And actually, if hacking with computers wasn't so common, it would be perceived as quite awesome, too.
I'm sure you'd like to think so, but unless you have a blast furnace in your garage you're not as cool as this guy, sorry.
How about a CNC mill, laser cutter or reprap? :-)
Yes, unfortunately.
Fascinating article, thanks.
A friend of mine is 'bio hacker'; he works with different microbiological organisms to learn about them and build better ones with specific traits. This article describes it better than I can: http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101006/full/467650a.html
I am a biohacker too, actually. I just submitted a paper on how to build a Drosophila lab with little budget, for schools or biology lovers.
Cool, do you have a link I can share or something? Sounds fascinating.
As soon as the paper is accepted I will write more here on HN. Cannot do much before as for editorial requirements, sorry.
I'm an amateur bladesmith. This guy posts regularly on one of the forums I participate in. He's chronicled his research there in very accessible, but rich detail. Really brilliant stuff (from my layman perspective).