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My last year of school was spent in a 35 foot travel trailer in Austin. After that I did think about trying to run a small web consulting company using a swarm
by johnwatson11218 17y ago
My last year of school was spent in a 35 foot travel trailer in Austin. After that I did think about trying to run a small web consulting company using a swarm of RVs to support the dev team. The idea being that we would just pick up and go wherever we wanted, not follow work - just move around.
One drawback that I remember was that when I was trying to study it was about half way between a car and and house. The noises from the street would come through and even strong winds would make it sway a bit. I'm the kind of person that needs to be able to block out everything to concentrate.
Now when I do the mental calculations about how long my funds would last my plan always includes buying a used RV first and foremost.
I really don't like the way that most RVs look on the inside. The interior decoration is targeted towards retired people. If IKEA would get into this I think it would be a game changer.
- Luc 17y agoUNICAT builds off-road RVs that are quite IKEA-like inside, e.g.: http://www.unicat.net/en/pics/GEX46HD-MANM4x4CC-2.html http://www.unicat.net/en/pics/GEX46HD-MANM4x4CC-2.html
- berntb 17y agoI find it fascinating that people see IKEA as good design. I am a customer and fan of the company, but their sheer size make them levelers of culture and charm eradicators. It is for furniture what McDonald is for local cuisines. IKEA is probably the worst we Scandinavians have done the world since the Vikings; easily beating ABBA. It might even rival the Goth tribes' (claimed origin isn't far from where IKEA started, btw) destruction of West Rome. This was depressing, I'll go support some of the good local music culture (Death/Black Metal) this weekend, to make amends for my ancestors. (Sorry for wasting people's time, but it is Friday and I'm a bit fed up with some specs.)