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I listen to the shows, but something..... - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 09, 2016, 11:10:03 pm
content: Dave and Chris. Your shows are entertaining and informative. I enjoy them. Can I ask you guys to stop doing one thing please? Stop talking over each other all the time! It is very difficult to follow the conversation sometimes when you try to interject your stream of consciousness before the other stream has stopped. Show 310 was particularly bad. This is my only complaint.

author: smithnerd
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2016, 01:00:28 am
content: Is it not just one of the inherent difficulties of a laggy skype call?

author: Muxr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2016, 01:27:15 am
content: It's the effect of doing a live show recording from the opposite sides of the globe. Don't think they can help it tbh.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 10, 2016, 03:25:52 am
content: Quote from: Muxr on August 10, 2016, 01:27:15 amThat, plus it's kind of our style. We don't do the show to have a formal debate with each other, we are just two engineers talking tech and recording it.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 10, 2016, 03:37:48 am
content: I wasn't expecting anything formal, debate or otherwise. It just gets really messy sometimes and very hard to understand who is saying what.

author: LabSpokane
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2016, 03:42:36 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on August 10, 2016, 03:37:48 amWhenever Chris and Dave argue and talk over one another, all you need to know is that Dave is wrong.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 10, 2016, 04:35:14 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on August 10, 2016, 03:37:48 amSometimes it can't be helped due to lag. Especially true with call-in shows.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2016, 11:39:01 am
content: This doesn't bother me, but perhaps because I am used to this. Brazilians talk over each other all the time, and we all understand everything! (I didn't realize this until a Mexican friend pointed it out).
RSS FEED not working - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: LPaul
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2016, 04:14:48 pm
content: Hi!The RSS feed for the amp hour podcast is shitty: only the latest 20 episodes are available. Most podcast apps only read what's on the feed (to respect content creators' rights or something) (e.g. podcast Republic, pocket cast, podcast addict) To get (some of) the older ones I had to uninstall iVoox.Apparently you can set up your RSS feed so that it remains lightweight (only the 20 latest episodes) and link to the older episodes (through some sort of pagination).Here is a discussion on the subject with input from podcast addict devs:https://podcastaddict.uservoice.com/forums/211997-general/suggestions/5845416-get-old-episodes-of-a-podcast(for the backstory: I am driving 1 200km of boring highway/week, The Amp Hour helps a lot)

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2016, 04:58:09 pm
content: Quote from: LPaul on August 09, 2016, 04:14:48 pmThat's half a year worth of podcasts, that's how RSS is supposed to work. Otherwise it becomes a burden when all those RSS clients download the list every 15 minutes. It can actually generate more traffic than MP3 files themselves.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2016, 06:49:53 pm
content: A lot of the RSS feeds i subscribe to only list recent, you want the rest, go to the website and scrape them from there. Most sites ( aside from some who only have the last X available, as if storage space was expensive like it was in 1970) will have them all, from episode zero till current.

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2016, 06:51:48 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on August 09, 2016, 06:49:53 pmCan you show example of such a feed fro a show that has been out there for more than a year?It is not about storage space, it is about bandwidth. Remember, that XML will be fetched every 15 minutes by every subscriber.
This Week's Amp Hour - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ludzinc
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 28, 2016, 01:28:37 pm
content: Not happening?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 28, 2016, 01:50:35 pm
content: Correct, didn't happen. Chris got the sniffles at the last minute.

author: Len
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 28, 2016, 04:58:59 pm
content: Is Chris's honking & sniffling worse than Dave's normal Aussie voice?Just kidding!Looking forward to the next episode, get well soon Chris.
The AmpHour now on Youtube - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 04:33:54 am
content: The AmpHour is now automatically uploaded to Youtube.So feel free to subscribe that way if you prefer and you can get email alerts for every new episode.

author: techie1234
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 12, 2016, 12:47:22 pm
content: Have you considered doing the opposite - meaning, make a podcast out of the audio-only portion of your videos? I listed to podcasts in the car on the way to work and having the ability to listen to EEVBlog during the drive would be a nice option.

author: charlespax
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 03:50:08 am
content: This is wonderful! What tool are you using for automatic upload?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 06:57:14 am
content: Quote from: techie1234 on July 12, 2016, 12:47:22 pmDo you mean the EEVblog?If so then I don't see the value in that, as much of it is obviously visual.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 06:58:47 am
content: Quote from: charlespax on July 22, 2016, 03:50:08 amIt's an automatic service of Libsyn, a service we use to host and stream the audio. We upload to them as usual and they auto convert and upload to Youtube. Requires nothing on our part to do this.

author: techie1234
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 29, 2016, 03:45:52 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on July 22, 2016, 06:57:14 amTo be sure much of an episode is visual, but what you say is also often useful as well apart from the video component. Perhaps there are others like myself who would listen to episodes as an alternative or complement to watching the video.
Episode 300, 300 to go - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: donmr
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2016, 03:47:03 pm
content: As I understand MRI machines, they resolve one point at a time. One slice takes a lot of points which takes a long time.

author: Len
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2016, 04:14:07 pm
content: QuoteBut it sounds like Dave may have suffered a career-ending knee injury.

author: AndreasF
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2016, 08:56:51 am
content: Quote from: donmr on May 27, 2016, 03:47:03 pmNot necessarily. It really depends on the capabilities of the machine. But there is a trade off between scan time and resolution/SNR, so yes, a higher quality scan will take longer on any machine. For instance, a "functional" MRI scan can take a multi-slice image of the entire head/brain in a few seconds, but they dont look too pretty.I was surprised that the machine moved Dave slice by slice. That's usually not necessary and may indicate that this particular scanner is perhaps less capable than others. By the way, no magnets are moving (apart from unwanted vibration that's making the noise).If they ever have Ben Krasnow back on the show, they should ask him. He has worked and published in this area.

author: Artlav
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2016, 02:31:21 pm
content: The bottleneck in the MRI machine is the human.An MRI is a big bubble of a very flat magnetic field, whose strength determines the frequency the the atoms would oscillate at.The highter the frequency, the stronger the field is needed, but the higher is the resolution.To make an image, a gradient is introduced in the magnetic field, making it possible to distinguish from where in the slice the signal came, based on it's frequency.The received signal is passed through a spectrum analyzer kind of thing, and the spectrum is the bright and dark spots in the line of the image of that particular slice.To get the next line the gradient must be altered, shifted in space. Line by line, slice by slice.As you all know, a changing magnetic field induces a current in the conductors located inside of it.And a human is both quite conductive and is a sensitive electronic "device".So how fast they can cycle through the lines is limited by how much induced current is safe for a human body.
Amp-Hour tee-shirt sighting - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: gardner
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 05:41:10 pm
content: I was wearing my amp-hour teeshirt in the Vancouver airport and some aussie dude stopped me to talk about Dave and Chris. I would have spent more time talking to Aiden, but I was trying to find my wife just then. Small world.

author: Len
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 05:50:16 pm
content: Quote from: gardner on July 26, 2016, 05:41:10 pmThe guy who just flew from Oz to Canada would probably disagree.
Tim Williams as guest. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 14, 2016, 09:01:22 pm
content: I thought it would be interesting to listen to an interview with Tim Williams (EEVBLog member T3sl4co1l). His forum posts demonstrate an amazing breadth and depth of knowledge wrt electronics. I only understand about .1% of his posts (I'm a newb to ee and it looks like I'll always retain that status). He's also a prolific contributor to eevblog. Anybody else?

author: AF6LJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 14, 2016, 09:15:22 pm
content: That would be good.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 05:33:28 am
content: Appreciate the callout guysDunno how well these suggestions go, but I'd give it a stab, sure.Tim

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 05:54:21 am
content: Don't know why you're shocked Tim, you've made a great contribution to this forum and your efforts are appreciated by many.Looking up your profile some time ago I wasby the few years in which you've acquired such knowledge.I'll be listening.
H.P Hall as a guest - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 04:50:17 am
content: With the forums metrology. Especially precision resistors, capacitors, and decade boxes. Why not get the guy who had his hand in many products from General Radio. H. P. Hall, he chimes in occasionally to the genrad yahoo usergroup.
Episode 287 - Email server - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: IanJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 20, 2016, 11:55:16 am
content: Hi all,Listening Dave and Chris talking about using GMAIL (web based client) in order that their email is available from multiple PC's etc..........just wondered why you guys weren't using IMAP protocol, that way you get a full local app installed (Thunderbird, Outlook etc) but the server stores the email folders & data and you just cache locally. All PC's at all locations sync up..............or am I behind the times!!!Ian.

author: photon
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2016, 06:01:31 pm
content: There was some discussion in this episode for the need of a capable debugger. I think that your debugger capability requirement is inversely proportional to how familiar you are with the design. From my experience you always, it seems, are given a bug to fix in which you know very little about the system.

author: AdamHi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 25, 2016, 05:48:24 pm
content: Quote from: IanJ on February 20, 2016, 11:55:16 amMaybe i'm behind the times too, but I'm still happy with Thunderbird using IMAP protocol on my home Windows desktop and laptop, and being able to use web based access from other places. Best of both worlds.---adam
amphour musings - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 05, 2016, 08:26:56 pm
content: Is it me, or do I sense some friction in the amp hour lately?Chris didn't veto topics that Dave brings up in earlier episodes, but it seems to happen every other episode lately - mostly when related to EEVBlog forum related topics.This week, two times - the finebrothers went on anyway, second topic not covered after a no.

author: DarkStar
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2016, 06:35:12 pm
content: Lol, in the car I joked that Chris spent more time complaining about the FineBros topic than it would have taken to explain the comparison.
Help Finding an episode or info - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: garboui
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2016, 01:28:18 pm
content: Some months ago I listened to an episode whose guest was deeply involved with ZigBee wireless. One of the projects of the guest was using the ZigBee in a highly synchronized manner for choreographing the illumination of performers costumes.I have been googling and going through podcast synopsis and still can not find the episode (so much for deleting after listening :S). I am pretty sure this was on an amp hour podcast but I could be wrong. My pool of podcasts is pretty small so at least I hope I am close (Embedded FM, Spark Gap, TEC).A link to the episode or the guests blog/publication of the project would be immensely helpful.

author: Jorpy
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2016, 05:19:24 pm
content: Might it be this one?http://www.theamphour.com/245-an-interview-with-akiba-from-freaklabs-dimissory-diagraphical-debt/

author: garboui
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2016, 06:29:26 pm
content: Yes! That's It!!! all I had a hunch it was Akiba but my google foo was not strong today.THANKS!
Please get Jonathan Oxer from SuperHouse.TV on TheAmpHour - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kolbep
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2016, 03:04:44 pm
content: Please Consider Getting this guy (Jonathan Oxer) from Superhouse.TV/Freetronics on The AmpHourHe is an Australian Electronics Engineer who has automated his whole house using Arduino's with POE, Etc.He has also worked on a cube satellite.In his video about his lab, he says that he listens to The AmpHour, and in one of his other videos he goes to one of those conferences, and the first person he bumped into is Dave who was discussing the Mantis with the person at the booth.In another video, he is using his EEVblog ruler to mark off a box he is constructingThis guy is very good (in my opinion), and should provide some decent content

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2016, 05:08:37 pm
content: Quote from: kolbep on January 31, 2016, 03:04:44 pmhttp://www.theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-123-innoxious-implant-innovator/

author: kolbep
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2016, 05:27:18 pm
content: Thanks EG, Missed that one
London meetup - Tuesday 19 April 2016 18:30 - Yorkshire Grey  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Howardlong
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2016, 09:35:46 pm
content: I picked this up on a recent podcast.Would be good to meet up, well it's reasonably convenient for me anywayI beleove Mike might be going if I understood correctly.For Chris, if you like your beers, you might also want to check out the Craft Beer Co 2 minutes round the corner on Leather Lane for a couple of quick ones beforehand, they have an awesome selection of draught beers, dozens and dozens in fact.Cheers!

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2016, 09:38:01 pm
content: Not to scare anyone off? but I'll expect to be there too......

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 08, 2016, 11:41:22 pm
content: Yes, I will be there too.

author: LightBlue
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 11, 2016, 06:58:38 pm
content: I'm planning to be there too, kids/wife/dog/car permitting... I'm driving from Tetbury in Gloucestershire so it's a bit of a trekSee you there :-)

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2016, 07:59:20 pm
content: Quote from: Howardlong on April 06, 2016, 09:35:46 pmYes (assuming I make it back from Belgrade the previous day), and I think Saar from Boldport is coming.

author: djsb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2016, 08:20:56 pm
content: Just out of curiosity (and for those who didn't listen to the podcast) where is/was the meetup?

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2016, 08:39:42 pm
content: read the title... Tuesday 19 April 2016 18:30 - Yorkshire Grey (Read 200 times)And Yorkshire Gray is somewhere in London *G*

author: Howardlong
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2016, 10:21:36 pm
content: Quote from: kaz911 on April 11, 2016, 08:39:42 pmTo be fair, there are two Yorkshire Greys that I am aware of. The one Chris mentions in the Podcast is at 2 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8PN.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2016, 08:38:38 am
content: https://www.google.rs/maps?oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&q=yorkshire+grey+theobalds&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiev8eh2YjMAhWkQpoKHdr1A0YQ_AUIBygB

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 19, 2016, 10:26:59 pm
content: A great evening. Loads of demos from Mike.I actually met Chris Gammell.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2016, 10:32:07 pm
content: Yes I agreemust do againthanks everybody and nice meeting you all![EDIT:] And I actually met SKPangand Chris and Mike and so many more my old brain is struggling with all the new names (forum name ... real name..)

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 19, 2016, 10:44:47 pm
content: Mike with his LED demos

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2016, 12:24:50 am
content: Chris Gammell was last seen being dragged towards the East End for continuation of drinking....
AmpHour #277 - Interconnectorama - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: stmdude
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 12, 2015, 02:17:50 pm
content: So, I just recently starting doing something that I haven't seen other people do when it comes to connecting one board to another.Chris and Dave wasn't really specific about what kind of signals they wanted to connect between the boards, but here's my take at least..I use PCI-Express sockets... They can easily do 25W or more (if you assign more pins to power), support hot-plugging (GND connects before VDD if you follow the official pinout), does multi-gigahertz signals without much cross-talk or attenuation.Also, they're _cheap_. Not only do you only need one connector, as the male part of the board is "just" pads on a PCB, but the socket itself is only about $0.50 when buying them in quantities of _one_.The 1X connectors (36 pin) are also reasonably small (for what they do).The downside is of course (as Dave mentioned) that if someone would plug an actual PCI-Express device into them, all bets are off..Here's one design I did with two PCI-Express 1X connectors. It's for evaluating different RF chips/standards, which are on separate boards that plug into this one. This way, the RF boards are much simpler to design and manufacture instead of having them on the same PCB as the other circuits. The PCB size is 10x5cm.As you can see, the connectors are larger than some other connectors (aren't they always), but still manageable.

author: photon
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 12, 2015, 06:49:23 pm
content: Quote from: stmdude on December 12, 2015, 02:17:50 pmWhat kind of signalling did you use? PCI-E has differential traces.

author: stmdude
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2015, 01:37:54 pm
content: Quote from: photon on December 12, 2015, 06:49:23 pmNothing fancy, and not even close to the PCI-Express pinout (except for power and ground, as having the ground connect before the power was a nice feature).In this particular design, it's an SPI bus running at 8Mhz, and a I2C bus running at 400KHz, as well as a few GPIOs for IRQs, CS, etc.So, no differential signals at all, since I don't need them. It was mainly the low cost I was after, as well as the fool-proofness of people not being able to insert the card the wrong way around (some of my SW colleagues are getting a bit too familiar with the magic smoke).
Is The AmpHour site down? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 23, 2015, 08:49:49 am
content: I'm having trouble accessing it all day today:http://www.theamphour.com/

author: LapTop006
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 12:18:46 pm
content: Appears to be somewhat broken, the main page loads, but the feed url just gives me:Quote

author: aargee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 12:25:45 pm
content: iTunes can't contact the server and the call in show appears to be the last one?

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 12:27:43 pm
content: It's up for me, but the episode is still at 'the first call-in show'...

author: vinicius.jlantunes
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 01:07:19 pm
content: Yeah there was no episode last week it seems. I was going to ask here but forgot. Had nothing to listen to in my bus commute

author: gildasd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 29, 2015, 01:15:18 am
content: Something something turkey excuse.I just hope no F16's were involved.

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 29, 2015, 11:09:15 am
content: None this week either...
Episode request: the guy from the ElectroBOOM channel - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2015, 03:04:07 am
content: He seems to know electronic and his electronic channel is very popular (~500k) and I am sure he will have interesting stories to tell.Dave had an episode about oscilloscope ground loop. Here is an alternative approach:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Sadaghdarhttp://www.electroboom.com/

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2015, 03:26:37 am
content: Quote from: zapta on November 12, 2015, 03:04:07 am+1Looking at the gadgets & tools he used, I doubt he is just a hobbyist.

author: pickle9000
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2015, 04:28:15 am
content: I've never watched that guy before. He is a talented presenter, not sure is I can watch him again though. He does seem like an electronics professional to me.

author: adrian
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 20, 2015, 12:05:58 pm
content: FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!Mehdi is great!, since you guys are interested he was interviewed on Through the Noise #122 (http://throughthenoise.us/post/133070424187/mehdi-sadaghdar-of-electroboom-on-communicating), interview start 7 minutes in. Not very technical at all though, so not the fix for those who want to hear him at The Amp Hour. And ofcourse if you haven't seen his Mini Maker Faire presentation (), go watch it too.
When will Rod Elliot be on the amp hour? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: iampoor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2015, 02:10:11 am
content: Im sure Im not the only audio nut who would drool over hearing some of his stories!

author: PeterFW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2015, 03:29:08 am
content: Quote from: iampoor on May 14, 2015, 02:10:11 amNothing like you ask for and i mention it just in case you missed it, have a look:

author: iampoor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2015, 07:32:44 am
content: Its a good start, but we need more!

author: NoItAint
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2015, 11:06:36 pm
content: Yes more Rod Elliot. Another one of the great Woo Fighters!

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2015, 12:36:48 am
content: Been visiting his site for it seems forever. His projects are just great in that they work and are very educational even if you don't build it as the circuit descriptions are so clear and comprehensive. And his non-project articles are even more educational, even for the non-DIYers.Rod seems to me to be a most well grounded person with the correct balance between not just 'trashing' myths and junk products and circuits but actually showing better designs and what makes them better.

author: Synthetase
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 08, 2015, 01:39:59 pm
content: Add me to that list. I'd love to hear a few of Rod's stories. I read his site often and post on his forum, too.

author: calexanian
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 01:12:41 am
content: I have bought some of rods boards in the past. I would like to hear him on the show too.
Episode #271 - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: MrAureliusR
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 17, 2015, 12:49:00 am
content: Dave --I love your videos, and I almost always agree with what you say. However, the discussion about AWS vs Sparkfun and Adafruit is just plain wrong!AWS targets their IoT stuff at enterprise-level developers. It's a paid, underlinePAIDservice, with all kinds of bells and whistles for data mining, etc. Whereas Sparkfun's service is not onlyfree, which is the big differentiator, but it's aimed at hobbyists and smaller projects. It's essentially a text-based interface only. You send data, and it displays it on a webpage. Really simple, no bells and whistles.Basically, you saying that they will lose to Amazon is a complete fallacy as they're not targeting the same people, or even offering the same services! It's a similar concept, in that data is being uploaded to the cloud, but from there the similarities end.Sparkfun aren't trying to make money with it-- so they can't really "lose". They're just trying to build a simple-to-use service, that might help sell some more of their boards. I'm not totally clear on the Adafruit.io situation, as it's still in invitation-only beta, but I think it's pretty clear they are NOT trying to compete with Amazon. Whoistrying to compete with Amazon? Companies like Exosite, who are also targeting enterprise-grade services, with powerful APIs for data mining etc. Exosite might lose to Amazon, Sparkfun's phant and Adafruit's adafruit.io almost certainly won't.Also, your temperature sensor didn't disappear. The link re-directs to Exosite, who bought the service that it was hosted on originally. All the data is still there, and if you were to turn the sensor back on, it looks as if they've maintained backward compatibility with the old service, so it should just work.Sorry if any of that sounds harsh, but while I was walking home and listening to the show I was literally talking out loud to myself, saying "No! That doesn't make sense!"P.S. I still love your videos and the Amp Hour, just wanted to make that comment! [Edited to sound less harsh]
Getting around the new trademarked OSHWA logo requirement - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: jjorsett
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 02, 2015, 06:07:46 pm
content: I listened to The Amp Hour episode #269 and heard Dave talking about his new, unspecified-for-now, open source product and how it wouldn't qualify for the new Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) trademarked logo because he won't be releasing the Computer Aided Design (CAD) files for the spiffy case that it will have. He said he was doing this, at his manufacturer partner's behest, to prevent the exact cloning of the product; all other product files would be released.That set me to wondering if Dave could design the original with some generic, non-spiffy case, for which he could release the files, thus qualifying for the new OSHWA logo, then create a "derived work" just as others will do, and make his final version with the spiffy, non-generic case that would be proprietary to him. Any possibility of that, or are there pitfalls that I haven't thought of?
Amp Hour #265 A Security Update with Michael Ossmann - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: madalf71
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 06, 2015, 05:21:43 am
content: Hi Dave...and David.Re Hacker camp in AU thoughts.The Scouts used to run JOTA (Jamberee On The Air), communications based.They made little projects, and had Amateur Radio guys running over the air chats and some ATV.Might be a source of event info for further investigation? Get them to run the camping bit.......Cheers.Alf.
Dafydd Roche - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: photon
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2015, 06:15:02 pm
content: Interesting and enjoyable guest (Dafydd Roche) and show!

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2015, 10:54:05 pm
content: Yeah, I really liked what he had to say. Funny guy!

author: MrAureliusR
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 17, 2015, 12:52:16 am
content: One of the best episodes recently! The Fran Blanche one was great too, she was also just on embedded.fm. If you're not subscribed to embedded.fm, go check them out! I love them literally just as much as the Amp Hour -- SO good, in different ways,
Amphour #263 Is it the end of Physics discoveries ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: JacquesBBB
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2015, 05:35:34 pm
content: In this discussion, Dave and Chris argue that Science is only made by big teams now, and that there will not be major discovery made by lone individuals or small team, butthis is not right, as even very recently, major discovery has been made by small teams.As an example,The Nobel prize of Physics 2010 was awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov for their discovery of graphene.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrapheneThis was really a major discovery of a small science team, with a low cost experiment. What was impressive, is the rapidity between the discovery (2004), the Nobel prize (2010), and the industrial applications.
Episode #254 Andreas Olofsson - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: photon
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 24, 2015, 08:28:31 pm
content: Andreas Olofsson was a great guest and I enjoyed the podcast a lot. Brought a smile to my face to see how sensitive he was when you asked him about issues with tapeout. Also, I doubt that cell phones are a viable platform for his chip, at least in it's present power envelope of 2 watts.

author: photon
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2015, 08:53:06 pm
content: Andreas goes into more detail about his experience with kickstarter. Also some interesting discussion at the end of the article.http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1327192&
Episode #256 maker fair link. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: madalf71
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2015, 01:10:17 pm
content: Hi . Does anyone have a link for the Australian Maker fair Dave was mentioning. Google only gave info for 2012.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 05, 2015, 01:24:41 pm
content: http://makerfairesydney.com/

author: madalf71
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2015, 01:33:49 pm
content: Sweet!Nothing for Melbourne by the look of it.....Good excuse to visit friends in Sydney still!!!!!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 05, 2015, 01:41:38 pm
content: Quote from: madalf71 on July 05, 2015, 01:33:49 pmNo, the Melb one became Eurisko because of a lack of desire to accept the MakerFaire T&C's.http://euriskomelbourne.com/
thamphour.com - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: funkyant
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 17, 2015, 09:21:20 am
content: As somebody going through old episodes, it would be amazing to have an index with just text links to download the back catalog. It would be much easier than clicking back through many pages, and also easier to see the episodes I've already downloaded.Love the show.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 17, 2015, 09:24:07 am
content: http://www.theamphour.com/episodes/andhttp://theamphour.libsyn.com/theamphour

author: funkyant
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 17, 2015, 10:01:55 am
content: Oh... Now I feel stupid

author: funkyant
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 01, 2015, 11:40:22 am
content: Quote from: funkyant on June 17, 2015, 10:01:55 amJust throwing it out there - I would definitely buy an Amp Hour branded USB thumb drive with all the back episodes on it. By my calcs a 16 gig key would cut it. And then continue to use it for future episodes.
Episode #252 - Erik Bogatin - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2015, 05:40:18 am
content: Great show - thanksbut in the future - could you try to remember to ask for a coupon code please?so we listeners could get a solid discount on the products mentioned like Erik's Signal Integrity AcademyThe personal subscription is $600 - but I think a $30050% off coupon - would flood Erik with orders. $600 for me is a bit on the high side - but I would probably buy at $300... And his site does cater for coupon codes....
#246 – Robots are coming – Ominous Operational Overhaul - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2015, 11:39:41 am
content: /.

author: Royce
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2015, 08:26:10 pm
content: I come down on Chris's side. Robots don't have to be as good or dispace 100% of jobs to have the potential for serious economic harm to quite large segments of the population.While AI has langished for some time, "expert machines" have been taking sudden jumps lately. I tuned into the original DARPA Grand Challenge fully expecting the utter failure we saw. But then the next go-around had five finishers. Then they moved to the Air Force base roads complete with human drivers that deliberately broke the rules sometimes and still had many sucessful completions. I never expected those vehicles to advance in their capabilities so quickly.It was a reminder that reality may outstrip my ability to imagine it.

author: Muxr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 03:23:35 pm
content: Robots will definitely have a big impact, but I don't think it's as doom and gloom as that video tries to portray. This is similar to computers revolutionizing business from the 70s and 80s and on. A similar anti computer sentiment existed back then as well.Sure a lot of menial desk jobs disappeared but many new jobs also appeared. With improved productivity the society benefited in different areas. It's safe to say that proliferation of personal computers and computers in general has had a positive effect on the society. Despite the fact that computers automated many people out of a particular job.With improved productivity of robots and less reliance on the human factor manufacturing jobs are starting to come back to US for example. In form of engineering positions. People whose jobs disappear will have to retrain.

author: Royce
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 05:53:40 pm
content: Quote from: Muxr on April 24, 2015, 03:23:35 pmThis is key. Not everyone is cut out to be an engineer. The more general concern is that robots put upward pressure on the minimum skills/talent required to be employable. Also the number of jobs lost may well not be equal to the number of egineering jobs gained. Just imagine if McDonald's figured out how to completely automate their restaurants. There'd probably be one or two people maintaining half a dozen restaurants. That's a alot of positions lost.My hope and expectation is that all this comes on slow enough that we have time to address it. My worry is that we won't have the foresight to address it until a pretty big number of folks are added to the ranks of the disenfranchised.

author: funkyant
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 13, 2015, 08:37:25 pm
content: This is pretty cool. This guy has taken the same approach as Dave's theory.
#248 – Boethetic Bug Brainwaves - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2015, 05:59:22 pm
content: Finally got my weekly Amphour fix. And it was right up my alley. I hadn't heard of Backyard Brains before. Pretty cool. Though having spent 7 years of my life teaching college neurophysiology I was wincing all the way through their half correct attempts to explain basic electrophysiology to Chris. Still, good show overall
In a couple of months, I need every weekly Amp Hour episode to be 4 hours long - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: funkyant
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 09, 2015, 10:50:37 am
content: I've calculated this to cover my needs, so that I don't need to listen to commercial radio ever again in the car - once I get through all the back episodes.I was a late TAH bloomer...

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2015, 11:16:12 am
content: You need to expand your horizons. The amphour is great - but there are so many wonderful podcasts out there, it's more content than you can fill a 24 hour period with.I grew up listening to talk radio. Well actually talk radio on a crystal AM radio I built from radioshack. Good times.

author: funkyant
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 09, 2015, 11:22:06 am
content: Examples George?I am no stranger to radio stations. I grew up around them. Geoff Field from 2DAY FM in Sydney is actually my brother. I remember first hanging out at 2ST with him when I was 5 or 6 years old. Then 2WL, then 2UW, then 2SM, then MMM. I've annoyed the engineers in them all!

author: LabSpokane
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2015, 02:05:52 pm
content: Check out Elecia and Chris on embedded.fm. Their podcast has some really interesting guests periodically. They did a great one on patent law not too far back. Last week was a nice discussion on MISRA-C.
No Amp Hour this week? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2015, 04:21:17 pm
content: Where's this week's Amp Hour episode? I want myMTVAmp Hour!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2015, 05:23:24 pm
content: We got to install microwave ovens...........no colour TV.You might have to click if VEVO soes not embed the video.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2015, 05:34:48 pm
content: "money for nothin' and the chicks for free" .. So that's why they do the Amp Hour....

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2015, 07:39:28 pm
content: I don't know.In my part of the World if you don't get your chicks for free then you are engaging into an illegal activity.

author: Excavatoree
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2015, 09:02:01 pm
content: Quote from: mtdoc on May 07, 2015, 05:34:48 pmhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/mailbag-reading-the-letters-or-not/msg281069/#msg281069

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2015, 01:51:23 pm
content: Well our fix for the week eventually arrived. No sign of that crazy Ozzie guy, must be off on holidays again
Episode #244: The art of staying interested in Electronics - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: photon
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 08:24:25 pm
content: Sounds like Chris needs a real job again, where friendly management reminds you weekly why you should be interested - your pay check. And BTW, you haven't found or fixed a bug this week? What are we paying you for?

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 08:30:49 pm
content: It's a too early midlife crisis. a red convertible may help.
How about Electroboom? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2015, 04:17:16 pm
content: I'd be interested in an interview with Medhi Sadaghdar. What do you think?

author: gildasd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 10:57:07 am
content: The conflict of accents would be great.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 07:08:01 pm
content: I think Dave would need a translator, along with Chris. Martin would have to be present just to talk "English" to all 3 parties.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2015, 04:39:09 am
content: Hmm I never had any problem understanding him.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2015, 05:20:45 am
content: That would be awesome. I always said Electroboom is like Jackass and EEVblog put together.
Guest suggestion.  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2014, 04:06:22 am
content: /.

author: GiskardReventlov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2014, 05:38:47 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on March 01, 2014, 04:06:22 amPipped == beaten to the punch?Reminds me of a Robert Heinlein (I think) quote:"One horse is faster than another, we want to find out why."Who pipped him?

author: nixfu
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 15, 2015, 05:48:13 pm
content: Chris reads this forum...mostly. He might respond.

author: gildasd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 10:56:23 am
content: Was going to say Felix Zandman, but he died. What a shame.
op-amp book - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Cali-Sam
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 16, 2015, 06:45:25 pm
content: A few episodes ago, Chris talked about an op amp book that he strongly recommended.What was the name of that book?

author: codeboy2k
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 16, 2015, 07:31:05 pm
content: Maybe this one (from this thread:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/suggestions/op-amps-basics/)Quote from: amspire on April 20, 2013, 01:40:38 amAlso in that thread:Quote from: olsenn on April 20, 2013, 02:30:57 am

author: Cali-Sam
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 17, 2015, 03:51:23 am
content: thanks

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 17, 2015, 04:02:04 am
content: Op Amps for Everyone PDF
2015 Hackaday prize video music - amp hour theme ripoff? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: nixfu
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 10, 2015, 05:05:29 pm
content: Is it just me or is the music in this 2015 Hackaday Prize making-of video a total ripoff of the Amp Hour music? I had to laugh when I heard it. Obviously who ever did the music is an Amp Hour fan.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2015, 08:27:46 pm
content: Just sounds like 80s computer music to me.

author: codeboy2k
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2015, 08:48:27 pm
content: That's just awful.No, the Amphour intro music is way better, and much more pleasant to listen to.The crap on that hackaday prize video is too loud, annoying, strenuous, and makes me want to rip my hair out

author: Corporate666
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 10, 2015, 09:09:55 pm
content: Same style of music, but I don't think it's the same track (unless I missed it in the Hackaday thing - I didn't listen to the whole thing).Having said that, a lot of these people and shows use royalty free music made for this purpose... so there's a limited amount of it out there, and they don't own the rights to it - so they wouldn't be the first to use that music or the last, so it wouldn't have been 'copied'.I don't know if TAH is using such music, but I'd imagine so.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2015, 09:27:52 pm
content: The original Amp Hour music was written by Chris. The current music was written by a listener.
Guys? Where's today's show? :( - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2015, 10:17:22 pm
content: I'm missing the new episode already, is it cancelled this week? If it was because of no guests, I'm always available as a backup

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 20, 2015, 10:29:43 pm
content: We record on Thursays Oz time now. Relax the show is in the can.

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2015, 04:13:54 am
content: Haha, you'll drift enough to lose a week out of the show someday

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 21, 2015, 04:49:36 am
content: Great episode with Fran!http://www.theamphour.com/263-an-interview-with-fran-blanche/

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2015, 06:01:22 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 21, 2015, 04:49:36 amIt was fun. I see you learned what a stompbox is.And it's just like she says, they swap some diodes or an op-amp here and there and for any musician that equates to a whole different premium product. Imagine how much money they would save by learning electronics...I was once aproached by a friend to mod his pedal. For him it was a big endeavor and it totally changed the pedal. For me it was changing a cap in a passive low pass filter.
Just a little "warning" about ViaDesigner  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 11:56:19 am
content: As pr AmpHour advertising I setup a test account at ViaDesigner to try it out.I did accept to get emails from them - but today I got a surprise - they added me to a "Bloomfire.com" mailing list pointing to ViaDesigner's part of Bloomfire.I do not think that is righthere is the mail from Bloomfire -QuoteThe only hint that it had something to do with ViaDesigner was the login link from Bloomfire (https://viadesigner.bloomfire.com)I would have been okay with ViaDesigner sending me a mail about their presence on Bloomfire. But I'm not happy they sent out invitation FROM Bloomfire - so Bloomfire now has my contact details and I am on THEIR mail list.EDIT: And before anyone comments - I did NOT accept my contact details to be shared with 3rd parties. I never ever do.

author: chicken
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 02:48:20 pm
content: Looks like your usual Social Media consultant/intern/manager not knowing what they're doing(that's the same people who freelanced in SEO in the 2000's)

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2013, 03:11:18 am
content: Just an update - Reid Wender from ViaDesigner came back and apologised - it was due to human error.So stand up action from ViaDesigner - thanks Reid!

author: BurtyB
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2015, 09:01:08 am
content: Sorry for dragging up this old thread but beware they're at it again.I've just received an email from "Jordan Wood, Bloomfire <communications@bloomfire.com>" subject "The Future of Work: Collaboration and the Trust of Teams", no links to ViaDesigner in the email at all (goto.bloomfire.com links just redirect to info.bloomfire.com).I would have also opted out (and didn't receive anything in 2013) and since I'm using a unique 22ATZZK1.K21VNQGQ@ style email addresses for everything I sign up to this wasn't "guessed", it was leaked or given to them.