From zero coding background to hardware hacker: How Cursor + a Raspberry Pi makes AI fun
Topics discussed
Intro: Printing messages and podcast welcome
Sponsor: Firecrawl web data API
Maddie's journey from jealousy to AI coding
Demo: The 'Print Me a Message' thermal printer
Building with Cursor: Brainstorming and hardware shopping
The satisfaction of physical AI outputs
Project: Connecting Twitter to a retro pager
Sponsor: Customer.io AI campaigns
Testing the pager and discussing its quirks
Workflow: Zen mode vs. aggressive coding
Project: The 'Maddie API' for personal preferences
Dream project: Dot matrix printer banners
Handling AI errors and troubleshooting
Outro: Where to find Maddie and show credits
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