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

Hackaday.com blog including Mike's post about Why Open Design is the way forward 

Hackaday.io project site

Hackaday Prize

• All entries
• 50 semifinalists
• Science fiction contest winners (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 (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 electronics flea market, and had a ball at the Computer History Museum. 

Mike's Science Friday segment