Prepare to plug into the world of electrical engineering on Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast. Join two adventurous engineers, Parker Dillmann and Stephen Kraig, as they dissect the latest tech innovations, break down industry news, navigate the challenges of DIY projects and engage in compelling conversations with industry experts. Their real-world practical experience fuels their infectious passion and serves as the driving force behind a show that delves into both theoretical concepts and practical issues engineers face.
Parker and Stephen speak with fellow engineers, makers, hackers, and business leaders, creating a dynamic space for discussing challenges in the realm of electrical engineering. They unravel the origins of product updates, ponder the lab-to-marketplace journey of technological advancements and reverse engineer the engineering process. They love to speculate about the decisions dev teams have made and boldly offer their own opinions. The show provides a unique window into electrical engineering for recent graduates and current students, who want a sense of what job markets and workplaces are looking for...
Computer engineer, hardware hacker, product designer, teacher, advisor, runner, daddy, honorary doctor, TV host, member of legendary hacker group L0pht Heavy Industries
Proprietor of Grand Idea Studio.
Our first guest to have a Wikipedia page
Has been creating, exploring, and manipulating electronic systems since the 1980s.
Parker and Joe meet each other at the unofficial propeller expo in Sacramento. This what right around the time MacroFab was starting in 2013.
Joe "flew" Ken's brand new quadcopter
IRC channel #tymkrs on afternet
Joe first discovered the hacker world at 7 years old in 1983.
First online name was "black ninja" then went to fbi agent, astro zombie, autovahn, the youth, before settling on Kingpin.
Joe's first hardware hack he remembers was the Ring Busy Device - you can still use the phone, but if someone called, it would give a busy signal. Built with circuit board from Radio Shack kit. Came with switch so he could turn it on and off.
DEF CON badges - what’s the history?
Joe is friends with the Jeff Moss aka Dark Tangent for a long time through bulletin board systems
Joe had been giving talks for DEF CON for a long time and was approached by Jeff to make an electronics badge
Before e-badges they had Laser cut , acrylic one , liquid filled badge
First electronic badge ran on a PIC10f202
Badge hacking contest - 20 people hacked the first time
DEF CON 15-18 were years that Joe tried to challenge and one up himself
DEF CON 16 Badge
DEF CON 17 Badge
DEF CON 18 Badge
Tooth tunes hack
The MacroFab Meetup in Houston is next week!
Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro!