Yesterday was both exciting and disappointing. I got 2 emails from Hackaday. First I found out that SAB3T is 1 of 100 advancing to the semifinals of the Hackaday Prize! (Yay!). Then I found a Hackaday post about the 10 Best Product entries advancing, which SAB3T is not a part of (Ouch!). Then I got another email from Hackaday saying that due to my excellent documentation for SAB3T I was getting a free T-Shirt (Yay again!)

I have to say the 10 Best Product entries moving forward look great, so great work to everyone continuing on. However I'm a bit disappointed. I though that SAB3T had the best shot in the Best Product category. The judges have already decided that 10 of the competitors in the overall competition are cooler than SAB3T. Will things shake out better for SAB3T when we go head to head again in the semifinals? I hope so.

OSHpark Boards

My OSHpark boards came in the day after I shipped my protos for the "Best Product" judging. This weekend I got one all soldered up and tested. It works great just as I predicted.

Now that I'm out of the "Best Product" category I'm reviewing my plan for SAB3T. I want to make sure that I'm focusing on the most useful things.