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Patrick is a mid-40 year old geek with an undergraduate degree in mathematics and a master's degree in Information Systems. Nothing he says here has anything to do with the official position of his employer or any other institution.
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Did I ever share the link about the cardboard arcade here?Report
I did. Yeah, that one is pretty cool.
It helps that this guy is obviously an engineer in his day job 🙂Report
I just love when people go a little crazy and do something cool. I wish more people would take fun , smart, creative risks.Report
It’s been a God-awful and busy day, so I’m just getting around to seeing this now. It is exactly perfect and has put a smile on my face for the first time all day.
Thanks, PC.Report
I´ve seen this video numerous times, not just here but everywhere. I don´really think it´s possible to build such complicated thing at such low cost as Izar supposes. As many geeks, he doesn´t calculate his own work into the cost, just the cardboard, glue and other material. And I live in Slovakia, with an average gross wage of under 800€/month…Report