SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-18T19:17:46-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsJelimoore on Meet Feldi!Jelimooreurn:uuid:705d9352-0cbe-85b5-7d85-846a0adcc73e2017-12-20T18:54:55-07:00<p>Not saying you're wrong but it isn't always necessarily the technology itself; it's the application of it. It takes a special person to be able to think up a project, and design all aspect of it from start to finish. No offense to you but most of the time those programmers who spend hours debugging and such only do programming. A creative technologist does much more than that; they have to think up an idea (oftentime a client's idea in the workplace) and take that idea from start to finish, be it designing a PCB, a custom enclosure, writing code for Arduino, Processing, Python, whatever. It's not their job to be a professional programmer; it's their job to make stuff.</p>
Customer #640140 on Meet Feldi!Customer #640140urn:uuid:dff9ac01-8961-d431-35de-b43d9fe551822016-12-21T01:33:30-07:00<p>So PRISMATIME is essentially an rgb led + rtc breakout board?? And this is the level of technical qualification that can be expected of a sparkfun "creative technologist"? Honestly I question the technical qualifications of most of Sparkfun's "creative technologist" staff. How many of them have spent "countless hours" writing their own stl compatible containers, writing their own iterators, and more "countless hours" debugging when they end up segfaulting? I wonder how many of them also refer to using the "arduino programming language" rather than c / c++?<p>Can we please get some more interesting videos / projects / tutorials from some of the classic sparkfun presenters like Nick (the beard guy)? "Creative Technology" videos shouldn't be ONLY leds and variations of leds and el-wire on clothing but lately it's like that's all that comes out of sparkfun. Back like 2013 - 2014 projects used to be more fun, and more.... engaging (I remember the video where Nick was building an rc plane and it didn't really work but it was fun watching him try).</p></p>
EBeamBob on Meet Feldi!EBeamBoburn:uuid:fead07cd-9306-a589-93ca-6c959bf195c92016-12-02T15:16:47-07:00<p>Hey Feldi, just curious about something: did you look at any other master's programs in NYC before you chose NYU?</p>
NorthernPike on Meet Feldi!NorthernPikeurn:uuid:dfdbd5e1-898c-d701-f190-e2c42f3cc3902016-12-01T16:57:19-07:00<p>Welcome Feldi, your going to love Sparkfun.
I've been doing this sort of thing for over 40 years. I'm an old Z80 hacker.
Looking forward to your ideas and contributions to the maker world.
Live Long and Prosper....</p>
Feldi on Meet Feldi!Feldiurn:uuid:6f56c7bb-3512-cf6d-ebb9-84c299530ebe2016-11-30T08:46:39-07:00<p>Happy to help!</p>
Feldi on Meet Feldi!Feldiurn:uuid:0710b892-a710-df1a-af19-2241e7a40d6b2016-11-30T08:46:06-07:00<p>Thanks for the feedback! I'm definitely interested in learning more about circadian rhythms and applying it to PRISMATIME! I consider some of my work products and some projects - it depends on the concept more than weather or not I want to bring it to market! :)</p>
Customer #872470 on Meet Feldi!Customer #872470urn:uuid:203f1a16-0e3a-1be0-8a48-e98a2755ee8a2016-11-29T18:30:26-07:00<p>Excited to see your work in the future! You got this!</p>
Sembazuru on Meet Feldi!Sembazuruurn:uuid:920894dc-b785-ad91-66e9-4cd0ad73c21b2016-11-29T10:09:34-07:00<p>Oh, also... In your picture at the top of this blog you kinda look like Dr. Kiki. ;-)</p>
Sembazuru on Meet Feldi!Sembazuruurn:uuid:75396033-6b3c-1dbe-45b6-0edb58560fb52016-11-29T10:07:13-07:00<p>Welcome to the SparkFun family, Feldi! :-D<p>A couple thoughts I had about your PRISMATIME thesis.</p><ul>
<li>It kind of reminds me of a really slow light color based meditation clock. But instead of over the span of a couple hours it is over the span of 24 hours. Really neat.</li>
<li>There is some research out there on correlating ambient light colors to circadian rhythms. Incorporating some of that research into the 24-hour color cycle might be an interesting tangent for this project.</li>
<li>Looking at your website write-up, you keep calling it a "product". Is the intent to eventually bring it to market, or is it something that you would be willing to open source?</li>
</ul><p>I look forward to seeing what ideas you add to the SparkFun library of tutorials and blogs.</p></p>
Feldi on Meet Feldi!Feldiurn:uuid:b7a3a585-e3d6-0d86-ca8d-fc773bbf92302016-11-29T09:49:01-07:00<p>Thank you!</p>
Madbodger on Meet Feldi!Madbodgerurn:uuid:948577cd-b634-3d87-cf70-7dd3b69166d62016-11-29T09:45:00-07:00<p>All my life, I've been at loggerheads with time. I love seeing someone smart and creative attacking my issues with time head-on!</p>
suitable1 on Meet Feldi!suitable1urn:uuid:de4902ba-6de6-98f3-881d-43982a05b01f2016-11-29T09:32:50-07:00<p>Well, everybody knows that coffee equals life! Welcome to the front range.</p>
Customer #551490 on Meet Feldi!Customer #551490urn:uuid:12d6d4c0-5a1a-63f8-3eb0-e8af91091b042016-11-29T09:27:06-07:00<p>Congrats Feldi, super excited to see all the nifty pizazz you will bring to Sparkfun.</p>
onebeartoe on Meet Feldi!onebeartoeurn:uuid:a415912d-7b4a-326e-927f-9837120eccba2016-11-29T04:17:14-07:00<p>Congratulations on your new role, Feldi!</p>