My lab notebook in three dimensions
For my convocation, I arranged retired and burned-out components on my graduation cap. It was not a functional project, but a keepsake of everything I learned, built, broke and rebuilt. I shared the reflection on 23 November 2025.
My first Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Jetson, ESP8266, ESP32 and 3D-printer nozzle, along with countless burned-out components, hold stories from the projects that shaped my journey through university. Most of these parts were burned out, retired or kept in my electronics graveyard.
For my convocation, I placed them on top of my hat in a chaotic, random layout: a small souvenir of everything I learned, built, broke and rebuilt. Every failed component was part of the path that brought me here.
This is the confirmed LinkedIn post date. The cap is a commemorative object, not a functional project.
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