# Ep 258: So Much Unix, Flipper Flip-out, and the Bus Pirate 5

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2024-02-16
- Length: 1h 11m
- Episode: 258
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss the Canadian government's misguided ban on the Flipper Zero, analyzing its role in lowering the barrier to radio hacking. They review the state of sub-$100 3D printers, specifically the Easy 3D K9, and critique Apple's 'Right to Repair' loopholes regarding part pairing on iPads. The episode also covers a deep dive into wireless protocol latency, the history of the blue LED, and the technical details of the new Bus Pirate 5.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=1) Introduction: Flipper Zero Ban and Radio Hacking
- [11:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=661) Reviewing the $72 Easy 3D K9 3D Printer
- [20:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=1255) Apple's Right to Repair and Part Pairing Loopholes
- [28:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=1693) Wireless Protocol Latency Benchmarks
- [32:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=1975) Space Shuttle vs. Starship Thermal Tiles
- [38:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=2280) Running UNIX on the Famicom/NES
- [44:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=2645) Hands-on Review of the Bus Pirate 5
- [52:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=3152) Quick Hacks: Magnetic Levitation, Embedded Linux, and Blue LEDs
- [59:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-16-ep-258-so-much-unix-flipper-flip-out-and-the-bus-pirate-5#t=3557) Electrical Steel and the Sprint Missile

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Flipper Zero (product)
- Easy 3D K9 (product)
- Apple (company)
- Bus Pirate 5 (product)
- RP2040 (chip)
- NRF 24 (chip)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Starship (product)
- SpaceX (company)
- Famicom (product)
- NES (product)
- Commodore 64 (product)
- Little UNIX (product)
- Sprint (product)
- NASA (company)

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- [100: Unintentional Radiator](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-05-06-100-unintentional-radiator) (Embedded.fm)
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