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		jstanley on July 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Turning my hobby into a business made me hate it What do you do where you get paid to make things with code, electronics, and mechanisms? I've built puzzles for escape rooms but there's just not enough money in escape rooms for it to be worth it.

mlhpdx on July 4, 2023 [–]

I rarely get to work at all three. I think that is a manifestation of my principles - when getting paid I don’t feel like what I want to do comes into play as much as what my employer needs. When they do, it’s awesome.

Right now it’s two of three (SaaS + embedded) and that’s cool with me.

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