Hardware Podcasts

Episode 148: It’s not enough to kill you…

Making It · 15 Dec 2017 · 1h 06m

What this episode covers

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their personal journeys through higher education, contrasting formal degrees with self-taught skills and trade schools. They also address the recent changes to Patreon's fee structure, explaining how the new per-pledge costs are impacting their patrons and the show's revenue. The episode concludes with recommendations for learning resources like Skillshare and Linda.com, and highlights creators such as Lignum and James Bruton.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Patreon
Tools
Fusion 360, SketchUp
Also
Skillshare, Lignum, James Bruton, Saunders Machine Works

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