I don’t just mean a wrench, unless thats it for you. I mean any tool you regularly use for work that you consider your most important. If you’re a software person name whatever digital tool you guys use. Whatever the career everyone uses tools I dont care if they are digital, verbal, physical or psychological. For me its honestly probably a flashlight, before I use any tools I’m always investigating with my flashlight or using a laser to trace lines.
12 volt drill. I have other drills I use at work- 20v hammer drill, impact driver, SDS MAX monster, but the 12v gets used much more than any of those.
A hammer. When you get down to it, every tool is a hammer
Every tool can be a hammer, but a hammer can’t be every tool. Makes a hammer actually kind of a useless tool tbh.
Sublime.
IntelliJ IDEA
It’s an IDE, a highly featureful code editor.
A lot of programmers like to use more basic text editors and pile on plugins. I feel bad for them when they share some new plugin they’re excited about and it’s a feature that’s been in IntelliJ forever and they had to put extra work in to get it. And so many other users of that editor don’t even know what’s possible.
I feel naked without my Leatherman multi tool.
A spudger, aka nylon probe tool aka “black stick”. I have them in drawers and toolboxes all over the place. Useful for working tiny plugs out of electronics and pressing, poking and scraping at things.
Give me ssh, vi, bash and Linux kernel and I can get work done.
Terminal on Linux for work. Bash is such a fun thing :)
It’s really difficult to put two fine a point on this, because there are multiple tools that are basically vital to my job. I would say that most of my job can be done with a simple Phillips screwdriver, however the impact gets it done like 10 times faster and without fucking up my rotator cuff.
I have this really Kick-Ass flashlight which is helpful, I could probably go on for a while. I need to drill things so,… Hmm
Tape measure probably.
Back when I was doing plumbing only, the two hand tools that I used by far the most were Knipex Cobra pliers and adjustable wrench.
I think the knipex pliers wrench is my single favorite hand tool, it can really do anything that involves screwing or unscrewing with so much ease
I have one of those too and it’s pretty great for chrome plated plumbing parts because it doesn’t damage them but cobras can do everything those can and more so I just find them more versatile.
Communication skills (aka bullshittery) I’m a finish carpenter and project manager so its my job to figure out what my boss thinks the client wants, what the client actually wants, what the fuck the architect is talking about, whatever the interior designer thinks they do, and translate it into usable language to get my carpenters to build it and make everyone think it was their idea that was the best.
Spoon, I am currently unemployed and I love to eat so I carry a spoon wherever I go just in case I might eat something.
reminds me of that scene in friends where rachel and chandler ate cake from the floor, joey joined and said “allright what are we having”, then took a fork out of his pocket
The spoon is without doubt the most exquisite nutrient delivery system.
Thats reasonable.
My brian.
so much for not trying
My brian.
Any specific Brian or just the one closest to you?
I AM BRIAN!
THE BRIAN
NAMED ITSELF
THE BRIAN
(and he would have gotten away with it, too,
if it hadn’t it been for you meddling kids)
Impact driver
My glasses, for sure. Next would be my bike, as I use it to get around everywhere. Third most important is probably my keyboard at work, or a pencil.
God damn I didn’t even consider glasses
