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A mix of essays, technical notes, and project updates. The main focus is Bitcoin, with additional series like Shenzhen Journey.

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Learning the Ropes

Shenzhen Adventure Day 5
11 Jun 2015

Today we were again mostly in-house.

Toy Prototyping Factory Tour

Shenzhen Adventure Day 4
10 Jun 2015

We visited a toy studio for a to-be-unnamed toy company (hence, no photos). This place was really cool. Basically, big brands (and not just for toys, clothes, electronics, etc) spec out a thing they want at a very hig...

Assembly Line Factory Tour

Shenzhen Adventure Day 4
10 Jun 2015

At the AQS plant we also got to see the final assembly of a printer. This was really awesome. Printers are super complicated builds so they basically have to be done by hand. Essentially what happens is they have stat...

PCB Factory Tour

Shenzhen Adventure Day 4
10 Jun 2015

First they hand check the design to conform with their capabilities. They will make minor changes if necessary.