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We do, however, have computer assisted plumbers, electricians, and other technicians. With nothing more than YouTube one can fix appliances and cars, or do som
by riehwvfbk 2y ago
We do, however, have computer assisted plumbers, electricians, and other technicians. With nothing more than YouTube one can fix appliances and cars, or do some DIY home improvement, and the projects that are possible are much more involved than they were in the old days. It's very hard to pick up these skills from a book, but if there's a video to walk through the process - the projects become possible.
AI-assisted plumbers will follow this archetype.
- teucris 2y agoI have four books that I got from my dad - one for construction and repairs, one for electrical, one for plumbing, and one for landscaping. They’re in simple English with excellent illustrations. Using those books, I’ve been able to fix/improve pretty much everything in my house for ten years.
- bennettnate5 2y agoCould you list the titles/author of these books? I'd actually really like to get more into DIY home improvement, and having a starting reference like this would be really valuable
- codpiece 2y agoI know of a couple: - How to fix damned near everything [1] - Reader's Digest Fix it yourself [2] - Audel's Carpenters and Builders guide [3] That Audel's, my wife got me for Christmas a few years back at Lee Valley Tools, I think. Was about 1/3 of what the listed price is here. [1] https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?ds=20&kn=how%20to%20fix%20damn%20near%20everything%20book&sts=t https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?ds=20&kn=how%... [2] https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?ds=20&kn=readers%20digest%20fix%20it%20yourself%20manual&sts=t https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?ds=20&kn=read... [3] https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/audels-carpenters-builder-guide/ https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/audels-carpenters...
- teucris 2y agoThe electrical and plumbing books are from a series from Home Depot called "1-2-3": "Plumbing 1-2-3" and "Wiring 1-2-3". I love them but some other posters have shared books that look even better; I plan to check them out. The construction book is "Modern Carpentry" by Willis H. Wagner. I can't find the landscaping book - haven't needed that one as much - but in my stack I noticed Reader's Digest's "Home Improvements Manual" which I've also used quite a bit.
- bennettnate5 2y agoThanks!
- ryandrake 2y agoIt's still a human doing it and not an AI or robot. All of these jobs are not uniform enough for a robot or AI to be able to handle everyone's uniquely built house.
- mistrial9 2y agoyou also got standardized parts and plug-in systems that use them; standardized tools that were available for a reasonable cost; and you have basic health and mobility
- teucris 2y agoYou’re absolutely correct. The point was that I don’t need AI.
- paulmakl 2y agoWould love to know what these books are.