March 29th, 2012 § § permalink
Who are you?
I’m not a superhero or that guy from the big bang theory, I am however closer to a human than those would think, I am Paul Adams.
What do you do?
Some say I run the United states of America, but I don’t believe that, by education I’m a Graphic Designer by industry I’m a one man web development company.
What inspires you?
The learning process is inspirational but doing anything with stuff is just the greatest!
What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?
I like the makers, and I like making stuff, the crazy projects with the “don’t talk about it, go do it“ mentality is awesome. Plus if you’ve been around long enough you’ll start to learn things you never thought possible. An example is my first few visits to XinCheJian, I was hacking my first robot – a Hovercraft. I had no idea where to begin or what I was doing, it was He Qichen who took 10 minutes to give me the brief introduction to using a multimeter and I was setup and burning stuff quicker than you could scream ‘FIRE!”
XinCheJian is a new experience, the fact you have the opportunity to do anything is mind blowing, the chance to share the chance to learn whilst being around like-minded people is phenomenal.
I love the fact that the entire hackerspace community is not pretentious; true, honest people doing real things, you need to get your hands dirty, you need to build stuff. “Talkers walk but makers provoke!” (yes I should work on that one)
What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?
I want to do something, accomplish many tasks, and learn as much as I can, share everything and experience both the good and bad, i have a thirst for experiencing new things, I also love the idea of being a pioneer.
If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?
It would have to be how much I don’t know, especially some of those technical conversations that happen, I just nod my head in agreement and every now and then say “interesting, tell me more!”
Tell us a secret.. One you haven’t told anyone else?
This last year has been fulfilling, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it, loved the bad and enjoyed the good, I wouldn’t change it.
Who’s your idol?
Lady Ada (Limor) is my idol.
Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that way)
I would rate myself at 42 on the geeky slider out of 63, 2/3rd geek.
March 29th, 2012 § § permalink
Chen Linjiong,a mechanic. He had been engaged in the maintenance of semiconductor equipment and packaging equipment design. He is strong interest in mechanical and electrical equipment,and like DIY production.He had DIY the successful production of uno of arduino, mega2560 and some expansion board.Now he is interesting open source 3d printer, focused on improving model’s surfuce accuracy and finish.
Introduced us to his production of transparent acrylic 3D printers!
March 27th, 2012 § § permalink
1）Who are you?
廖俊彦, aka RubberDucky, or hey you, or Mike
What do you do?
Work for a private equity fund during the day, fight BS as my alter ego
during the night.
What inspires you?
People with not just passion but the decisiveness to do something about it,
and beer.
What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?
Likeminded comfortable community, accesses to resources, lack of BS, secret
hideout for alter ego
What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?
Make things! and ummm mostly repair the stuff I break. Experiment with and
learn different building skills.
If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?
Share? Share? Evil VC’s don’t share. Hmmm, a sense of peace and
contentment. Wait, that’s 2, give me 1 back.
Tell us a secret.. one you haven’t told anyone else?
Ummm, in my former life I was one of the presidents of the USA….hopefully
one of the good ones.
Who’s your idol?
According to Google,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100512231219AAXeHS8
Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that
way)
The sum, as k goes from a to b of f(k), where a=2, b=5, f(k) is ((k^2)+1)
Minus the meaning of life, the universe, and everything
Divided by 2 (cause I want to save the other half for later)
March 27th, 2012 § § permalink
- Who are you?姜昊, a fat guy.
- What do you do?Full time web developer, part time hacker.
- What inspires you?People who do more stuff than what they say.
- What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?People who makes things, and things gets done. People help each other and exchange ideas.
- What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?Make ideas into real physical thing. Knowing the path is totally different from walking the path.
- If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?Food?
- Tell us a secret.. one you haven’t told anyone else?I am fatter than i look.
- Who’s your idol?André Tanguy
- Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that way)6?
March 27th, 2012 § § permalink
- Who are you?
I’m Mika Lin | 林信義，call me mika please:)
- What do you do?
I’m a Interaction designer at ETU in Shanghai.
- What inspires you?
Life and nature. And I like the way of communication between people and objects.
- What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?
i can get many instruments,knowledges,skills here.and make the imagination comes true.
- What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?
Combine human body and real object,present the data of body in a new way,make the original thing more interesting,more funny.
- If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?
No more excuses No more think. Just Make the thing in your mind expressing your imagination in your mind with real object.
- Tell us a secret.. one you haven’t told anyone else?
Actually the white hair you see on my head. i just insert it into my head…(coool ?…….hahaha)
- Who’s your idol?
Nature | Albert Einstein | Louis Isadore Kahn | James Francis Cameron, all of them enlighten me on study,observation and combination.
- Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that way)
Between 0 and 10,i choose 6,it is a place appropriate and still rest many spaces developed and obsorb many new things.
March 26th, 2012 § § permalink
1) Who are you?
Sunny, Sun.
2) What do you do?
Quality and Supplier Chain Management
3) What inspires you?
The movie of “Old Boy” always inspired me to do sth for myself. Never say late to your dream. Go for it and do sth for it.
4) What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?
To be frank, It is the home feeling that attracts me here. In Xinchejian, we treat each other as family members and we share idea and help each other like family members. also we got a lot of courage from xinchejian. There are many falling dreams in my kids time, i want to pick them up and realize them at Xinchejian with the help of community.
5) What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?
I am not satisfied to the current education in China, which still use all the old days tools and method to educate our kids. Also the whole purpose of the school is competition and high score. Our teachers seldom ask our kids what they really like and what they want to do. I want to run a new kids “Play and Learn program” and make some changes to Kids education. Maybe It can only be a small step, but with the help of XinCheJian and Internet, I am sure more and more friends will join in me to make a change.
6) If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?
Stop Talking, do something right now.
7) Tell us a secret.. one you haven’t told anyone else?
I learn a lot from my son and in some point of view, he is teaching me a lot about kids. and I really want to be his best friend forever.
8 ) Who’s your idol?
My father is my idol. he is really a great man feeding all my three brothers and sponsor our high education. He is also a role model to be a responsible man to family.
9) Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that way)
I think am a geek but my skills are still far away from Geek. So Nerd maybe a more right word for me.
March 26th, 2012 § § permalink
1) Who are you?
I am Lutz from Germany, living in Shanghai since 2005
2) What do you do?
Working as a translator English-German for a big IT company.In my spare time I am a hobby photographer, maker, daddy, husband and friend (items are not listed in priority order)
3) What inspires you?
Nature in it’s different forms, shapes, lights, creatures etc. etc. etc… Smart people, kids…well too much to tell.
4) What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?
Well, it’s just a good place to meet people with similar interests, to see interesting projects, chatting, find help when facing a problem, laughing learning and expanding my horizon and many more reasons.
5) What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?
I do not have a specific target. I am open-minded and cannot tell you what I will do tomorrow (well, you know what I mean). I want to learn what I am interested in and this is a lot. I want to accomplish my goals, share my experience and ideas and want to increase my experience as well.
6) If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?
My life experience!
7) Tell us a secret.. one you haven’t told anyone else?
Ok, this is a tough question and I know who is asking 
But I will answer it.My secret is, and that is the first time that I am talking/writing about this…well, this is hard but I am trying…I told my very first girlfriend after puberty that I already had sex before….which was a lie
8 ) Who’s your idol?
I do not have an specific idol. Idols are things, people you admire or even pray to. I admire some people but cannot place them in an order. But two of them are my mom and my dad.
9) Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that way)
On a scale from 1 to 10 I would say 9.5
March 26th, 2012 § § permalink
cake is here
stop ! David Ricky and Min Lin what do you do to the cake!
Infy now fighting?
no no no, Lio don’t do that!!!
March 25, 2012, in thexinchejian,friends come together to celebrate the first anniversary of xinchejian, we share a sweet cake, we spent a pleasant evening.
The special correspondent of the xinchejian @rockets at the scene reported.
March 24th, 2012 § § permalink
Lio 李欧
- Who are you?
Lionello Lunesu, but please call me Lio.
- What do you do?
I’m a Tech Lead at Microsoft China.
- What inspires you?
People making stuff.
- What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?
Everything you could possibly need to realize your idea is there, no more excuses.
- What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?
Being a programmer I’m making stuff all day, but nothing beats working with real materials.
- If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?
I’d like everyone to know that finishing a project, no matter how insignificant it seems, results in a high, and it will make you go back for more.
- Tell us a secret.. one you haven’t told anyone else?
Uh, see the answer to the next question:
- Who’s your idol?
I’m going to sound like a nerd, but Bill Gates inspires me. He’s a geek with business skills and his heart is in the right place.
- Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that way)
From 0 (Queen Elizabeth) to 10 (übergeek), I’m probably around an 8: pretty geeky yet not unsociable (.. I hope!)
March 23rd, 2012 § § permalink
Infy Zhang
- Who are you?
Infy Zhang
- What do you do?
Tenant and Buyer Representation for MNC TOP500.
- What inspires you?
Where you could do amazing things as you wish.
- What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?
Use my own idea do wonderful things and could cooperate with friends and bring dreams come true.
- What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?
I want to do a image analysis of micro-expression by web camera .
- If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?
Time, to do a lot of things as wish.
- Tell us a secret.. one you haven’t told anyone else?
I never fall in love with any one.
- Who’s your idol?
If there must be one,absolutely myself.
- Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that way)
I am a devil.17 of 10 if it must be rated.
March 23rd, 2012 § § permalink
Stephany Xu
- Who are you?
Stephany Xu
- What do you do?
I do Retail Design and Development.
- What inspires you?
Individuals pursuing their passions inspires me. Efficient and elegant designs/systems.
- What attracts you to the space/what do you like about the space?
You feel at ease in Xinchejian, everyone is genuinely passionate and always up for doing something fun and helping each other.
- What do you want to do/accomplish/learn/share/experience?
I want to create/build something that can be shared. I also want to build a giant robotic mimosa plant.
- If there is only one thing you could share with people, what would it be?
Hm..I would share my experience of how I discovered my passion and the personal growth and rewards that come from it.
- Tell us a secret.. one you haven’t told anyone else?
Awesomely rendered parametric designs have brought tears to my eyes.
- Who’s your idol?
I don’t really have a particular idol, but i idolize people who are passionate about something and have a genuine drive that is unyielding to any kind of social or practical convention. They do what they love and it shows.
- Where would you rate yourself on a geeky slider? (or nerdy if you are that way)
I am medium geek/nerd..I would say I’m a 5 out of 10 at best. There is way more things for me to learn before I can put myself in the ranks of the greats. I’m just a girl with a hobby/interest.
March 23rd, 2012 § § permalink
Working with Shanghai Strobist, we have produced portraits of makers in XinCheJian. We will introduce each of the makers in the following posts. Here are preview of the portraits.
