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There are still geeks doing quirky and whimsical things with computers, there always will be. They are just harder to find in all the noise.

• nix23 6y ago
  True, normally RetroComputer Clubs are a good starting point.
• white-flame 6y ago
  The noise is that everybody's trying to extract money out of computing. The whimsy is in just enjoying it and exploring within it for its own sake, which is the willingness to simply put time & money _into_ it without that noise.
  • disqard 6y ago
    This is an insightful comment and applies to other pursuits as well — and don’t forget Sturgeon’s Law.
• pmoriarty 6y ago
  In some ways they are actually much easier to find. Now we have makerspaces, like Noisebridge, chock full of geeks hacking on all sorts of crazy and interesting stuff. There are forums like Hackaday and various engineering blogs and vlogs. HN itself occasionally has a good lead. All of these people are easily contactable now, whereas in the past you might struggle to get in touch with them even if you'd heard about them somehow, especially if they were in another country. Now distance is not really an issue any more, and you can even do video communication with them, easily trade schematics or anything else you may wish to know or have pretty much instantly. This is truly the golden age of hacking right now. Enjoy it while you can.