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#144 – An Interview with Bob Davidson – Hoodied HP Hijinks

Bob Davidson stops in to talk with Chris and Dave about building early hard drives, the computer industry, sensors, ham radio and a whole lot more!

#143 – PCBs, Tektronix & Ham Radio – Habitual Handicraft Hangups

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Do you find yourself pigeonholed into a certain aspect of electronics? Have you ever moved? That, plus old magazine ads, low cost manufacturing questions & more!

The Amp Hour #142 – Kickstarter, IndieGoGo & Ignite – Jasperated Jimswinger Jobbery

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Paying for help can make sense, especially for artistic and design work (like our new t-shirt!). Also: cheap hardware, new hardware and shonky hardware.

#141 – FPGAs, Robots & Thermocouples – Wampum’s Wavering Worth

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If you make design decisions based on finances, it might be time to start buying connectors. Also, listener questions about FPGAs and Op Amps,iterations, prototypes, robots, thermocouples and much more!

#140 – Project Management, Lasers & Robots – Staunch Specialty Sanctanimity

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Is it better to run the project and be blamed or to keep your head down and focus on the details? That plus current sources, lasers, robots, manufacturing and more.

#139 – Google Glass & Adafruit – Obtaining Ostentatious Oculiforms

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Winning Google Glass is an interesting proposition, since you still need to buy them. Cloud based tools and registration walls also provide dicey propositions.

#138 – An Interview with Ryan Brown – Effortless Equipment Extensibility

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Ryan Brown of National Instruments joins Chris to talk about FPGAs, LabView software, the Austin hardware scene, hardware startups, home projects and lots more!

#137 -Mars, System Design & NAND – Mercurial Mars Mission

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Whether or not to volunteer to die on Mars is one thing; what electronics to bring with you is an entirely different (more important?) decision.

#136 – Hardware, Surveys and Giveaways – Radular Rental Ranting

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Hardware can get you places, whether you’re headed to Austin for SXSW or just sitting on a plane like a sack of potatoes. Join Dave and Chris as they talk about hardware and announce a new t-shirt giveaway!