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		zwieback on Oct 22, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Setup: Zed Shaw I suspect you're right - I spend a lot more time programming than playing music but have a stronger emotional attachment to my music gear than my coding environment. Musicians call it GAS, Gear Acquisition Syndrome, e.g. I've got major GAS for an Ampeg amp.

zedshaw on Oct 22, 2011 [–]

I solved my GAS by replacing the A with C: Gear Construction Syndrome. Now I make myself build it if I want it and I can.

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