From Fixing Soviet Zhigulis to Tinkering with AI Projects: a Generational Echo
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-11-03
The author, who grew up in the Soviet Union, recalls how his engineer grandfather spent every weekend tinkering with an old Zhiguli car. Today he spends his weekends the same way — but on AI-driven personal projects instead. A short reflection on how the hands-on tinkering spirit carries across generations into the AI era.
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