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People say that tall people make for good electricians. My dad (who is also tall) did that in his 20s, but he had to quit because it hurt his shoulders so much to raise his hands all day. You do a lot of work in ceilings as an electrician. I think I would develop the same problem pretty quickly.

What are you gonna put on your resume 20 years later when you're not hot anymore and need a real job?

Andrew Kelley: "I needed to buy a new dishwasher ... It takes 30 seconds to boot up, presumably because of the Bluetooth and WiFi driver"

andrewkelley.me/post/why-we-ca

It's hard to find a trade job that suits a middle-aged tall guy with a dad bod, no agility and a fear of heights.

I wouldn't be a good welder, electrician, plumber or fitter. You need to crawl and climb all over the place in jobs like that.

I looked into what they expect computer guys in the rail industry. They have formal requirements. It's not like in the IT industry where you just have to be a geek. You have to go to trade school and learn digital electronics there.

If I'm going to school, it needs to be for something new though. Maybe CNC operator or some other kind of metalwork or woodwork that you can do on a table.

Iron is surprisingly lethal for such a common metal. Takes about 8 to 10 grams to kill a full grown adult.

What is your favorite non-nonsensical compass direction?

Had a voice call with a tradesman. He told me should use my IT skills on oil platforms, since Norway has a lot of those. I mean, it makes sense. I want to go out there and we have all these oil platforms, and I know IT. I'm too stupid to know what to go for so I have to ask...

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