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520: All Sorts of Interesting Facts About Teeth

Embedded.fm · 6 Feb 2026 · 58m · Episode 520

What this episode covers

Hosts Elecia White and Christopher White discuss the ethical and practical implications of using AI tools like code reviewers and physics explainers, while also offering advice to a listener struggling with a new management role. They debate learning modalities, comparing the efficacy of books, audiobooks, and videos for technical education, and address a student's question about using hardware abstraction libraries versus writing low-level drivers for the TI MSP430. The episode concludes with guidance on selecting microcontrollers based on peripheral requirements rather than raw performance metrics.

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makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
OpenAI, Google, Atlassian, QuickBooks
Products
Shenzhen IO, Turing Complete, TIS-100, Human Resource Machine, Gemini, Fitbit
Chips
TI MSP430
Also
Shabot Space & Science Center, Zephyr, Libby, Kanopy, Hoopla, Palace, The Manager's Path, Resilient Management, Soft Skills Engineering

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