Not unlike Han Solo emerging from cryosleep, the annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special is back! Parker and Stephen welcome Josh Rozier, Chris Kraft, and Hyr0n to Circuit Break for a wide-ranging discussion covering at least the following about the Star Wars universe:

• The Most Ingenious Pieces of Technology in Star Wars
• The Most Underrated Characters 
• Favorite (and Most Profound) Star Wars Quotes
• Personal picks for cool lightsaber functions
• Do Star Wars ships and vehicles ever need gas?
• Medical care in Star Wars vs. Star Trek
• Whether or not you’re sleeping while encased in carbonite or just dead the whole time
• A burning desire for vibroblades
• The toilet paper situation in Star Wars
• Does Star Wars really illuminate the vastness of space?
• Chewbacca knows everything
• Spider-Man’s goo
• So many Star Wars magic tricks
• Tow Cable/Power Harpoon as a reasonable tactic to use against the AT-ATs on Hoth?
• Science-Fiction vs. Science-Fantasy
• “Skippy” and The Mandalorian
• FM Radio Transmissions in Caves
• Star Wars: Thrawn and the curious case of loading cargo and other bureaucratic tasks
• Engineering ethics in the Empire / Darth Vader and anger management
• Stewie’s Vader
• Kylo Ren, blasters, and magical gas
• Not loving JJ Abrams’ elimination of limitations
• + much more!

About our guests:

• Josh Rozier
  • A business intelligence and data analytics professional for a large, east-coast insurance monolith. In his spare time, Roz spends his time building and tweaking guitar amplifiers and pedals. Co-owner of Empire Engineering with Stephen.
• Chris Kraft
  • A tinkerer currently working as a software engineer in the financial services industry. Extensive background in 3d printing and building anything that seems interesting.
• Hyr0n
  • A systems engineer. Hardware hacker of AND!XOR, a group that builds electronic badges for conferences, mucks in vending machines, and designs embedded system puzzles.

Relevant links:

• Circuit Break Podcast #357: Seventh Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special - We’re the Rebel Codebreakers!
• Circuit Break Podcast #307: Sixth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special - The Bad Hunch
• Circuit Break Podcast #255: Fifth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special – Neo Jedi
• Circuit Break Podcast #204: Fourth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special – C3PO Steals the Show
• Circuit Break Podcast #152: Third Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special – Vader’s Fake Finger
• Circuit Break Podcast #98: Second Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special: Jar Jar on a Harley
• Circuit Break Podcast #46: First Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special

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