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One day I'll have time for these.
All of them require no screws, nails or glue.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2020, @11:58AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2020, @11:58AM (#1077294)

    This is why some countries, not the US, of course, designate their skilled traditional craftsman as National Treasures. Fund their apprentices, keep the skills going. In America, they are just students in Basic Programming in Basic for Ex-truckers and Coal Minors, along with all the other displaced. But Some Americans used to be able to do some fine shit, back in the day.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday November 15 2020, @03:39AM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday November 15 2020, @03:39AM (#1077499) Journal

    This is why some countries, not the US, of course, designate their skilled traditional craftsman as National Treasures.

    Why do that when you have YouTube? The "National Treasure" route just creates a minor elite enclave of lifestyle enthusiasts that can still disappear just because they don't have any means of getting new blood into the system nor any means of communicating their knowledge with anyone outside of the group. If that enclave actually creates something of value, then they can rely on the normal market to make a living just like everyone else.

    My take is that as long as we don't flip out and declare war on competent hobbyists and craftsmen, the knowledge will stick around in one form or another (for example of such a war, the growing regulation on hobby chemistry sets because they could put an eye out). We don't need some fancy system.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 16 2020, @10:20AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 16 2020, @10:20AM (#1077772)

      I have watched many a YouTube bronze caster, an was appalled at the lack of knowledge and skill of morons who want to make a cannon. One nearly burned down his house. No, most of what is on YouTube is not skill and mastery, it is showmanship and bastardly! If this is the repository of the future knowledge of humanity, we may all be reduced to the understanding of a khallow.

      • (Score: 0, Troll) by khallow on Monday November 16 2020, @12:50PM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 16 2020, @12:50PM (#1077788) Journal
        Cool story, bro. But I didn't promise that we'd keep professional cannon makers with YouTube or that most of what's on YouTube would be "skill and mastery".