I'm personally so much more of a software hacker. But I do have a friend that can do all kinds of hardware hacks, from woodwork to welding. He loves doing it too, but often hits a roadblock with certain ideas since he doesn't have the required machinery and is currently employed outside this field of work. And without the funds, also doesn't have the opportunity to go very far with his hobby.
Unfortunately, he also doesn't have the software background to work at Google. It's an amazing perk they offer for sure. It'd be really cool if they expanded this to allow some non-computer geeks to pitch in every now and then though.
I'm personally so much more of a software hacker. But I do have a friend that can do all kinds of hardware hacks, from woodwork to welding. He loves doing it too, but often hits a roadblock with certain ideas since he doesn't have the required machinery and is currently employed outside this field of work. And without the funds, also doesn't have the opportunity to go very far with his hobby.
Unfortunately, he also doesn't have the software background to work at Google. It's an amazing perk they offer for sure. It'd be really cool if they expanded this to allow some non-computer geeks to pitch in every now and then though.