# Ep 236: The Car Episode, Building Leonardo's Water Mill, Reviving Radio Shack

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-09-15
- Length: 1h 03m
- Episode: 236
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Dan Maloney discuss a Mozilla Foundation study revealing that automotive manufacturers collect and sell sensitive user data, including health and genetic information, with Nissan cited as a major offender. They analyze a Ford F-150 repair case where a corroded taillight caused a CAN bus failure, resulting in a $5,600 bill due to over-engineered sensor integration. The episode also covers the revival of the RadioShack brand by Unicomber, debating the value of brick-and-mortar electronics retail versus online distributors, and reviews various hardware hacks including a hoverboard battery repair and a Leonardo da Vinci water mill build.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=1) Introduction: Hackaday Prize and Hoverboard Battery Repair
- [6:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=407) Mozilla Study: Automotive Privacy Violations and Data Sales
- [14:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=850) Ford F-150 Taillight Failure and $5,600 Repair Bill
- [20:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=1211) Circus Ronkali: Volumetric Displays and Animal-Free Acts
- [28:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=1690) 3M Constrained Layer Damping Tape and Sound Deadening
- [33:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=2023) 3D Scanning vs. CAD for Replacement Parts
- [38:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=2284) Building Leonardo da Vinci's Water Mill
- [45:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=2718) Quick Hacks: ESP32, Spectrum Analyzer, and Retro Computing
- [47:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-15-ep-236-the-car-episode-building-leonardos-water-mill-reviving-radio-shack#t=2868) Can RadioShack Return? Unicomber and Retail Speculation

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Mozilla Foundation (company)
- Nissan (company)
- Ford (company)
- RadioShack (company)
- Unicomber (company)
- 3M (company)
- ESP32-C3 (chip)
- Rigol (product)
- Deck Rainbow 100 B (product)
- Circus Ronkali (other)

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