Thread: "Hacking" and "Modding"
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01-03-2014 #1
My vote is that while some of these "hackers" or "makers" are very good engineers, a lot of them are "hackers".
My favorite quote about these people:
The Maker Movement - Re-inventing the wheel - the hard way.Gerry
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02-03-2014 #2
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06-01-2015 #3
For that to work you have to know what "right" is.
If you are doing something new there is a lot of stuff going on where "right" is still to be determined.
I do a lot of development on manufacturing equipment that works on a smaller scale than the machines you can buy.
Sure, I can buy a lot of the parts off the shelf somewhere but that costs money and even worse, time.
That is why I hack towards a working system as quickly as I can with usually parts from just the workshop or local diy store.
All too often I found that doing it right the first time meant that I had to do it again anyway, because the underlying assumption did not work.
For me, hacking my way to a working result and then doing it again to improve what does not work is always quicker than doing everything right the first time....
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06-01-2015 #4
Engineers use an old technique often referred to as "Design Development".
Hacking sounds like blindly making your way in a jungle with a machete because your sat nav is broken and can no longer tell you the way, in this metaphor engineering is being properly equipped in the first place, climbing a hill and planning a route with a map & compass ;-)
- Nick
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06-01-2015 #5
I agree with what magicniner just said, but I can also see why Sven said what he said.
The method I use is to give it a good thinking about to identify the hardest part of the project, do a few experiments with bits I have laying about, R&D some ideas to find the best way forward, then engineer it properly to the best of budget and ability. By sorting the hardest part out first, I know for sure the rest will be possible.Last edited by EddyCurrent; 06-01-2015 at 02:19 PM.
Spelling mistakes are not intentional, I only seem to see them some time after I've posted
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06-01-2015 #6
I think hacking in this context is best explained as "Getting to your goal as quickly as possible, using what ever is readily available."
It is possibly meant as lifehacking, but then with tools:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_hacking
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06-01-2015 #7
Finding the "Right way" isn't difficult it just takes a little research. Unfortunately it seems in this fast moving world patience isn't a virtue many have and everything is wanted NOW.! . . . That includes Knowledge and thats where it goes Tits up.!
Hack is the Same as Bodge in my world!! . . . Bodge = Do it again.!!
Hack is something I do to Limp my car home when it's trying to die.!!
Hack is pointless when doing it right means only 5% extra effort.!!
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