In this episode, James gets to interview another James, which just happens to be quite the tinkerer. James Peterson is James Thornock's best friend, and the person that got him into building computers, and deeper into technology in the first place. This episode is a ton of fun and sheds light on the tinkerer mindset.

For timestamps, see below.

0:00 Introduction
1:53 What got James into technology
3:53 Personality influenced interest in technology  
5:16 Early project of James (clock radio)
9:07 Advice to kids interested in technology
15:28 Computers and tinkering
17:13 James building a gaming computer with James
29:37 Project: Using python coding to get a graphics card
38:49 Project: Raspberry Pi garage door opener 


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