Since early childhood I've been building electronic devices, thanks to a family friend who was an EE at HP in the sixties. I am forever grateful for this man, who chose to nurture a friend's insatiably curious young son.
My freshman year of college I took "Introduction to Computer Programming" as one of the pre-requisite courses for an EE degree. I switched my major to Computer Science as a result of that course. That I've made a career out it confirms it was a proper choice. Here are some personal passion projects.
Working on cars was a hobby born of necessity in my formative years. It's a much different endeavor now, what with fellow enthusiasts sharing their successes on YouTube. Here are my contributions to that community.