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Michael S

I'm doing 36 things

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Michael S's Life List

1. extract my own DNA at home
1 entry . 1 cheer 7 people
2. Learn to use an Airbrush
33 people
3. learn resin casting
2 people
4. create an action figure
2 entries . 1 cheer 3 people
5. learn to build prop replicas
1 person
6. Learn Cocoa
181 people
7. build a musical instrument
2 cheers 4 people
8. learn to play the accordion
1 cheer 245 people
9. learn to tune the piano
1 cheer 5 people
10. hybridize a plant
4 people
11. create a hologram
5 people
12. invent something
1 cheer 1,302 people
13. live off the grid
383 people
14. Sit on a jury
86 people
15. read the world's religious texts
2 cheers 2 people
16. attend a service for every major religion
8 people
17. work for a nonprofit
62 people
18. Learn to clean, load, and shoot several types of guns
1 entry 33 people
19. be homeless
55 people
20. Plant a rock garden
1 cheer 2 people
21. Invest
875 people
22. write interactive fiction
1 cheer 26 people
23. learn motion graphics
18 people
24. Own a Neo Geo MVS arcade cabinet
1 person
25. start a laserdisc collection
1 person
26. Design my own house
1 cheer 1,200 people
27. scan all my old photographs
257 people
28. learn bookbinding
77 people
29. create a fictional universe
1 cheer 1 person
30. Get into pixel art
2 cheers 4 people
31. make chocolate
17 people
32. write a children's book
1 cheer 1,323 people
33. make an adventure game
26 people
34. dumpster dive more
1 cheer 27 people
35. sell stock photography
5 people
36. contribute to an open source project
112 people

Recent entries

patent an invention

Horribly broken system 7 months ago

I was recently involved in the development of a patent portfolio for a tech startup, and I was shocked and appalled by how broken the US patent system is. I was thinking that it would be fun and exciting to patent an invention of my own, but now that I’ve gone through the process (on someone else’s dime) I really don’t care to try it myself until things improve.

Mar 28, 08:33PM PDT | 0 comments

create an action figure (read all 2 entries…)

3D printing 8 months ago

Although I was hoping to physically sculpt my figure and then cast it in resin, this is probably not feasible right now. I found a really neat company called Shapeways that will do very cheap 3D printing from 3D data, so I’m modeling my figure in Maya. I’ll model the joints as well, so when the printed pieces are put back together I’ll hopefully have a fully articulated figure.

Feb 26, 12:26PM PST | 0 comments

Learn to clean, load, and shoot several types of guns

Beretta 10 months ago

Last week I had a chance to fire a beretta at an indoor range. It was my first time using a handgun and was a huge amount of fun (though I’m a terrible aim). I’m planning to make trips to the shooting range a regular thing.

Jan 22, 2009, 05:58PM PST | 0 comments

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