If you don't tinker, you don't have taste | seatedro
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2025-03-15 · 2 min read tin·ker /ˈtiNGkər/ to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it. In Hindsight Growing up, I never stuck to a single thing, be it guitar lessons, art school, martial arts – I tried them all. when it came to programming, though, I never really tinkered. I was always amazed with video games and wondered how they were made but I never pursued that curiosity. My tinkering habits picked up very late, and now I cannot go by without picking up new things in one form or another. It's how I learn. I wish I did it sooner. It's a…
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