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- We will no longer be using the alliterative titles for our episodes. Our “secret” source of words was phrontistery.info and luciferous logolepsy
- We appreciated everyone who filled out our survey! A lot of people suggested guests that have already been on, check out our list to hear old episodes.
- fbz (guest two episodes ago) got funded on the scarf project! Kickstarter funding can be a tricky and annoying game.
- Past guest Andreas Olaffson from Adapteva wrote about how he’ll never do another campaign
- Selling tools are usually terrible, Dave still loathes using eBay.
- The idea of a smartphone with community design seems like a tenuous proposition.
- Dave using to use delta sigma ADCs that only Cirrus and Analog made while working at Circel/Tally’s. There were only about 5 customers.
- When determining features for general chips, you need to throw in everything. Espressif was talking about their new features on Twitter.
- The ESP8266 is a story of bottom up success, similar to the stories discussed in the Innovator’s Dilemma.
- Though Dave doesn’t like Chris talking about the book, it’s the same story for companies like Rigol.
- Steve has a great way for sorting out parts in his lab.
- COTW: The AD8232
- Scotty was right!
- This Coin teardown was interesting, showing how they handle the mag strip on a credit card. Dave says that you cannot even use mag strip in Australia, it’s all chip and pin.
- Tesla announces Ludicrous speed. It achieves higher speed by improving fusing on the pack.
- Chris (was) is at a Hackaday event.
- Dave will be at the upcoming Sydney maker faire.
- The Flux Capacitor shirt is for sale again. As is the 555 shirt.
- Chris thought the Accuweather app was like BTTF
Thanks to quinnanya for the picture
I have listened to every episode! I think I started at episode 83. I then went back and listened to the rest from the beginning.
Hey Dave . Your always banging on about the bloody Yanks this or that. Well should I refer to you as a banana-bender or a cornstalk? I’m just another bloody “Yank” who supports your site via YouTube hits. “Yank” is so down stream. Just call your largest audience that supports you’re Aussie ass as “Americans”. Get it? Advice from an old “greybeard” engineer who was prototyping circuits before
you shorted an outlet / “mains”, and discovered that electricity was cool. BTW, U.S. style a.c. cords
have never been a problem in the 50 or so years that I’ve used them. So, bugger off.
As an Aussie, call us what you like. Convict, whatever. Banana Bender is the wrong state, and I’ve never heard of cornstalk before. Half the country call Americans Yanks. It’s not derogatory, it’s part of our nature to shorten everything we say. No need to get your knickers all in a knot.
People are so sensitive these days. I am American. Call me whatever you want Dave!
Funny thing about the use of “Yank”, it refers to a lot of different things:
To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.
Um, this is awesome.
Chris, your drunk aren’t you.
Seriously though, great show. Mr. Grey Beard proud to be an american needs realize that his attitude is the problem people have with us.
Wouldn’t say drunk, there may have been a glass of wine or two involved. Recording at night has its benefits.
I would probably need a couple glasses of wine of to feel confident and social enough to record an hour+ show each week myself.
You both did a great job.oThanks for another fun episode. Also glad to hear that you are making some changes, like the no more naming & reinstating some of the educational segments like chip of the week.
Fun episode, I was laughing all the way through.
Love the show, long time listener (1.6 years)… i have to admit: a part of me is elated with the non-alliteration move. 20% increase to shows value (monetarily of 0, of course)
We take checks written out to the “Bank of Boodled Baboonery”
Check is in the mail!
Soooo, how much coffee did Chris drink?
Wine
Hey. I knew something was different about Chris in this episode. He had a “buzz” on and cut loose with
what was on his mind. Because Chris was so much more talkative and less deferential to Dave’s
banging on, over and over about one of his usual pet peeves, I found the show more entertaining.
It’s too bad Dave doesn’t drink. I’d love to listen to a show where both Dave and Chris are “lit-up”
on booze. It would be hilarious!(or disastrous?) Other wise I’ll still settle for the occasional “stitch and bitch” between the two when there is no guest. Chris and Dave, ya gotta love’em.
I’ve listened to all of the amp hour (i drive a lot for work so i usually RUN OUT of podcasts), and i’ve seen all of dave’s videos, i binged on them during the massive floods here a few years ago when there was nothing to do but wait.