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Mike Szczys (@Szczys) discusses @Hackaday, the SPACE! prize, being a professional musician, and visiting Silicon Valley.

Hackaday.com blog\xa0including Mike's post about\xa0Why Open Design is the way forward\xa0

Hackaday.io project site

Hackaday Prize

• All entries
• 50 semifinalists
• Science fiction contest winners\xa0(previous contest)
• Mike was on the judging panel to winnow down from 800 entries to 50. Some projects that he thought were particularly awesome that didn't make the semifinalist cut.
  • Intelligent Ski Course
  • Taylor Multifuel Null-rotor Turbine
  • V-Sink -- video in anything out\xa0(not discussed)
  • Daisy Kite Airborne Wind Turbine (not discussed)

Supply Frame FindChips and (upcoming) Parts.io

In response to a listener question, Elecia wrote a blog post about things to do in Silicon Valley. When Mike visited for the first time, he caught many highlights: he went toHSC/Halted, enjoying how organized it is, woke up early for the De Anza\xa0electronics flea market,\xa0and had a ball at the Computer History Museum.\xa0

Mike's Science Friday segment