Code & automate
Linux, software engineering, scripts, home automation, networking. Make a repetitive task disappear or understand what your system is doing.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Rutherford Tech: Understand it.
Build on it.
For the people who wonder how it works. And the people who take it apart to find out.
A new local community for Linux, code, electronics, repair, and all the interesting things in between. Bring your curiosity. Share what you discover.
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RT / OPEN WORKBENCHCURIOUS BY DEFAULT
LINUXSOFTWAREELECTRONICSDEVICE REPAIRAUTOMATIONRFREVERSE ENGINEERING
01 / THE IDEA
Your project can be solo.
Your learning doesn't have to be.
You can build the whole thing yourself and still have something worth sharing: a clever fix, a question, a dead end, or the moment it finally made sense.
Rutherford Tech is here to connect people around that process. The Rutherford Technology Facebook Group is where we share the work, compare notes, and help each other take the next step.
We're starting online. This is a new community, and there is room to help shape it.
02 / FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY
A few ways in.
Deep experience in one thing.
A first attempt at something else.
Both belong here.
Build & repair
Electronics, soldering, device repair, fabrication. Diagnose a fault, get a circuit working, or give something a second life.
Probe & understand
Reverse engineering, test instruments, signals, RF. Explore hardware and software you own or have permission to examine.
FROM THE WORKBENCH / START READING
One small board.
A lot to discover.
Our ESP32-S3 series starts with a map of the possibilities: electronics, software, communication, and the questions that connect them.
Read the foundation article →03 / START WHERE YOU ARE
Bring the unfinished version.
You don't need a polished project, a workshop, or a job in technology. You don't even need to know the right question yet.
- SHARE A FIND
A repair, a work in progress, a useful command, or something that surprised you.
- ASK A QUESTION
Tell us what you're trying to do, what happened, and what you've already tried.
- LEAVE A NEXT STEP
Offer an explanation, a reference, or an idea someone else can test.
THE NEXT CONNECTION IS LOCAL
Find your kind of curious.
Connected to Rutherford County or nearby? Join the conversation as we get this community started.
Join the Facebook GroupAnswer three short membership questions. Beginners welcome.
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