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#161 – Interview with Michael Ossmann – Gifted Grimgribber Grokker

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What have you done in the past 4 years? Michael Ossmann has had 2 successful Kickstarters, funding over $600k in total. He develops open source hardware tools that allow security researchers to probe the RF spectrum.

#160 – Troubleshooting, PCBs and LEDs – Quaintized Quich Quelling

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Dave and Chris dive into the insanity that troubleshooting can sometimes cause. Also LEDs, hiring help, PCBs, RF backscatter, meetups, quadcopters and more!

#159 – Interview with Eric Ries – Transorted Testing Tachydidaxy

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Eric Ries joins Chris and Dave to talk about a new method of R&D, discovering what customers want and quickly determining if a product (even hardware) has legs in the marketplace.

#158 – Hyperloop, Upverter and Soldering – Unbelievable USB Ustulater

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Batteries and power sources matter when making heat, especially for soldering! Also, development platforms, hyperloops, design sharing, open interfaces & more!

#157 – An Interview with the SparkFun Team – Efficacious Engineering Ensemble

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The SparkFun Engineering Team joins Chris & Dave to talk open hardware, company culture, teardowns, counterfeit parts, competitions, working with mfg and more!

#156 – Tesla, FPGAs and DigiKey – Zesty Zippy Zynq

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This week we started by talking about electric transport…but ended up devolving into discussions of FPGA SOCs, language translation, bakelite, sheet metal and more!

#155 – An Interview with Jeff Rowberg – Mini Module Master

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Jeff Rowberg of BlueGiga and the KeyGlove Project join Chris and Dave to talk firmware, Bluetooth, wearable computing, reverse engineering and more!

#154 – Arduino, IndiGoGo and Hack-a-Day – Doodad Dealer Dancing

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Sometimes when dealing with vendors you need to take the lead. This week Chris and Dave discuss IndieGoGo, online CAD, catalogs, databooks, non-profits and more!

#153 – An Interview with Ryan O’Hara – Keyed, Kerfed Kapton

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Ryan O’Hara joins Chris and Dave to discuss kapton stencils, pick and place machines, creating flying insect robots and more!

#152 – Firmware, Netburner and Semiconductors – Chris’s Capitalism Colloquy

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Chris and Dave discuss the role of investment capital in electronics businesses. Also firmware revisions, beginning designing chips and the systemization of silicon.

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