Behind the bench stories — customer builds, Austin tech scene, sim racing upgrades, and the occasional homebrew beer note.
My first paid customer build went sideways fast. Here’s the honest story of what went wrong, how I fixed it, and the lessons that still shape every machine I build today.
I built a usable sim-racing rig for less than the cost of a set of performance tires. Here’s the practical parts list, the compromises that worked, and what I’d change next time.
A walk through Austin’s local maker fair turned up practical builders, clever reuse of old hardware, and a reminder that the best tech is often the stuff people actually finish and use.