Radio_kilah's soldering demo idea sounded good but was a many times more interesting and fun activity to focus on and pivot more engaging information from. Very cool. Thanks for the great idea/direction even if you are a meetup-bailer!
Jacobolus's demo with the actual physical row layouts filled in some gaps I have in relative-row-positioning. Individually the illustrations may have little value since it's somewhat, if not mostly relative, but once he put so much together and so well, combined with the physical samples...yea, that **** is pimp. There is NO WAY to get that depth of info without the physical samples. I know. I've tried for years. Lotta effort and time, thanks for that. And thanks for posting the fine-gauge hand wiring video, I figured you were telling a whopper...so I'm really, really sorry for writing on Massdrops bathroom wall "Jacobolus is a big fat Harvard liar". I'm sure the graffiti will wash off eventually
Thanks to Massdrop for hosting, it's a LOT of work and generous. Andrew sure brings far more info/insight to the table than I anticipated. Who woulda thought that from a CIA-reject that travels the world to buy keycaps and fountain pens? But he DID fall down on the near-empty Keg-O-Rator
And as I was stripping down to go to sleep on the bright yellow beds they have in the office, Will came up and said, "Dude, those are COUCHES, GO HOME". But seriously, I really need Massdrop to hit it big, so they can get a parking garage...street parking downtown SF is pricey and a little rough.
It's very cool seeing everybody, the regulars, newbies, and one-offs. Hope that the meetups tie people together more at one level or another. I regret not hanging with every single person there, or always following up, but there is so much going on, and contrary to my professional life (100% total death-grip control), when it comes to Geekers/Geekhack, I have a tendency to let things happen organically.
Thanks Haata for being the driving force, these meetups are no small thing. A lot of commitment to have laid the groundwork and consistency, and getting others involved to add important features to these meetups. Tremendous value. Goes to show some good things come from Canada. Amazing.
FYI:
When I kept going outside to feed the parking meter, there were a few homeless looking peeps on the sidewalk. One particularly crusty and disheveled individual kept scribbling on a tattered notepad and muttering "...keyboard science...keyboard science...they have it all wrong...it's keyboard science..." But don't worry, Massdrop has a guard at the door to keep out the Rip-raff.
