Alicia White

Hackster.io, Instructables.com, and Hackaday.io.

Hackster.io, Instructables.com, and Hackaday.io.

Hackster.io. Hackster. And Instructables.com. And I'm grouping these all together, even though they have very different flavors, they are all places you go and tell people about your projects.

Hackster.io. Hackster. And Instructables.com. And I'm grouping these all together, even though they have very different flavors, they are all places you go and tell people about your projects.

As an engineer, it's like, okay, I'm learning to document. This is why I tell people to use these sites, because I want them to learn how to document and reproduce their projects. But as somebody who's doing it, as somebody who's excited about it, it's getting to show off what you did.

As an engineer, it's like, okay, I'm learning to document. This is why I tell people to use these sites, because I want them to learn how to document and reproduce their projects. But as somebody who's doing it, as somebody who's excited about it, it's getting to show off what you did.

we don't always get to go to these hackathons or to these hack meetups where you get to bring your project, but this lets you connect to people who are maybe in the same boat. Maybe there's a competition for Nordic dev kit.

we don't always get to go to these hackathons or to these hack meetups where you get to bring your project, but this lets you connect to people who are maybe in the same boat. Maybe there's a competition for Nordic dev kit.

And so everybody's looking at the same set of sensors and you get to see what other people's ideas are, but you also, you know, there's, they all have community aspects where you can talk about what you're doing and talk about,

And so everybody's looking at the same set of sensors and you get to see what other people's ideas are, but you also, you know, there's, they all have community aspects where you can talk about what you're doing and talk about,

what you want to be doing, as well as demonstrations where other people have said, this is what I did and these are the steps so you can reproduce it in case they have a neat project.

what you want to be doing, as well as demonstrations where other people have said, this is what I did and these are the steps so you can reproduce it in case they have a neat project.

Like you have this idea and you want to market it?

Like you have this idea and you want to market it?

I mean, it's going everywhere. I fought against the term internet of things for so long. But that's what it is. Everything wants to be on the internet, wants to help you be better or do something different. And I don't love all that. I mean, I don't need everything I have to be on the internet. But having two stuffed animals essentially on the internet, talking to each other over distance,

I mean, it's going everywhere. I fought against the term internet of things for so long. But that's what it is. Everything wants to be on the internet, wants to help you be better or do something different. And I don't love all that. I mean, I don't need everything I have to be on the internet. But having two stuffed animals essentially on the internet, talking to each other over distance,

It turns out to be kind of cool. The applications turn out to be really interesting. The ability of my doctor to see if I'm using some medical device they've prescribed. okay, that gives them more tools. If it's not okay with me, then I make it not okay.

It turns out to be kind of cool. The applications turn out to be really interesting. The ability of my doctor to see if I'm using some medical device they've prescribed. okay, that gives them more tools. If it's not okay with me, then I make it not okay.

But it gives other people the opportunity to engage with us if we want to, or to monitor elderly folks, or to teach kids to read, or... Adam, I have to say, it's going everywhere.

But it gives other people the opportunity to engage with us if we want to, or to monitor elderly folks, or to teach kids to read, or... Adam, I have to say, it's going everywhere.