# Ep 266: A Writer's Deck, Patching Your Battleship, and Fact-Checking the Eclipse

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2024-04-12
- Length: 1h 10m
- Episode: 266
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss a dual-gantry 3D printer by John Shone that uses independent XZ gantries for long prints, and a bespoke 'writer deck' by Uncoulis built around an ESP32 for distraction-free writing. They also cover a restored child's electric Jeep modified with an ESP32 and Ryobi batteries, and a vibratory rock tumbler by France using 3D printed springs. The episode concludes with a discussion on the reality of AI labor in systems like Amazon's Just Walk Out, citing Al Williams's article, and a guide by Aria on safely building and balancing lithium-ion battery packs.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=2) Introduction: Hackaday Europe and Sound Quiz
- [6:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=401) Dual-Gantry 3D Printer by John Shone
- [15:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=901) Beside Writer Deck by Uncoulis
- [21:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=1297) History of Keyboard Encoding
- [28:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=1694) Restored Child's Electric Jeep
- [33:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=1990) Vibratory Rock Tumbler by France
- [39:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=2380) Patching the Battleship New Jersey
- [47:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=2820) Quick Hacks: Spark Gaps and DIP Repair
- [50:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=3052) AI Reality: Mechanical Turk and Human Labor
- [1:01:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-04-12-ep-266-a-writers-deck-patching-your-battleship-and-fact-checking-the-eclipse#t=3674) Safe Lithium-Ion Battery Construction

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- John Shone (other)
- Uncoulis (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Ryobi (other)
- France (other)
- Battleship New Jersey (other)
- Amazon (company)
- Aria (other)

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