street. They did not realize it until they analized phone bills to find their LOCAL ISP was costing $400/month in phone charges. That was for one user who did nothing much more than sit online all day just to get the email.
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