https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3704/vcp-biography-jamesen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3704/vcp-biography-jamesWed, 13 Jul 2022 17:38:29 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a38d8280-7ff8-45dd-a71a-2c8609d613dcsaradetwilerhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3704/vcp-biography-james#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by saradetwiler on 7/13/2022 5:38:29 PM<br /> <div style="background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;margin:0;padding:14px 16px 16px 18px;vertical-align:top;"> <div style="display:inline-block;float:left;padding:0px 25px 8px 0px;"><a href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/"><img alt="image" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/e14PresentsJune818.png" width="180px" /></a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:70%;"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Bald Engineer: James </span> <p style="margin:0;"><span><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" style="color:#f17c0e;" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/">element14 Presents</a></span>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <span style="padding-right:5px;"><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" style="color:#f17c0e;" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/vcp-program/">VCP Program</a></span></p> </div> </div> <p style="clear:both;margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding-bottom:6px;">James</p> <p style="float:left;margin:0;padding:0px 12px 8px 0px;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/JLewisPart.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" class="nolightbox" style="border:1px solid #dadada;" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/JLewisPart.png" /></a></p> <p style="margin:0;">Back when James was in high school and had hair, he grabbed a soldering iron for the first time. Repairing a Heathkit training board immediately hooked him on electronics. Well, after the burns healed. His first hardware hack was changing the RC oscillator on his TI-85 calculator to make games, like Breakout, run at a reasonable speed. During the PS2 gaming era, he created UnitiBlue, a modular adapter to use classic console controllers with PC emulators. (Back then we said &ldquo;classic,&rdquo; not &ldquo;retro.&rdquo;)</p> <p style="margin:0;padding-top:12px;">Today James 3d prints, laser cuts, and solders together things that beep, blink, and fly. Known as the Bald Engineer, he writes engineering articles, makes Arduino tutorials, and rants about capacitor types. His YouTube channel, AddOhms, features simple animated tutorials to explain electronics to everyone.</p> <p style="clear:both;margin:0;padding:0px;padding-top:8px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Bald Engineer&#39;s Social Channel</strong></p> <p style="margin:0;padding-top:12px;"><strong><a href="https://baldengineer.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/baldEng.png" width="150" /> Bald Engineer site</a></strong></p> <p style="margin:0;padding-top:12px;">Follow Bald Engineer on: <span style="padding-right:15px;"><a href="https://youtube.com/addohms" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/youtubelogo.png" /></a></span><span style="padding-right:15px;"><a href="https://www.hackster.io/baldengineer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="height:20px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/hacksterlogo.png" /></a></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;padding-top:8px;">&nbsp;</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Favorite Videos/Projects:</strong></p> <ul style="padding-top:8px;"> <li><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3705/a-bald-engineer-video-mosfet-tutorial"><strong>MOSFET Tutorial</strong></a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3706/a-bald-engineer-video-raspberry-pi-b-unboxing"><strong>Raspberry Pi B+ Unboxing</strong></a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3707/a-bald-engineer-video-laser-cutter-with-light-saber-repair"><strong>Laser Cutter with Light Saber Repair</strong></a></li> </ul> </td> <td style="padding-left:15px;"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>VCP Videos:</strong></p> <ul style="padding-top:8px;"> <li><a href="/search?q=e14p_JBE">See all of James&#39;s element14 presents Episodes</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: bald_engineer, jlewis, vcp program</div> https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3704/vcp-biography-james/revision/1Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:18:31 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a38d8280-7ff8-45dd-a71a-2c8609d613dcpchanhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3704/vcp-biography-james#commentsRevision 1 posted to Documents by pchan on 3/3/2021 5:18:31 PM<br /> <div style="background:#ffffff;padding:14px 16px 16px 18px;margin:0;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid #dadada;"><div style="float:left;display:inline-block;padding:0px 25px 8px 0px;"><a href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/"><img alt="image" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/e14PresentsJune818.png" width="180px" /></a></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:70%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;">Bald Engineer: James </span><p style="margin:0;"><span><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/" style="color:#f17c0e;">element14 Presents</a></span>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <span style="padding-right:5px;"><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/vcp-program/" style="color:#f17c0e;">VCP Program</a></span></p></div></div><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;clear:both;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:6px;">James </p><p style="margin:0;float:left;padding:0px 12px 8px 0px;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/JLewisPart.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" class="nolightbox" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/JLewisPart.png" style="border:1px solid #dadada;" /></a></p><p style="margin:0;">Back when James was in high school and had hair, he grabbed a soldering iron for the first time. Repairing a Heathkit training board immediately hooked him on electronics. Well, after the burns healed. His first hardware hack was changing the RC oscillator on his TI-85 calculator to make games, like Breakout, run at a reasonable speed. During the PS2 gaming era, he created UnitiBlue, a modular adapter to use classic console controllers with PC emulators. (Back then we said “classic,” not “retro.”)</p><p style="margin:0;padding-top:12px;">Today James 3d prints, laser cuts, and solders together things that beep, blink, and fly. Known as the Bald Engineer, he writes engineering articles, makes Arduino tutorials, and rants about capacitor types. His YouTube channel, AddOhms, features simple animated tutorials to explain electronics to everyone.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;padding-top:8px;clear:both;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Bald Engineer&#39;s Social Channel</strong></p><p style="margin:0;padding-top:12px;"><strong><a href="https://baldengineer.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/baldEng.png" style="vertical-align:middle;" width="150" /> Bald Engineer site</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0;padding-top:12px;">Follow Bald Engineer on: <span style="padding-right:15px;"><a href="https://youtube.com/addohms" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/youtubelogo.png" style="vertical-align:middle;" /></a></span><span style="padding-right:15px;"><a href="https://www.hackster.io/baldengineer" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/hacksterlogo.png" style="vertical-align:middle;height:20px;" /></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;padding-top:8px;">&nbsp;</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Favorite Videos/Projects:</strong></p><ul style="padding-top:8px;"><li><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3705/a-bald-engineer-video-mosfet-tutorial"><strong>MOSFET Tutorial</strong></a></li><li><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3706/a-bald-engineer-video-raspberry-pi-b-unboxing"><strong>Raspberry Pi B+ Unboxing</strong></a></li><li><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3707/a-bald-engineer-video-laser-cutter-with-light-saber-repair"><strong>Laser Cutter with Light Saber Repair</strong></a></li></ul></td><td style="padding-left:15px;"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>VCP Videos:</strong></p><ul style="padding-top:8px;"><li><strong><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3844/get-to-know-bald-engineer-james-lewis">Get to Know Bald Engineer: James Lewis!</a></strong></li><li><a class="" href="https://www.element14.com/community/tags#/?tags=e14presents_baldengineer&amp;filterID&amp;ICID=e14presents-vcp-doc"><strong>Follow the Bald Engineer on element14</strong></a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: bald_engineer, jlewis, vcp program</div>