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#682 – Your Mind Is The Tool

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Chris and Dave discuss troubleshooting a dead short in a PCB, the slow march of time, retirements, whether 2 layers is sufficient on PCBs, and much more!

#642 – Sad Violins for Superconductors

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Chris and Dave recount modems, handsets, trains, 2n2222 transistors, RISC V, and a complete lack of knowledge of how superconductors work.

#554 – PLEASE be a die shrink

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Dave and Chris discuss the terror of getting a product change notification and hoping it’s not something drastic (like an end of life notice). Also test equipment, the M.2 standard, layout, new wifi chips, podcasts, and more!

#514 – Focus, Dammit

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Dave and Chris discuss the benefits of focusing on a platform for finding work and whether that should tilt the discussion of generalist vs specialist. Also software explanations, downsizing, power stations, remote work, new dev boards and more!

#484 – Man Behind The Curtain

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This week Dave and Chris talk about carrying your lab with you because of Coronavirus, conferences going online, parts lists out of Shenzhen, EVs in Australia and more!

#218 – An Interview with Eric VanWyk – Meiotic Mountenance Mooshimeter

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Eric VanWyk, cofounder of the Mooshimeter and adjunct professor at Olin College of Engineering stops by to talk (sociopathic) compliance testing, manufacturing, crowdfunding, LEGO and more!

#206 – An Interview with Martin Lorton – Variegated Video Vagility

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Martin Lorton stops by Chris’s basement to talk to Chris and Dave about test equipment, solar, video blogging and the importance of community when trying to make it on your own.

#190 – Let’s Hear It For The Buoys – Vanishing Vessel Vexation

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This week we discuss the MH370 mystery/tragedy and the technology being used to search for the plane, Sparkfun’s DMM problem, imposter syndrome, ageism, investment and more!

#180 – An Interview with Dave Taylor – Multi-talented Meter Maker

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Dave Taylor, the designer of the Fluke 8060 multimeter, stops by to talk about his vast experience in the design of test and measurement gear.

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