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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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Injection Mold Factory Tour

Shenzhen Adventure Day 4
10 Jun 2015

At this place we got to see them designing and making the molds. This was pretty crazy to me! Basically you can 3D-model your part and then ship it to them and they design a mold around it which has all the mechanical...

Injection Molding Factory Tour

Shenzhen Adventure Day 4
10 Jun 2015

This was fun! At the injection molder they had a massive pile of not being run molds

Day 4 Overview

Shenzhen Adventure Day 4
10 Jun 2015

Today (Day 4) was awesome, we toured various manufacturers to see the “end to end” development of a device. I’ve broken out the blogposts on each factory separately.

Shenzhen Electronics Market Tour

Shenzhen Adventure Day 2
08 Jun 2015

I woke up around 7:30AM, although I didn’t have to be up till 9am. Checking WeChat, I saw that another student was up and wanted to grab breakfast at 8am. I responded, then got ready, and then headed out. However, I c...