From zero coding background to hardware hacker: How Cursor + a Raspberry Pi makes AI fun
How I AI
22 HOURS AGO
From zero coding background to hardware hacker: How Cursor + a Raspberry Pi makes AI fun
From zero coding background to hardware hacker: How Cursor + a Raspberry Pi makes AI fun
How I AI
22 HOURS AGO
Shownote
Shownote
Maddie Reese is a vibe coder, hardware tinkerer, and builder. She builds things at the intersection of software and hardware, including a thermal receipt printer that people around the world can message directly, a fully functional Twitter pager running on...
Highlights
Highlights
Maddie Reese, a self-described vibe coder and hardware tinkerer, shares how she uses AI tools like Cursor to build quirky, functional hardware projects without a formal coding background. Her journey from envying developers to creating a globally accessible thermal receipt printer and a Twitter-connected pager highlights a new, accessible approach to blending software and physical builds.
Chapters
Chapters
Intro
00:00Maddie’s AI pill moment
02:00The thermal receipt printer: live demo and how it works
03:53The pager project
11:10Why she uses Cursor’s clean agent view instead of terminals and browsers
17:23The personal API: coffee order, pets, favorite snacks, and more
19:05Lightning round and final thoughts
22:57Transcript
Transcript
Maddie Reese: i've always felt jealous of people who could code. And then, when I finally was able to kind of join that world, I just started thinking, what else was inaccessible to me? That's completely accessible now, and hardware was one of those things...
