Welcome to Manovation! We’ll go over the basics of what this blog is and why you are awesome for looking at it in a humorous web-style Q&A (because everyone loves these damn things):
What is this place?
A little slow to catch on, eh? This is Manovation! It’s the thoughts and ideas of one cheap asshole who aspires to create yet another blog on the internet.
So what’s a “manovation?”
Well, this blog. But if you’re wondering where the name came from, and can’t figure it out on your own, it’s a combination of “man” and “innovation.” See also mangenuity and mangeneering.
Well, what’s it about?
If you must know, this is a blog dedicated to the things men come up with either for fun or to solve a problem in an ingenious way. I deal not with the good ideas of men, but with the awesome ones (and a few of the awesomely bad ones as well). Some examples of manovation include using tools in ways for which they were never intended, jury-rigging, building things which are great fun but are of dubious legality, and generally bringing the ruckus to any technical matter. Also, it has to be cheap.
What?
To summarize, manovation involves using your brain to find an unorthodox solution to problems. Usually because you are too cheap, lazy, or inexperienced for the optimal solution.
Is that all?
Probably not. There will be posts on things that are manly in general and reviews of movies/games which are manly as hell. Also I like to cook like a man, so you'll find out how to do that too.
Why did you write this?
Because these things need to be said (or written). And if I had a good idea that saved me time or appendages or gave me a lot of enjoyment, I feel it is my duty to share.
Are you trying to sell me something?
Not yet, but I will plug things which rule.
Will I get in trouble if I do these things?
Depends on how well you pull them off. If you have a problem that needs to be solved with manovation, you can either puss out and call a professional or get in there and man all over the place! If you choose the latter but are not up to it, your significant other will probably be mad at least. Worst case scenario, you may have to find a new place to sleep. Some of the things on here can definitely be considered “fringe” or borderline illegal, so either check with local codes or find some place without a lot of people. I mean, uh, always check with local codes to be sure that something you do after reading it on here is not going to get you (and me) in trouble.
Who are you anyway?
Just some schlub with a decent technical understanding of most things that hates to pay for anything. By day I’m a non-descript biology graduate student. In my free time, I feel it necessary to share the successes of the manly mind with others, and to make the world a more awesome place. I’m sort of like Batman, but not all of my tools are “Bat”-somethings.
What format will I be able to read this greatness in?
It’s a blog. Which means it will have posts. And pictures/videos when I feel like it. Eventually it might move to a regular-type website.
How often do you update?
What, are you paying me be the hour? Whenever something good comes to me, I’ll update. If I were to try to adhere too strictly to a schedule, I’ll end up just posting crap or forgetting good stuff I wanted to post.
Why am I here?
To find true enlightenment. And to learn how to build potato guns and fix automobiles, and not kill yourself with dumb shit.
You’re a cockhat, and when you did _____________ you really should have done ________. I would know because I/my dad/my relative/a friend of mine/Wikipedia actually knows about such stuff and says you’re a dumbass. Why did you post this?
You obviously didn’t read through this very well. Manovation is about doing stuff yourself, and cheaply, with only a limited expertise in a field. I don’t condone doing stuff that will kill you, but seriously, don’t bitch in the comments section that I did something you wouldn’t have done or would have done completely differently. If you have any way to improve a Manovation, that’s wonderful. But if you just want to say that I should not have done it, go away.
Q&A over. One final word about this blog, and here comes the disclaimer – manovations are not always the best or the most appropriate solutions to a problem (or boredom), but they do get the job done. Do not mistake anything on here for professional advice. If, however, you are a cheap bastard like me and believe that almost anything you can not do for yourself does not need done, you may find that manovations are exactly what you need. I don’t give any guarantee over what I post here, and it is up to you to decide whether or not you feel comfortable (or legal) doing something I post. What I’m hoping is that this will inspire people to take off with their own ideas and clever solutions to life’s problems and that people will stop just relying on everyone else to get stuff done.
