If you are like me, and the fact that you are reading this suggests a certain kinship, then you have many electronic devices scattered around your house; each with their own wires for communication and power. Wires are wondrous. They form the basis of our information economy. Unfortunately, in a shared space like a living room, they are also atrociously ugly. For your consideration: my living room.
I've been wanting to get into electronics and building physical things for a while. I have a lot to learn though. My only exposure to micro-controllers was when I played with an Arduino for a day about two years ago. The last time I picked up a soldering iron or drew a schematic was my lone electrical engineering class in college nearly twenty years ago. My degree is in computer science with a focus on graphic and AI giving me a decidedly software-only career. This makes picking up electronics both challenging and fun.