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- Chris is back from paternity leave
- FMLA
- The previously mentioned consultant course was put on hold
- In Embedded episode 369, someone asked about consulting after only 5 years, Chris thinks it’s possible, but with different expectations
- Already a consultant? You can apply for the consulting forum
- 1099s vs W2
- Chip availability continues to be terrible
- Dave likens it to a FIFO buffer
- Chris learned “Yeah Nah” Ozzy Man
- Bryman CEO Email
- Chris mentioned getting “Swooped” on parts recently (bought out from under him). r00tkillah suggested calling this “Reeling”
- Jay Carlson recommends only ordering PCBs when the parts are in hand. Chris will be doing this from now on.
- Former guest Matt Venn is running the ZeroToASIC course, teaching people how to design chips. He has been doing interviews with people taking the course and participating in the Skywater shuttle run.
- In this recent Zero To Asic interview with Dan Rodriguez, they mention the Ultimate Gameboy Talk at 33c3
- This extremely application specific toaster chip has a “bagel pin”, possibly mentioned on the show before?
- Relay computer
- LG dryer sending 1GB data back to servers per day
- Printf debugging
The auto industry deserves the chip shortage, given what they do with said chips: youtube DOT com/watch?v=WX2SWUMt_fk
The dryer sending 1GB of data per day could have been hacked to do things the owner doesn’t want, either by hackers or by the manufacturer… Does it have a mic for voice control or other reasons? Does it have multiple WiFi antennae so that it can triangulate phone positions? Sensors give treasure troves of data which if not currently exploited, is only a soft-/firmware update from being so. Call me paranoid, but this kind of thing is reality nowadays. See the video on cars I “linked” above.
Regarding the toaster chip with a bagel pin, Technology Connections made a video on toasters a couple of years ago, however that one has a 4 single inline pin chip. The Chinese datasheet mentions a “bagel mode”, although Mr. Technology Connections has some doubts… youtube DOT com/watch?v=zLFG068HtgM
Re: plastics shortages- this is the raw pellets, not the finished parts. Most of the chemical plants are in Texas, and were “damaged “ in the uncontrolled power shutdown. Resins like polypropylene don’t have many suppliers. I think polyethylene and ABS are not as bad.