# Ep 187: The Sound of Gleeful Gerbils, The Song of the Hard Drive, and a Lipstick Pickup Lullaby

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-09-30
- Length: 46m
- Episode: 187
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pickup-lullaby

## Summary

Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos discuss NASA's DART mission, where a probe impacted the asteroid Dimorphos, and the resulting video transmission. They review several community hacks, including YYZ Kevin's PCMCIA-to-Wi-Fi adapter using a Raspberry Pi Pico, Greg Zumwalt's 3D-printed marble run elevator, and Garrett Morrison's laser-cut tone-wheel organ. The episode also covers historical engineering stories, such as the Texas Instruments TMX 1795 CPU, and features articles on the efficacy of small design teams versus large committees and the cognitive benefits of handwriting.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=1) Introduction and NASA DART Mission
- [2:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=169) What's That Sound? Mystery Audio
- [4:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=257) YYZ Kevin's PCMCIA Wi-Fi Adapter
- [10:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=614) Greg Zumwalt's 3D Printed Marble Run
- [13:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=794) 1950s Fallout Shelter Radiation Detector
- [21:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=1262) Frank's Dan Electro Guitar Build
- [23:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=1437) Texas Instruments TMX 1795 CPU History
- [28:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=1706) Garrett Morrison's Tone-Wheel Organ
- [31:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=1889) Quick Hacks: AVR Bootloaders and X-Ray Tubes
- [36:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-30-ep-187-the-sound-of-gleeful-gerbils-the-song-of-the-hard-drive-and-a-lipstick-pi#t=2165) Small Teams vs. Large Committees and Cursive

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- NASA (company)
- Dimorphos (other)
- DART (product)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (chip)
- PCMCIA (other)
- Greg Zumwalt (other)
- Dr. Marshall Brucer (other)
- Oak Ridge National Labs (company)
- Frank (other)
- Dan Electro (product)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- TMX 1795 (chip)
- Intel (company)
- 8008 (chip)
- Garrett Morrison (other)
- Arduino (other)
- YYZ Kevin (other)
- Ian Scott (other)
- Pico Gus (product)
- NE 2000 (other)
- CPLD (chip)
- Evan Upton (other)
- Raspberry Pi (company)
- Al Williams (other)
- B-52 (product)
- Stephen Cass (other)
- Trash 80 Model 100 (product)
- Arduino Mega 2560 (chip)
- Lexi Labs (company)
- ESP32 S2 (chip)
- MEMS (chip)
- Coverton (other)
- Tominic (other)
- Mateus Werner (other)
- Tiny Dongle (product)
- Dave Walker (other)
- Ken Sheriff (other)
- Data Point 2200 (product)
- 4004 (chip)

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