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  • Dave has been struggling with his Windows7 upgrade.
  • Chris released a new version of KiCad tutorials, which was needed because of software upgrades. MeowCAD was listed as a possible open source alternative to KiCad, though it doesn't look like many are developing it. Dave knows someone named Meow Meow.
  • Dave's manufacturing/design partner relented and is switching from a PIC16 to a PIC32.
  • It's amazing how much time is spent in organizations simply maintaining lines of communication.
  • Dave has been sort of acting as a manager, but mostly offers his opinion.
  • There was discussion about whether Dave's product should be 0pen source on the forum.
  • Competitive advantage these days comes down to cost of components and branding.
  • Chris gave a talk on "Top down electronics", which made him rethink about how he thinks about modules.
  • uBeam
    • The former VP of Engineering discussed why he joined a shonky sounding startup.
    • Dave wrote about uBeam on Aug 14 2014
    • Lee Gomes of IEEE wrote an indepth post about uBeam
    • Why uBeam is everything wrong with Silicon Valley
    • Other links we mentioned
      • Elecia's post about stock options
      • Japanese satellite borked on sw upgrade
      • Cypress is paying $500M for an IoT business
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