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where a soldering iron and stubbornness turn parts into something that almost works.
means designing, building, or hacking electronic circuits yourself instead of buying a finished product.
from grew from ham radio tinkerers in the early 1900s, then exploded with cheap microcontrollers like arduino in 2005, which let anyone code hardware without an engineering degree.
arduino launch2005, italy, built for design students, not engineers
magic smokehobbyist term for the smell of a fried component
raspberry pisold over 60 million units since 2012
breadboard originnamed for literal wooden bread boards early hackers nailed wires to
for instance
arduino uno — the beginner board that launched a million blinking leds
raspberry pi — 25 dollar computer, born 2012, now runs retro arcades and satellites
maker faire — global diy expo started 2006 in san mateo, california
adafruit — nyc open-source hardware company founded by limor fried in 2005