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High School Dropout, Self-Taught Chip Designer

circletimessquare writes "The QVC television shopping network has recently found a hit in its product the C64, which emulates the classic Commodore 64 in a small form factor, a joystick. But the story of the designer of the product is more interesting than the product. Meet Jeri Ellsworth [NYTimes. You know what that means], whose life story emulates the golden age of garage-based computer design. She is proof that the passion of the homebrew electronic hobbyist is still a viable force in an age when well-funded and well-staffed corporate design teams dominate chip design."

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  1. Fristpsost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Frosty piss all around!

  2. First Post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post!

  3. Re:Yes but... by MrRuslan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    she needs some makeup in my opinion.....

  4. Re:A girl-geek and slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey, I'd settle for a quick peek & poke.

  5. The road to success by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. Rent a garage
    2. ???
    3. PROFIT!!!

  6. Re:A girl-geek and slashdot by drsquare · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    NYT registration is a lot of hassle just to read a single article. You have to fill in page after page of information, and even then the article doesn't load, it just gives a 404 error.

    Also why should a simple news site require you to jump through hoops when there are many other, better news sources that don't require registration?

    On another note, you can tell who the NY Times is aimed at just by reading the options:

    Occupation: Judge, Lawyer, Doctor, CEO, King, Other.

  7. In all honesty.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I fucked her. Seriously. She's a fabulous lay, although there were a few stray resistors in her bed that caused itching and inflammation during our Olympic fuck sessions.

  8. STICKING DICK IN Y0UR FACE ANYWAY by Jerk+City+Troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    STRANGELY IR0NIC