The back story of Adapteva [1] linked in the article is absolutely humbling and amazing. Everyone who reads HN, who believes in making things, in facing seemin

The back story of Adapteva [1] linked in the article is absolutely humbling and amazing. Everyone who reads HN, who believes in making things, in facing seeming insurmountable odds against VC inertia, needs to read what Andreas Olofsson is on the cusp of accomplishing. If any kickstarter project deserves to be funded, this is the one. It's the perfect hacker chip. It's simply asks, Hey here's some amazing compute, go for it, build something. This is the kind of company that could start a 1000 other companies. I, if it isn't clear already, am super-excited and hope they get funded. [1] http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/eda-designline-blog/4211089/From-RTL-to-GDSII-in-Just-Six-Weeks- http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/eda-designline-blog...