I had a great time at the Maker’s Faire–it was a lot of fun and very rewarding to teach anyone who cared to come by how to build simple circuits on a breadboard. I had people from ages 7 to 70 come by and learn the ropes. There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing the look of accomplishment on a kid’s face when they hear their acoustic oscillator working for the first time. I have to thank O’Reilly for putting on such a fun event, and for inviting me to contribute to the event. I also got to meet tons of fun, interesting people; thanks to everyone who stopped by my booth and said hi. It was also great fun and quite a pleasure to be sharing the booth area with Lady Ada. Thanks for the help!
It really made my day when Dale, the head of Make, told me that a small part of the inspiration for the magazine came out of a talk I gave at Etech a couple years ago about hardware hacking. My talk was about how hardware hacking is on the verge of a renaissance: barriers to entry have lowered and once again prime hardware technology is accessible to casual hobbyists. It really means a lot to me to see the message getting out there, and to see people living it, and to know I played some small but definite role in all of it. Feedback like this energizes me and motivates me to work harder to reach and teach more people. Thanks a bunch, Dale!
