<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>>On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:48 AM, Donald Tillman <span dir="ltr"><<a target="_blank" href="mailto:don@till.com">don@till.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>>.. Have you not heard of..<br><br></div>Yes to AdaFruit, used them for rare parts, before they got greedy like everybody else.<br></div>Steampunk, my esoteric friend is into..isn't that about clothes fashion?<br></div>I see your point, but isn't that list mostly non-synth and electronics related? (uC robotics)<br></div>I will add Don Lancaster's column in RE and others to that list.<br><br></div><div>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!<br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br></div><div>Guess I'm just old school, or an old fool ;)<br></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:48 AM, Donald Tillman <span dir="ltr"><<a target="_blank" href="mailto:don@till.com">don@till.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><span class="gmail-"><br>
> On Oct 24, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Tony Kalomiris <<a href="mailto:weplar@gmail.com">weplar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I like the way you think sir.<br>
> However, I am not so sure this internet generation would welcome this.<br>
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</span>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?<br>
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The list is long. There's arguably more DIY stuff going on now than ever before.<br>
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And a store that caters to that crowd has a pretty good chance of succeeding.<br>
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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.<br>
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