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#541 – Chip Shortage Denier
- Chris is back from paternity leave
- FMLA
- The previously mentioned consultant course was put on hold
- In Embedded episode 369, someone asked about consulting after only 5 years, Chris thinks it’s possible, but with different expectations
- Already a consultant? You can apply for the consulting forum
- 1099s vs W2
- Chip availability continues to be terrible
- Dave likens it to a FIFO buffer
- Chris learned “Yeah Nah” Ozzy Man
- Bryman CEO Email
- Chris mentioned getting “Swooped” on parts recently (bought out from under him). r00tkillah suggested calling this “Reeling”
- Jay Carlson recommends only ordering PCBs when the parts are in hand. Chris will be doing this from now on.
- Former guest Matt Venn is running the ZeroToASIC course, teaching people how to design chips. He has been doing interviews with people taking the course and participating in the Skywater shuttle run.
- In this recent Zero To Asic interview with Dan Rodriguez, they mention the Ultimate Gameboy Talk at 33c3
- This extremely application specific toaster chip has a “bagel pin”, possibly mentioned on the show before?
- Relay computer
- LG dryer sending 1GB data back to servers per day
- Printf debugging