Hardware Podcasts

343: Getting Brains to Work

Embedded.fm · 4 Sept 2020 · 55m · Episode 343

What this episode covers

Hosts Elecia White and Christopher White discuss the show's new transcript availability, the technical details of using a Cricut Maker with SVG files, and the legal and technical risks of using the Arduino IDE for professional products. They also cover debugging strategies for intermittent bugs and share personal experiences with focus, motivation, and executive function challenges.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Fitbit, HP, Nordic, Atmel
Products
GRBL
Chips
Teensy, AVR
Tools
Cricut Maker, Arduino, Xcode, AxiDraw
Also
Swift, Objective-C, Rust

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