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The photos are of the Stereo Cabinet I built and a bookcase I did for a friend of ours a few months back.
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Click on the Projects tab.
A friend of ours owns a saw mill and I got enough Pecan to do the bookcase top and the Stereo Cabinet top, but didn't know I was going to build a Stereo Cabinet until a neighbor down the road offered me a ton of oak that had been sitting under his carport for the last 2 years.
With the Oak and Pecan I have left I'm making xmas presents.
I don't think before I open my mouth, I like to be as surprised a everyone else.
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That will accommodate one big-ass stereo! That looks great.
Looks like you have a back panel...are you gonna be drilling holes through it to run the wires, or through the individual shelves? Or something else more ingenious?
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Thanks, it's been a lot of work.
On the left is where the amp and receiver are located.
In the middle is an area for vinyl.
On the right there is a place for upright vinyl on top and I'm working on a drawer to go below that in the now empty space.
We have a turn table and an Akai reel-to-reel that will go on top. There's just enough room.
It's patterned somewhat after this; JAMM Record Player Stand Vinyl Record Storage Made of - Etsy[^]
You can see why I built instead of bought!
I don't think before I open my mouth, I like to be as surprised a everyone else.
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Mike Hankey wrote: On the right there is a place for upright vinyl on top and I'm working on a drawer to go below that in the now empty space
I was gonna ask what that space was intended to be for. Neat.
I've always believed, had I been born at any other time where software developer was not an option, I might've taken up woodworking. OTOH, while I loved my woodshop class in high school, I probably would've made a miserable living out of it.
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I try to always keep a positive attitude, even though I'm not always happy.
But I think the root of unhappiness is insecurity. So the better question might be, "Who here is insecure?"
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Hah retired, just survived double bypass surgery with complications, bloody oath I'm happy. Health is returning, I live in one of the best parts of the world (no wars, famine or pestilence, just idjit pollies).
I used to think I loved coding, turns out I just did it for the money so no coding in retirement (thank the great Ghu I would loathe dealing with AI).
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Hah retired, just survived double bypass surgery with complications, bloody oath I'm happy. Health is returning, I live in one of the best parts of the world (no wars, famine or pestilence, just idjit pollies). Glad to hear you're doing awesome, buddy.
Mycroft Holmes wrote: I used to think I loved coding, turns out I just did it for the money so no coding in retirement (thank the great Ghu I would loathe dealing with AI). Totally get it. I mean I still love coding... ish. Just the industry is old to me now and the same ol' same ol' is just - old. So totally feel ya.
Jeremy Falcon
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Yep, you got me in a mood here. I've got to pack up my toys and drive 6 hours to a trade show tomorrow. I have an impending sense of doom, and really dreading the trip to the point that I actually feel ill. I wish I were kidding.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Sorry to hear that buddy. My post was sneaky and worded in a way to draw out the miserable cows that just do nothing but argue on here (not you).
Anywho, being on any kind of stage is rough man. Having been on a few myself I can tell you though to just go through it. You'll be glad you did, buddy. Always face that fear. The person you'll become is invaluable.
Jeremy Falcon
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Thank you for the really kind words of encouragement! I needed it!
The show was exhausting (so much walking/standing) but rewarding to shake hands and have a face-to-face conversation with existing and potential customers/end users. Hopefully the new leads will turn into recurring revenue!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Awesome sauce.
Jeremy Falcon
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There are bursts of happiness though, especially when my maths students solve tough problems independently and correctly. Such occasions are really exhilarating.
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Happiness is good but there are things I value more than the fleeting feeling that happiness sometimes brings.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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It's only fleeting if you make it so.
Jeremy Falcon
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What's the big deal with happiness?
There are other things that are so much more important in my view - staying true to one's values, honesty, courage, integrity, generosity, patience - all of these can be present and nurtured irrespective of one's state of happiness.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Being happy doesn't exclude other values, and that's not point. Never really seen someone actively argue against being happy, dunno why you're making the illogical assumption that you have to be unhappy to be honest, courageous, etc. That is, unless you're just wanting to argue.
Jeremy Falcon
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At no point in my argument did I say that you have to be unhappy to be honest, courageous etc.
The point I am making is that happiness is a feeling that can be fleeting and that there are values that I hold as more important than happiness and would sacrifice some happiness to uphold those values.
For me happiness is the occasional by-product of living out the other values that I hold as more important, yes it's nice to be happy but I try not to let it determine how I relate to the other values I have.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Yeah no... methinks this going south. Methinks you argue. Methinks you ain't happy.
Jeremy Falcon
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About a year (and two days) ago, I was an independent business owner without employees, no girlfriend and plenty of money.
Whenever I was doing my own thing in the evening (mostly gaming) I often thought to myself "hell yeah, life is good!"
Yesterday a year ago, my cousing died in a car crash, so that wasn't a happy time at all, hence the two extra days.
I now have a girlfriend, I took on an employee, and I got a second (external) employee starting next week.
I also took on some new customers that are a bit bigger and more demanding than my average customer before that.
Life's still pretty good, but it comes with so much more stress and responsibilities.
I don't think I've thought "hell yeah, life is good!" in the past year.
At least I still have my money
All in all, I'm more happy than not, but especially the girlfriend took some getting used to after being single and living alone for eight years.
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To summarize: - Without girlfriend: great times!
- With girlfriend: tough times.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Yeah, but don't tell her or times will be really tough!
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Sander Rossel wrote: Yesterday a year ago, my cousing died in a car crash, so that wasn't a happy time at all, hence the two extra days. Sorry to hear that man. I've had a similar situation where I had a step-niece die in car crash and she was barely even 20. That's just too young to go. It's not right.
What I'm eluding to with the OP is, while my perception is screwed towards the places I spend time, on CP a lot of people go out of their way to argue and be unhappy, whereas others I have talked to don't as much. On CP, you tell someone positive and they argue. It's insane.
Sander Rossel wrote: I now have a girlfriend, I took on an employee, and I got a second (external) employee starting next week. Congrats buddy. You're doing better than I did with my business. Hope it continues to grow.
Sander Rossel wrote: Life's still pretty good, but it comes with so much more stress and responsibilities. That's not being unhappy, per se though. I'm just referring to the miserable cows I find on CP. Not referring to you at all. I think we jive - I hope.
Sander Rossel wrote: At least I still have my money Could be worse.
Sander Rossel wrote: All in all, I'm more happy than not, but especially the girlfriend took some getting used to after being single and living alone for eight years. For sure man. She'll be wanting to put something somewhere that you can no longer find or change the washing machine settings without you knowing so you no longer hear the ding and leave your clothes in to get moldy. Good times.
Jeremy Falcon
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Sander Rossel wrote: Maybe it's because, on average, you need to have a certain streak of pessimism to make it as a programmer. Interesting thought. Guess that may apply to any engineer or scientist. We have to see past the fluff to get to the truth to make stuff. Guess we gotta take the good with the bad.
Jeremy Falcon
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