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  • dougw
    dougw over 8 years ago +6
    I do a lot of projects so there are multiple destinations. Most of my projects are aimed at things I might find useful, or educating myself on the technology but some are just for fun. Some are for family…
  • luislabmo
    luislabmo over 8 years ago +4
    Some projects I plan to use further for my own use/others or to improve them in an unknown future in a parallel space/time . Other projects get re-purposed/recycled/re-done When I made them just to learn…
  • neuromodulator
    neuromodulator over 8 years ago +4
    A projects is never "finished", it can always be improved, it is a work in progress... Sometimes some projects become boring, and can sit for a long time before getting improved...
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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 7 years ago

    My projects run about 50/50 between great learning and something practical.  My RPi projects tend to get repurposed.  My Arduino projects are usually more practical.  Two of them are still being used as load bank controllers at work.  I also pull the Uno out when I need a data logger.

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    kmikemoo over 7 years ago

    My projects run about 50/50 between great learning and something practical.  My RPi projects tend to get repurposed.  My Arduino projects are usually more practical.  Two of them are still being used as load bank controllers at work.  I also pull the Uno out when I need a data logger.

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