The story of #JeriEllsworth is f***ing awesome:

“When she was eight years old, she disassembled her toys to learn how they worked. In response her father stopped buying toys, put an empty box at his work saying "bring your broken electronic gizmos", and every few weeks, gave them to her. She started making simple modifications to them.”

@argv_minus_one I did the same! …except for my parents giving me broken stuff (and being supportive of the process at all, I got called names and asked to stop)

@domi

I have an entire bag full of broken electronics, and I used to have several more boxes before I sent them to e-waste. If I knew any kids like Jeri, I'd be their personal Santa Claus. 😂