Gears of Resistance Episode #8 17 May 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0008_17MAY15.mp3 In this week’s episode we talk about the news from Microsoft’s Build Developer Conference and the announcement about their IoT initiatives with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. We also answer listener mail about what tools you need when getting started doing electronics. Some links from the episode: Arduino.cc…
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If one had to condense a philosophy on leading a good life into a series of soundbites, these would be my choice: All lives matter. Your choices do too. The Golden rule is the only rule. Measure success in what you give and not what you get. Live simply so that others may simply live. Live…
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http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0065_10MAY15.mp3 This week we cover: Radio Programming Cable FitBit Charge HR Windows Gets Cozy with Arduino and Raspberry Pi | GoR Episode 7 Tesla PowerWall European Space Chief Wants Lunar Colony Space Station May Get Laser Cannon Amazon Drones to Track You By Smartphone UK Tracking Dog Droppings Smart Trash Can Buids Your Shopping List…
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Gears of Resistance Episode #7 3 May 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0007_3MAY15.mp3 In this week’s episode we talk about the news from Microsoft’s Build Developer Conference and the announcement about their IoT initiatives with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. We also answer listener mail about what tools you need when getting started doing electronics. Some links from the episode: Microsoft…
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http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0064_25APR15.mp3 This week we cover: Reflowster | Skirmos Hulu Plus Google Launches Project Fi Comcast Walks Away From TWC Acquisition Tesla Home Battery NASA’s First 3D Printed Rocket Part Scavenging for Art Perception of Invisibility Light Sensitive Clothing 2.0 | Kickstarter England Requires Computer Science Education Failed Experiment Leads to Cement Replacement [Download] For more tech news…
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Check this site out. A lot of blue collar jobs have been lost to robots, especially in factories and manufacturing. More jobs are at risk as robots begin to become more mobile and intelligent. But we rarely talk about the huge risk for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to take over the vast majority of white collar…
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Gears of Resistance Episode #6 18 April 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0006_18APR15.mp3 In this week’s episode we talk about why I pick certain embedded platforms to use in my small design business. We also talk a little about the new 3rd edition of the Art of Electronics and a bit on the Arduino legal kerfluffle. Some links from the…
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Crap is good. Well, sorta. Mostly. Hear me out. I am huge supporter of free market capitalism. It works mostly. To paraphrase Dwight Eisenhower, it is the “worst” form of economics, except for all the rest. Unfortunately, many larger corporations and mature industries that have formed oligopolies like to cherry pick the aspects of capitalism that work…
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Ep 63 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0063_12APR15.mp3 Ep 62 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0062_14MAR15.mp3 Ep 61 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0061_25FEB15.mp3 Ep 60 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0060_14FEB15.mp3 Ep 59 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0059_1FEB15.mp3 Ep 58 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0058_18JAN15.mp3 Ep 57 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0057_4JAN15.mp3 Ep 56 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/2014/STEAM_0056_21DEC14.mp3 Ep 55 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/2014/STEAM_0055_7DEC14.mp3 Ep 54 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/2014/STEAM_0054_23NOV14.mp3
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Gears of Resistance Episode #5 1 April 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0005_1APR15.mp3 So we are shifting gears (pun intended) with Gears of Resistance. I’ve come to realize that there are tons of great electronics tutorial videos out there already. I love the idea of an Open Source Hardware podcast, but just can’t dedicate the time to do really…
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