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Re:Ask HN: Recommendation for the mom of a near-college-aged... by SAlpas on Sunday May 01, 2022 @12:29AM (#31222187)
I honestly had not thought to ask her to make something for me, but it's a fantastic idea.
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Re:Ask HN: Recommendation for the mom of a near-college-aged... by AussieWog93 on Sunday May 01, 2022 @01:56AM (#31222579)
Just for what it's worth, a personal project of mine was how I got my first tech job.

Just being someone who has actually built anything at all immediately puts you in the top 50% of grads.

If she's interested in electronics, feel free to shoot us an email (link in bio) and I can set you up with a free USB Oscilloscope (debugging hardware for analog circuits).

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Re:Ask HN: Recommendation for the mom of a near-college-aged... by Taniwha on Sunday May 01, 2022 @07:10AM (#31223998)
Point her at AdaFruit.com, buy her a gift card

In particular have her browse https://learn.adafruit.com/ to look for stuff that interests her

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Re:Ask HN: Recommendation for the mom of a near-college-aged... by O_H_E on Sunday May 01, 2022 @08:36AM (#31224516)
Yes!, it is a really good idea. If she is still just "inclined" and not "off-to-the-races" yet and you have a good relationship (which sounds like you do) this could be so much fun.
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