[Noisebridge-discuss] Prototype This - Bay Area filmed very hacker friendly show

[Michael Shiloh]

Many of those involved are people in our community, at Dorkbot, SF 
Microcontrollers, etc.



Shannon Clark wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Earlier this week Prototype This premiered on the Discovery Channel - 
> from the same production company at Mythbusters, looks to be a fairly 
> interesting show (especially if they manage to get the redundant 
> elements removed and show more of what they are actually hacking on and 
> building).
> 
> But that said, take a look at 
> http://www.grandideastudio.com/portfolio/pt-mind-controlled-car/
> 
> - production notes and schematics from the first episode.
> 
> Seems like a good trend, hopefully many other great hacker friendly 
> shows will do something similar - between Prototype This and History 
> Hacker (Bre Prettis's show which I hope gets picked up) seems like there 
> is a wave of new shows on TV which are showing hackers in a fairly 
> positive light.
> 
> Anyway, also great to see that San Francisco seems to be a hotbed of 
> fairly interesting tech focused shows.
> 
> Shannon
> 
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