Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by thepete2 on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @01:59PM
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Hmm, I can design a wall, analyze a diaper and butcher a sonnet.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by anoncake on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @04:32PM
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Analyzing is the last thing I'd want to do with a diaper...
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by baud147258 on Thursday July 09, 2020 @11:19AM
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Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by anonAndOn on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @01:42PM
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I would also add, "build a fire", "set an effective snare" and "catch a fish".
The TV series _Alone_ is a great insight into what are the absolute minimum requirements for survival.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by pinkfoot on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @02:19PM
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Smelting metal still is the skill that makes you the king.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by platoscubicle on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @07:37PM
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Bonus points: Start a fire with feathersticks and a ferro rod.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by hasbot on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @12:00PM
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Some of these things are harder to practice than others.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by sterlind on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @12:57PM
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With the advent of simulator games, not as impossible as it once was.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by Shared404 on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @05:54PM
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I have a new favourite quote.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by MarxOk on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @07:09AM
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All useful except butchering a hog - a human being does not need to eat hogs to survive and thrive.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by sethammons on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @06:29PM
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Maybe living in the inner city. I know a great many people who feed their family through hunting. In my area, if there were to be a supply chain issue and food was hard to come by, knowing how to turn an animal to food is an important thing to know. I'd say that is likely more important that conn'ing a ship. Anyway, let's not get to pedantic. "A human should be able to feed themselves and their family."
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by jonnycoder on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @10:56PM
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That's the type of mentality that holds people back. Butchering a hog is just like processing a deer or elk. I've done all three and there is something about the experience that brings a greater feeling of respect and authenticity of where meat comes from and how certain cuts can be cooked.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by lemmonii on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @09:08PM
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*In your current environment.
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by MarxOk on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @10:15PM
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In the majority of human evolution (I'm vegan, and doing just fine :))
Re:Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth lear...
by northwest65 on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @07:40PM
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Perhaps, but a life without bacon isn't a life worth living.
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” ~ Robert Anson Heinlein