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Nice article. Unfortunately there is a limitation to this way of thinking in my daily business - the WAF ;-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_acceptance_fact

Nice article. Unfortunately there is a limitation to this way of thinking in my daily business - the WAF ;-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_acceptance_factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_acceptance_factor Luckily the articles' principle doesn't only apply to building furniture. Edit - Clarification: This comment describes only my personal situation and should in no way harm anyone. It is a satiric way of stating out that if you are not alone in your apartment you have to 1. Respect others feelings when rearranging your stuff or putting new things in 2. Regard the importance to build something aesthetical / beautiful rather than only useful I would love to see the author having emphasized these two aspects.

tibbydudeza 5y ago
Ha you got us there - there is also WHF (Wife Hiding Factor). What is the new thing on your desk (splurged on a Mac Pro) - no my dear I always had it - got it from Craigslist/gumtree for a steal.
- wdfx 5y ago
  Finally there's the WCF - Wife Compensation Factor; "Here, I bought you one too."
noduerme 5y ago
Yeah this is why when my gf let on she's a big Frida Kahlo fan, I suggested we keep living in separate houses. Mine is a paradise of clean dishes and vacuumed rugs. Hers is like a girl's dorm room with bras and underwear all over the floor. It's great to not feel judged hah.
- hellbannedguy 5y ago
  You had me at Hellbanned from HN for 8 years, and not realizing it. Me too. I didn't even know what HB was until this site, and I wish I didn't know it today. Always felt it was passive aggressive petty move.
y4mi 5y ago
I like that you shortened it to WAF. Now I will always imagine Web Application Firewalls to be the wife of the application. And she denies all strange requests entry. Fun image, though some overly sensitive people might decry it as sexism somehow, so probably not something i can joke about at work.
- mellavora 5y ago
  Well, perhaps they are the ones being sexist by assuming that a wife has to be a certain gender. but you are right, this clearly NSFW territory.
phist_mcgee 5y ago
I complained to my GF yesterday that the apple TV remote always gets lost in the sofa cushions, and opined that a bright fluoro yellow remote would be much better. She said it was a terrible idea and would be a complete eyesore (which was exactly my point!)
- andrewzah 5y ago
  It doesn't have to be an eyesore, we use one of these [0]. Now we never lose that darn remote. [0]: https://smile.amazon.com/Remote-Generation-Silicone-Controller-Lanyard/dp/B01NA9T8HY https://smile.amazon.com/Remote-Generation-Silicone-Controll...
madaxe_again 5y ago
The WAF is not incompatible with this way of thinking - it just requires you to extend your creative reach to come up with solutions that are also aesthetically pleasing. Me, I like to work with negative space when I’m making furniture - take stuff away to create something, add as little as necessary. I also have my fair share of Heath Robinson contraptions, but as long as I keep them invisible (i.e. tucked away in a shed or a hutch quietly fulfilling its function) the WAF is fulfilled - and I have a stringent set of controls and policies set out by the SWAMBO. Our bed is made out of leftover construction lumber and OSBs, but it’s very pretty, as it’s also made out of a bunch of walnut veneer doors I found by the roadside. Our kitchen is built from scrap wood from a skip, and the countertops are upside down concrete pavers with a tadelakt topcoat. The sink is a rock I took an angle grinder to. The faucets came from a “5 bits for €1” box of junk. People keep asking me who designed it, where did I buy X, Y, Z. So, yeah. There’s no incompatibility - I started with the kind of quick and dirty hacks the roommate does as a student - but now that I’m pushing 40, I prefer to execute my stingy projects with quality.
- ethbr0 5y ago
  Side note: angle grinders are vastly underappreciated Maybe it's because I didn't grow up (completely) on a farm, but between circular saw (regular blade), angle grinder, and circular saw (diamond blade) you can cut and shape just about everything with enough care.
throw1234651234 5y ago
This is an appropriate time to share a story about a co-worker. We went to Kroger for lunch (grocery store, like Publix, sells pre-packaged sandwiches). Every time we went, he would do $5-10 in cashback. I asked why. He said so he has spending money that his wife doesn't know about. Minor, but always struck me as an epitome of deception and lengths people will go to in order to avoid honesty in their marriage.
- newbamboo 5y ago
  Maybe he saved it up and used to it buy her an anniversary gift. There needs to be a little mystery.
FarhadG 5y ago
(Author here) To be fair, he asked our roommates about using materials from our shared living space. I'll be using WAF in the future, however :)

tibbydudeza 5y ago

Ha you got us there - there is also WHF (Wife Hiding Factor). What is the new thing on your desk (splurged on a Mac Pro) - no my dear I always had it - got it from Craigslist/gumtree for a steal.

wdfx 5y ago
Finally there's the WCF - Wife Compensation Factor; "Here, I bought you one too."

noduerme 5y ago

Yeah this is why when my gf let on she's a big Frida Kahlo fan, I suggested we keep living in separate houses. Mine is a paradise of clean dishes and vacuumed rugs. Hers is like a girl's dorm room with bras and underwear all over the floor. It's great to not feel judged hah.

hellbannedguy 5y ago
You had me at Hellbanned from HN for 8 years, and not realizing it. Me too. I didn't even know what HB was until this site, and I wish I didn't know it today. Always felt it was passive aggressive petty move.

y4mi 5y ago

I like that you shortened it to WAF. Now I will always imagine Web Application Firewalls to be the wife of the application. And she denies all strange requests entry. Fun image, though some overly sensitive people might decry it as sexism somehow, so probably not something i can joke about at work.

mellavora 5y ago
Well, perhaps they are the ones being sexist by assuming that a wife has to be a certain gender. but you are right, this clearly NSFW territory.

phist_mcgee 5y ago

I complained to my GF yesterday that the apple TV remote always gets lost in the sofa cushions, and opined that a bright fluoro yellow remote would be much better. She said it was a terrible idea and would be a complete eyesore (which was exactly my point!)

andrewzah 5y ago
It doesn't have to be an eyesore, we use one of these [0]. Now we never lose that darn remote. [0]: https://smile.amazon.com/Remote-Generation-Silicone-Controller-Lanyard/dp/B01NA9T8HY https://smile.amazon.com/Remote-Generation-Silicone-Controll...

madaxe_again 5y ago

The WAF is not incompatible with this way of thinking - it just requires you to extend your creative reach to come up with solutions that are also aesthetically pleasing. Me, I like to work with negative space when I’m making furniture - take stuff away to create something, add as little as necessary. I also have my fair share of Heath Robinson contraptions, but as long as I keep them invisible (i.e. tucked away in a shed or a hutch quietly fulfilling its function) the WAF is fulfilled - and I have a stringent set of controls and policies set out by the SWAMBO. Our bed is made out of leftover construction lumber and OSBs, but it’s very pretty, as it’s also made out of a bunch of walnut veneer doors I found by the roadside. Our kitchen is built from scrap wood from a skip, and the countertops are upside down concrete pavers with a tadelakt topcoat. The sink is a rock I took an angle grinder to. The faucets came from a “5 bits for €1” box of junk. People keep asking me who designed it, where did I buy X, Y, Z. So, yeah. There’s no incompatibility - I started with the kind of quick and dirty hacks the roommate does as a student - but now that I’m pushing 40, I prefer to execute my stingy projects with quality.

ethbr0 5y ago
Side note: angle grinders are vastly underappreciated Maybe it's because I didn't grow up (completely) on a farm, but between circular saw (regular blade), angle grinder, and circular saw (diamond blade) you can cut and shape just about everything with enough care.

throw1234651234 5y ago

This is an appropriate time to share a story about a co-worker. We went to Kroger for lunch (grocery store, like Publix, sells pre-packaged sandwiches). Every time we went, he would do $5-10 in cashback. I asked why. He said so he has spending money that his wife doesn't know about. Minor, but always struck me as an epitome of deception and lengths people will go to in order to avoid honesty in their marriage.

newbamboo 5y ago
Maybe he saved it up and used to it buy her an anniversary gift. There needs to be a little mystery.

FarhadG 5y ago

(Author here) To be fair, he asked our roommates about using materials from our shared living space. I'll be using WAF in the future, however :)