"...the pendulum seems to be swinging back to a more...physical place..." Agreed. Hardware, hackspaces and many people I know are taking welding and machining

"...the pendulum seems to be swinging back to a more...physical place..." Agreed. Hardware, hackspaces and many people I know are taking welding and machining courses. As mentioned up the tree, I'm walking about with a Cray 2 equivalent in my bag.