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by muzani 1027 days ago
Useful skill, useless product
2 comments
eafkuor 1026 days ago
This is what I had in mind. Sorry for not being clearer.
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klntsky 1026 days ago
So, fostering your skill just to let someone else capture all the value (minus your compensation)?
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sargstuff 1026 days ago
>So, fostering your skill just to let someone else capture all the value (minus your compensation)?

That's an unusal take on 'graded' certifications / degrees / training programs.

subject was about 'ungraded'/check things out in spare time.

open source projects : https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/open-source-projects-every...

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rvrs 1026 days ago
Not everybody wants or needs to be an entrepreneur
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qup 1026 days ago
In that case, they can answer "yes" to the question posed.
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sargstuff 1026 days ago
Sounds like an open source point.
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sargstuff 1026 days ago
So a Rube Goldberg project(s)?

Learn 3d printing skills / CNC skills / coding & encoding skills / programming skills via making/assembling a useless one person mechanical TV[0][2] broadcasting station[3] with paper tape recording[1].

Today's off the shelf hardware/software makes for a 'relatively' easy software 'mechanical tv'.

asciimation : https://octobanana.com/software/asciimation

pal to ascii : https://github.com/joelibaceta/video-to-ascii

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Can always see how far can substitue diy paper circuits and still have same functionality/quality as silicon circuits[4][5][6].

Perhaps perfect a way of using scotch to convert paper into a plastic version for longevity.

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[0] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_television

[1] : punch card : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oke-7lsvFug

      original pearl programming : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gALLuttm8tI

      1920's VCR : https://pinshape.com/items/108598-3d-printed-paper-tape-reader-machine
[2] : Ben Heck's Mechanical TV part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI0TtyVEcs8

[3] : digital camera with a nipkow disk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCzMLl-cB94

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[4] : robotic arm : https://howtomechatronics.com/tutorials/arduino/diy-arduino-...

[5] : "circuit printer" : https://www.hackster.io/news/sketch-a-circuit-anywhere-with-...

[6] paper circuit quality verification : https://www.hackster.io/news/jerry-de-vos-plastic-scanner-tu...

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