[sdiy] Joe Knows Electronics etc.

[Tony Kalomiris]

>On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:48 AM, Donald Tillman <don at till.com> wrote:
>.. Have you not heard of..

Yes to AdaFruit, used them for rare parts, before they got greedy like
everybody else.
Steampunk, my esoteric friend is into..isn't that about clothes fashion?
I see your point, but isn't that list mostly non-synth and electronics
related? (uC robotics)
I will add Don Lancaster's column in RE and others to that list.

I hardly qualify to comment on any new developments of the past 10 to 15
years all I am saying is there is still value and satisfaction in the old
way of doing things, i.e magazine articles, building from scratch or
breadboarding, kludges, etc. And I prefer to deal with small enterprises
and pay cash. And maybe get out of the house for a few minutes and commune
with my fellow man. Heaven forbid!



Guess I'm just old school, or an old fool ;)

On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:48 AM, Donald Tillman <don at till.com> wrote:

>
> > On Oct 24, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Tony Kalomiris <weplar at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I like the way you think sir.
> > However, I am not so sure this internet generation would welcome this.
>
> It already has.  Have you not heard of the Maker Movement?  Maker Faire?
> Maker Magazine?  The popularity of robots, and Arduinos, and Rasberry
> Pi's?  The SteamPunk movement?  AdaFruit?  Lego Mindstorms?  Robot Wars?
> IoT projects?  Electric Imp?  3D printer projects?  All the stuff on
> KickStarter and Indiegogo?
>
> The list is long.  There's arguably more DIY stuff going on now than ever
> before.
>
> And a store that caters to that crowd has a pretty good chance of
> succeeding.
>
> And it will do even better if you set it up with social activities:
> sponsor meetups, show and tells, workshops, kid-oriented programs,
> electronics classes, steampunk balls, etc.
>
>   -- Don
>
> --
> Don Tillman
> Palo Alto, California
> don at till.com
> http://www.till.com
>
>
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