Curious about how things work
My interest in electronics and technology started early, and a lot of it came from my dad.
Opening things up to see inside
I have always been curious about how things work. The radio-controlled cars got opened because I had to see how they were made, and toys were soon broken once my curiosity took over.
A lot of the interest comes from my dad. He introduced me early to Ubuntu and Linux. I rooted Samsung phones, poked around in router settings and read the specifications of new phones.
From tinkering to experience
Between the ages of 9 and 13 I rooted my phone to hack games, for example to get the coolest skin in Subway Surfers and unlimited money in Hill Climb Racing. My dad had parental controls on the internet, and I ran a script on Ubuntu that logged keystrokes to find the code. I did not give up until I had found a way around whatever challenge I was facing.
At 13 I built an RC car with an Arduino together with my dad. I did not have as much patience as I do now, but everything I have tried has given me a lot of experience.
The road to my degree
That is a big part of why I study electronic systems design at NTNU today. What started with opening up radio-controlled cars became a degree where I design and build electronics myself.