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Why I started this blog.

When I was six, my father brought home a Commodore 128D computer. I was immediately fascinated by its capabilities, but what truly captured my imagination was the idea that it achieved so much using just electrical signals. Later, when our family upgraded to a Commodore Colt, the Commodore 64 was handed down to me, along with six Commodore PETs and two VIC-20s. The first thing I did was take them all apart, eager to understand how they worked and uncover the secrets behind their magic.

I spent most of my childhood dismantling anything I could get my hands on, driven by an insatiable curiosity to understand how things worked. You might assume this led me to become an electronics engineer, but quite the opposite happened. I gave IT and networking a try, but turning my passion into a job drained all the joy and satisfaction from it. Instead, I pursued a career as an industrial mechanic. Makes sense, right?

Like many aging men, I find myself reflecting on life and thinking about leaving something meaningful behind. I want to document and share my accomplishments with others who share my passion. Through this blog, I’ll be revisiting my old projects, mischievous experiments, and the journeys they took me on. I’ll also share new projects I hope to tackle. I invite you to take some time to read, explore, and maybe even learn something along the way.

“Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes.”
― John Dewey