Nearly every day, someone tells me how much Forrest Mims work meant to them growing up:pic.twitter.com/GmFdLS6xvN
I like to build things. Glider pilot. Eyes bigger than bookshelf.
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Nearly every day, someone tells me how much Forrest Mims work meant to them growing up:pic.twitter.com/GmFdLS6xvN
I grew up without access to teachers and was only able to teach myself the basics from books. It all made a huge difference for me.
I didn't realize you didn't have access to teachers. I agree that access to knowledge is profoundly important for justice.
I was kind of at the opposite end of that spectrum: my first computer was one my dad built from a kit when I was 4.
I wonder how much of that access to teachers has to do with seeing that electronics is cool, rather than just access to info
idk I think you're inverting things. I was looking for either teachers or a book
I mean, I think that due to things like your work and Wikipedia, it's a lot easier to get information now.
But most people don't use their cellphones to read Wikipedia or do circuit design exercises, even though they could.
the difference between theory and practice is that in theory, there's no difference, but in practice..
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