Jeri Ellsworth, self-taught engineer, talks about her career

[MPSecare]

Super awesome woman!

[VERGIS92]

the Chinese removed the decoupling capacitors to save money?? what the fuck were they thinking, no component is used for decoration purposes, it plays a part!

[BelfonteFurnace]

My parents were always very reluctant to buy me toys when I was young. As I would always take them apart. I did the same really, I discovered one day that I could modify these things. Now I modify 80s game equipment and build synthesizers. If only the had knew...

[TheBandScanner]

One of the few people I would nominate for an emaritas degree. At the very least would make a good series of Barbie dolls: racer Jeri, tech Jeri, designer Jeri, and so on.

[CollPowers]

I am studying electronic engineering by my own. Any recomendation?!

[AxelWiresmith]

Wow a female version! Very cool! Like ur SW VLOG series, and amazingly familiar backstory ;-)



[Cruffage]

BOO!



[FrankenPC]

Autodidacts FTW!!!

[krayzai174]

@FrankenPC woot!

[schtals]

okay, the mother thing is the answer. But she's an alpha, for sure.

[baloneyjazz]

You had a radio shack! wohoo!!

[vw2rover]

You seem like such a cool woman. Great looking is a bonus also.

[naix77]

Jeri, you've always been a person I've looked up to... Mainly because of your C64 involvement and chip design. I actually bought the C64 in the stick you made... You are an amazing person. I've learned so much from you and you are a spectacular woman. I've also been following your Commodore One endeavors... There's so much we share in common. I'm speechless. I'd wish we'd get to know each other one day, because I have so many questions to ask you... but unfortunately, my life's calling. EOL.

[coolhandremy]

FORCE OF NATURE

[scdevon]

I love this girl. Hot. Smart. Genius, I'm speechless.

High School / College is beneath you. They are no place for a highly intelligent person like you. Don't ever change.

[dfernand101]

This woman should be the female Bill Gates. I would say most men feel threatened by intelligent women but I'm not. If you want a date in central London Jeri and you're ever around contact me !

[cxpm777]

@dfernand101 She scares me ! I am kind of envious :)

[bfuller9]

Harani66: you are absolutely right. It was an annoyance and one solved by a subsequent camera purchase! Yay more toys!

[Harani66]

great video.!

Jeri is a true inspiration.

only complaint. the side facing camera seem to be a different aspect ratio than the front facing cam ?. (nerdy distraction)

[adiktofer]

she's the perfect woman: smart and really hot

[beastlt12]

Ha, people started giving me their garbage electronics too. How awesome.

[EgoShredder]

I love this woman; she has brains and beauty and guts, and still retains her femininity :-) She reminds me of a dear recently departed girl called Alison Challis (techie_alison), who was tragically killed by a fire engine while riding her motorbike in April 2011. She like Jeri was a self taught electronics boffin, who designed hardware and software for various retro computers, particularly Atari computers. She could also strip down motorbikes etc.  R.I.P. Aly.

[KaslarProductions]

My hero everybody :D

[liquidus2172]

Beauty and brain, my Fatal Weakness !!!

[forevernorthstars]

You're hot Jeri :)

[onefastdeskjockey]

What an inspiration. Amazing amount of brain power, inventiveness and creativeness.  Someone who would be a great role model for my little girls (and my boy too!)

[agudelostephens]

Jeri, I'd like to know what do you think about math and calculus for engineering. Do you think it is really necessary and useful. I mean, not basic math neither baisc calculus, I mean advanced math and physics.

[MRKetter81]

@agudelostephens Those are VERY useful in engineering, but not necessarily needed to learn. It all depends on the level of engineering you're looking at doing

[bschreffler]

I love this chick!

[206ernesto]

school prank sound fun! lol

[doh4rj]

I love this girl. Email me when coming to Rio de Janeiro. Doug.

[Films4You]

In MHO, only ( 5:36 ) you never dropped out of school - school dropped you out by not stopped bullies.

[felixduhcat89]

That is an amazing story.

[N64Guy]

look I'm not a perv but omg she's like perfect

[TortoiseProductions]

@N64Guy

that's my situation too

[Kevbo4]

@N64Guy I am a perv and she is perfect!

[mebossyounothing]

@N64Guy

yeah she's like smart and all but not perfect

i think you're just lonely...

[martyman5000]

@N64Guy uh I saw the static photo and I thought ok hot and then the video of her talking and meh...

[BarsMOnster]

I want to marry you, Jeri :-) That was awesome interview :-)

[mangoprojects]

One of the smartest and the most interesting person in America.

[Albinorama]

they said that only because she is hot.Theres is lot more people and girls doing the same or better.

btw she is lesbian,.

[jacgoudsmit]

Jeri Ellsworth, Force of Nature! LOL.

Thumbs up to Jeri!

Thumbs down on the aspect ratio failures and on misspelling Jeri's name twice in the video comments.

[jamesedwardtheobald]

@jacgoudsmit i thought maybe there was just a small temporal-spatial warp in their local area :D