We’re relaxing and taking the summer easy (extra easy for Dave, where it’s winter), so two weeks of no episodes. We should be back next week with a fresh one.
#594 – AI aren’t sentient yet…right?
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This week on the show, we discuss AI, new kit services, building prototypes, vintage computers, trains, and more!
#593 – Publicly Traded Hobby with Ben Jordan
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Ben Jordan was a long time Altium employee and PCB and product specialist and still makes Altium tutorial videos on Youtube. He and Dave discuss their experiences in the EDA world.
#592 – Product Design with Simone Giertz
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Simone Giertz returns to The Amp Hour 5.5 years later to discuss all of the things that she has built, things she wants to build in the future, and how she is moving those product designs into the marketplace.
#591 – Olive-a The World
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Chris and Dave discuss big electric vehicles, finding unmarked parts, test equipment, olive oil, and more!
#590 – Finding Hardware Flaws with Laura Abbott
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Laura Abbott of Oxide Computer joins Chris to talk about a vulnerability she found in the firmware update mechanism on the LPC55S69, as well as other topics relating to firmware and hardware security.
#589 – Mute Button Discipline
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This week Dave and Chris hold it together while discussing simulations, energy fields, impossible parts, and strapping open source gear to your home.
#588 – Siloed Engineering with Leigh Brady
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Engineer Leigh Brady joins Chris to compare and contrast working in different industries in different countries. Leigh has worked in the optics, medical, and defense spaces, including on nuclear weapons.
#587 – Biblical Broker Bucks
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Chris and Dave discuss PCB art, failed hardware projects, USB chips, lack of chips, new (to us) wireless network protocols, and more!
#586 – Fran Blanche Version 3
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Fran Blanche and Dave discuss publishing, newspapers, Frantone, manufacturing, the kit business, ebay, and pontificate what we would be doing if the Internet didn’t exist.