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Back when I flirted with a possible career in electronics in the late 90s, I built a digital clock out of every part and wire and microchip in my tool box for a class project. I had a partner, but he wasn't much help. I spent a whole week on that thing, and even stayed after class each day to work on it. What I found odd was that the extra hour after class wasn't very productive. Anyway, we (meaning me) finished on time, and got an A. The coolest part of that project was that the counter starts at 00 when it's reset. I had trouble getting to skip 00:00 and go straight to 01:00 (for 1pm or 1am). So I rewired it to 24 time, which made 00:00 become midnight, and got extra credit for it!. It was the only 24 clock in the class.
As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
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"I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something - or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip."
Roger Zelazny
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