Ben Heck Interview Part 2

Posted Nov 10th 2006 12:08AM by Will O'Brien
Filed under: handhelds hacks, home entertainment hacks, misc hacks, playstation hacks, podcasts, xbox hacks

Here's part 2 of my interview with Ben. (Or just grab it via the feed) We answer some more questions and go off on a few tangents about cnc machines, the PS3 and part sources. It cuts directly to the interview - I don't want to wait 6 hours to record it. I should have a regular podcast up in the next day or two.

Reader Comments

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1. omfg ben heck!!1
IM IN UR HACKADAY
BEIN INTERVIEWED

Posted at 12:26PM on Nov 10th 2006 by brian

2. too bad mu the traffic is tarified ((( I'll wait for the podcast, then

Posted at 12:33PM on Nov 10th 2006 by jahuud

3. I don't like Ben Heck, and I'm not sure why. Something about his writing style just strikes me as inexcusably unprofessional. And while he'll probably come back and say it's not supposed to be, he obviously has a desire to be taken seriously as a tech journalist.

Posted at 2:13PM on Nov 10th 2006 by Jeff

4. i'm just tired of *hearing* about ben heck. Nothing personal.

Posted at 3:29PM on Nov 10th 2006 by brian

5. ben heck is a fucking genius. And if you haven't noticed, geeks tend to be unprofessional. The whole long hair sandal thing, ya know? Unprofessional writing style isn't a bad thing. Actually, I think it's a benefit. As long as you can write coherent sentences, I'd much rather read two sentences of actual information than three pages of filler.

Posted at 4:09PM on Nov 10th 2006 by Arochone

6. Literary Ben Heck:One day I was strolling through the night, the tip tap of the rain drops descending upon the umbrella above my head. The emptiness of the night consumed my soul, "Jeeze" I said to myself, "how am I going to complete this project? the deadline it tomorrow and it's just not fitting". Then a thought came to my head *twist-ties*, I used them and all was well.

Posted at 4:42PM on Nov 10th 2006 by mastershake916

7. Actual Ben Hecken; "I then decided to use the twist ties I quickly laser etched up.. All I needed to fit them was my magical laser beam atom splitteromiter."

Posted at 7:32PM on Nov 10th 2006 by Crash

8. Sounds good, I liked this complete interview interesting to listen too. I hope that hackaday continues to get interesting interviewees like ben heckendorn. Great work, thanks!

Posted at 4:52PM on Nov 11th 2006 by jimmy d

9. Which stepper motor ic did you use. I've used the LM629. little spendy but definately worth it.

Posted at 5:54PM on Nov 11th 2006 by A. Mattson

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