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tvanantwerp
This looks really cool! I'm planning on moving to Hong Kong in about a year, and I'm looking forward to making a few trips across the border with one of these in my bag.
gamache
Direct, "shut up and take my money!" link to the campaign: https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/the-essential-gui...
hga
And there's a $5 "Buy bunny a beer!" option, for stick-in-the-mud people like me who've found value in what he's freely taught us over the years.
blacksmith_tb
Drat, no Paypal / Amazon integration. Now giving him a richly-deserved pint becomes more work...
hga
And "Bam!", it zoomed past its 10K target to 14K as of this posting, noticed when Crowd Supply emailed me about processing my payment.
mafuyu
This looks great- just ordered my copy. I'm a huge bunnie fanboy, though. :)

Looks really helpful for bridging the gap people face in going from design to manufacture in electronics.

Ninjalicious
I bought two. I need to learn this stuff like yesterday.
teawithcarl
Awesome, thanks. Bought two for my friends.
olalonde
I lived in Shenzhen for the past 5 years (including one year in Hong Kong) and moved to San Francisco last month. If anyone wants to talk over a coffee/beer, feel free to shoot me an email. Not looking to gain anything from this other than meeting people.
kitcar
This might do well on thinkgeek or similar, sold as a coffee table book
dropdatabase
My favorite thing in Shenzhen is bargaining for electronics at Huaqiangbei, it feels like going to Disneyland. Over millions of square feet, merchants sell stuff from wires, LEDs and transistors to headphones, monitors and hard-drives. I used to pay electronics for 80% of their value, then I learned Mandarin and got them for 40%. Definitely try learning numbers in Mandarin and work on your poker face before getting your plane ticket.
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Kluny
I'd like to buy the book just to have it, though I have no current use for it, but I can't afford $55 Canadian for an impulse buy right now. Hope you hit your target and I'll get it when our dollar gets stronger! I've donated 5 bucks for now.
sosha
Why not do it as a website or an app? Last thing I want to do when haggling for transistors in downtown Shenzen is flip pages on a book
jeffreyrogers
I think it's pretty cheap to print with lulu.com? I was looking at printing a single copy of a translation I made for class and I think the hardcover would have only come out to around $15. Might be worth looking into.
mmanfrin
I wish I had more experience with crafting electronics that I would find utility out of going to a place like this because it looks so freaking cool. Like a grown-up Best Buy Bazaar.