We were four minutes into an episode when we realized we weren't recording. So this show is just a tribute.Chris just launched the Contextual Electronics Podcast! There are already three episodes released, and another three recorded!Sophy WongStephen HawesErik LarsonChris uses Streamyard for recording video. We use Zencastr for The Amp Hour.Cameras continue to improve...but don't have much effect on Dave and ChrisEurocircuits has a great DfM tool because there's no human in the loop for checking your filesWe wish that was the case for sales engineers as well...it's better when you don't need to talk to humans!Chris has been dealing with gerber problems. Dave ended up making a video about this after this episode was recorded.Gerber "aperture" is like an etch-a-sketch where light goes through a certain diameter hole to expose the pattern.Dave has a new video about someone who created a similar design at the same time. We have discussed this once or twice before on the show."Technology transfer" when an employee goes from one company to another and a design concept follows them.Intel sending work to TSMC. They also got rid of their lead engineer.ARM is up for sale again. Apple suppliers are talking about purchasing, as are Nvidia.Softbank has had some real duds lately, notably WeWork.Arrow isn't buying IEEE GlobalSpec. They do own EETimes though.Google is offering training courses that may lead to hiring for them. It will be as low as $300 and administered through Coursera.Scott Galloway talks about how education and training will change on the Prof G show.Brad Feld was on the Tim Ferriss podcast.Shahriar did a great troubleshooting video last week, showing how to diagnose different RF sections.The Ultimate Electronics online textbook has links out to 100+ simulations to showcase concepts.Chris has been reading some new books lately:The Baroque Cycle (fiction), a trilogy by Neal StephensonHands-On RTOS with MicrocontrollersUltralearningRangeDave has never watched...The Office??
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