[sdiy] "Reports of DIY's death are greatly exaggerated"

[Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)]

Bah!  Solder is for weenies!  Real Men (tm) use arc-welders.  <grin>

A side question: what is DIY in people's minds?  How much of "it" must you do for it to be done by you?  And how much wood can a... oh, nevermind.  Myself, I wouldn't consider MOTM kits to be DIY, but they approach it.  Partial Blacet kits edge closer... something like Oakley would be.

At any rate, I don't think that DIY is completely dead.  Sure, manufactured stuff is far more prominent, and consumerism, video games, microwaves, and general instant-gratification culture will further that end.  But there's a small breed of folk who want something a little more intimate, be it setting up their own home network, tweaking their car / motorcycle, or rolling their own synths and effects.  Unfortunately, I do think that the growth of digital consumer technology will effectively kill off the Mr. Fixit mentality.  For me, the DIY attraction probably stems from my dad-- fixed our cars, put an extension on the house (with help...), and bought "the family" (heh, right.) a TI computer and a subscription to Family Computing (ah, hand-copying those programs!).  And the buckets of Legos didn't hurt either.

I don't understand the massive attraction to Nintendo.  I mean, how the hell does one type in "whack the troll with the mace" on one of those little controllers...?  Being all of 26, I guess that makes me a cranky young fart.  :)

--PBr

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Schreiber [mailto:synth1 at airmail.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:26 AM
To: philgallo at attglobal.net; synth diy
Subject: Re: [sdiy] "Reports of DIY's death are greatly exaggerated"


My favorite programming language is solder.