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by mikewarot 1010 days ago
Get an Arduino starter kit, and dig in. The nice thing about the Arduino is that it's 5 volt I/O, so enough to drive a light, an FET, etc. They're not super fast, but for stuff you want to see... good enough.

Most of the things you'll build these days are just jelly beans you connect together.