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by Brian_K_White 1586 days ago
I could not live without various physical hobbies that require workshops full of benches, tools, parts, and materials.

I don't just want to own a guitar and a recumbent trike, I want the hobby of hacking on guitars and bikes.

Even the tools are their own hobby. I don't just want to rent a few hours on a 3d printer, I want to hack on 3d printers.

And forget my vintage computers, those are right out. They need shelves full of irreplaceable ancient spare parts, and acessible not off in storage.

Tourism is nice for a while but to be a tourist barely sampling your own life perpetually?

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Yep. Digital nomad lifestyle is basically impossible if you're interested in vintage electronics. Spare parts or machines are sometimes extremely difficult to re-purchase, or even outright impossible to obtain.