About mhespenh.net

Or more specifically: About Michael Hespenheide

Abstract Bio: I'm a twenty-something-year-young Computer Engineering student who is obsessively interested in all things electronics. I was born and raised in central Virginia, just a few miles from Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. I'm one of those lucky few blessed with the knowledge of exactly what I want to do with my life.

I'm a brother in the Epsilon Chi Chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity at Virginia Tech, where I served Vice-President, and later President. I'm also a member of the US Marine Corps Reserve, as a Heavy Equipment Operator (I drive big bulldozers and the like)- an interesting job.

In my spare time I come up with, and build, all manner of random projects involving coding, electronics, microcontrollers (I really like the PIC and Atmels), and other passive and active components- this site is intended to be place for me to share that work with the world. I'm a huge fan of Instructables.com (user: mhespenh) and Make, places where I often find inspiration for future projects.

Likes: Learning DIY XKCD Mythbusters Indie Music Discrete Math and Number Theory Theoretical Physics Gadgets Fark LOLcats Politics Yuengling

Dislikes: Ignorant people Identity politics Differential Equations Partisans Bigotry Blind patriotism Spiders The RIAA/MPAA Most Politicians Cauliflower AT&T Scotch