SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-18T19:08:43-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsalmoHarper on Enginursday: The Littlest HackersalmoHarperurn:uuid:0ab020d4-ba2a-03f1-6bf7-3463586303fb2014-01-03T12:15:19-07:00<p>I wish every parent had to read and understand this before being allowed to have kids :). When I was 6, I was allowed to keep my Handy Andy tool kit that I got for Christmas after almost sawing the leg off the kitchen table as my first project. Toys lasted a few days in their original form. Now that I'm in my 60's, I feel very lucky to have had parents that guided rather than thwarted my explorations and have hope for the future when I see what younger generations are up to with sites and communities like Sparkfun.<p>DIY or Die!</p></p>
FRHN on Enginursday: The Littlest HackersFRHNurn:uuid:b07cf757-6ed8-99f1-b6d6-b2718549c08a2014-01-03T06:32:47-07:00<p>yep, at age 5, the half life of my toys at x-mass was ~ 2 days. wheels in one bin, transmissions in another , motors in a third. lights in another ..... Within a week new cooler toys were taking shape. the dis-assembly of new stuff drove my dad nuts. He got wise quick and going forward most toys were kits, models, mechano... discovery stuff. .</p>
Customer #436831 on Enginursday: The Littlest HackersCustomer #436831urn:uuid:28ec5383-94d3-1393-099e-61366063463e2013-12-30T19:42:40-07:00<p>Mike, you brought me back to my childhood! My dad was the one who lit the fire under me to learn all things electronic. We had the World Book, but I enjoyed going to my dad with questions more. He was an amateur radio operator, aircraft electrician, mechanic, builder, all around hobby guy that knew the world inside and out. He's gone now, but his knowledge, passion and influences live on with me and I am passing them down to my sons and daughter. I thank Spark Fun for being a source of hardware and ideas to help make the legacy live on. Merry Christmas to all!</p>
Customer #342237 on Enginursday: The Littlest HackersCustomer #342237urn:uuid:5047eacc-e25a-c12e-b8c3-ee19d221174f2013-12-29T14:21:43-07:00<p>While I was deployed last year I came across two non functional HP color laser printers. I stayed up all night disassembling them and now have a whole tub full of awesome gears, motors, wiring harnesses, IR sensors and touch LCD screens that some day will be a robot (or two...or five)</p>
Bodshal on Enginursday: The Littlest HackersBodshalurn:uuid:1ddd6de0-6a2a-3ef6-964a-dd92a5d2a69d2013-12-28T18:38:23-07:00<p>Encourage the tinkers. The hackers. The people for whom curiosity means: how does this work? A childhood of exploring technology prepares kids for an adulthood of "what next?"<p>Remember, everyone. Specialization is for insects.</p></p>
saccade on Enginursday: The Littlest Hackerssaccadeurn:uuid:2b7a4b67-73f5-39ee-8476-12f51d06c5b02013-12-27T03:40:46-07:00<p>I recall with me learning went in the following stages:
- Taking clocks apart
- Fixing clocks
- Building clocks from kits
- Modifying clocks
- Designing new clocks from scratch.<p>Replace "clock" with whatever gadget is at hand.</p></p>
MikeGrusin on Enginursday: The Littlest HackersMikeGrusinurn:uuid:37331091-c1db-a29c-59bf-b377ddc3882b2013-12-26T19:46:33-07:00<p>Agreed, thank you Mario, ¡Feliz Navidad!</p>
andrewzuku on Enginursday: The Littlest Hackersandrewzukuurn:uuid:1e11545b-3f3f-6edc-eeb4-e53d5ae046fc2013-12-26T15:48:54-07:00<p>My step-dad eventually started buying us (my 2 brothers and I) broken old typewritters, VCRs and stereos to pull apart. This and technic lego taught me more about basic engineering principles than anything else since.<p>P.S. I too was mesmerised by the worm gear.</p></p>
Toni_K on Enginursday: The Littlest HackersToni_Kurn:uuid:a2b5f37f-31e5-2069-ff59-803e90b2933c2013-12-26T15:28:00-07:00<p>This is awesome! Thank you so much!</p>
lemgandi on Enginursday: The Littlest Hackerslemgandiurn:uuid:0497cb6e-749f-667b-c16d-b0cec30dc1842013-12-26T14:58:45-07:00<p>Wonderful essay. Mr. Tolkein's quote "He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom" infuriated me when I read it. Breaking things <em>is</em> he path of wisdom.</p>
mxgxw on Enginursday: The Littlest Hackersmxgxwurn:uuid:753a56f7-f085-014b-f893-425990b8e0a22013-12-26T14:45:06-07:00<p>Hi Mike! Here is the link for the translation to Spanish, also I have created an open Google Doc if someone wants to improve the translation. Regards, Mario.<p>Hola a todos, les dejo el vínculo de la traducción de esta muy interesante y motivadora entrada en español:</p><p><a href="http://fuenteabierta.teubi.co/2013/12/los-pequenos-hackers.html" rel="nofollow">http://fuenteabierta.teubi.co/2013/12/los-pequenos-hackers.html</a></p><p>Si piensan que la traducción se podría mejorar también les dejo el vínculo a un Google Doc abierto para que agreguen sus sugerencias:</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zUq3qTgwhUDCo7IW7rv9hTg_RY87WjfEC5t755SPF1s/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zUq3qTgwhUDCo7IW7rv9hTg_RY87WjfEC5t755SPF1s/edit?usp=sharing</a></p></p>
MikeGrusin on Enginursday: The Littlest HackersMikeGrusinurn:uuid:583fece7-71e7-8a9f-40be-f3898c6155d62013-12-26T14:03:55-07:00<p>We'd be honored! When you're through if you could post a comment here with a link to it, I'm sure our spanish-speaking friends would appreciate it!</p>
mxgxw on Enginursday: The Littlest Hackersmxgxwurn:uuid:05cc7bbc-dfa1-1e91-0122-42cb01125b7e2013-12-26T13:29:36-07:00<p>Wow, this is a very good inspirational post. I could identify myself from the begining. Can I translate it to Spanish and share it on my blog? I think that many people here could like it :)</p>