I can confirm that embedded systems is super fun and feels like what "hacking" or true engineering should be. I love digging through Analog Device's datasheets,

I can confirm that embedded systems is super fun and feels like what "hacking" or true engineering should be. I love digging through Analog Device's datasheets, they're like poetry. Working with mux chips and hardware bit shifting feels like some arcane art. I can't recommend it enough.