# Fear of Banjos

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2021-06-07
- Length: 1h 03m
- Episode: 545
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-06-07-fear-of-banjos
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/545-fear-of-banjos/

## Summary

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss a hard drive failure in Dave's Synology NAS, the deceptive SMR recording technique in Western Digital drives, and the implications of Altium's acquisition of Macrofab and its 'Nexar' cloud-based manufacturing feedback tool. They debate the privacy and utility of sharing design data with distributors, noting issues with stock accuracy at Mouser and DigiKey, before Chris details his move from Chicago to the Research Triangle in North Carolina and his search for a new electronics lab space.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-06-07-fear-of-banjos#t=0) Introduction and Hard Drive Failure
- [2:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-06-07-fear-of-banjos#t=128) Synology NAS Failure and SMR Drive Issues
- [7:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-06-07-fear-of-banjos#t=440) Altium, Macrofab, and Manufacturing Data
- [15:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-06-07-fear-of-banjos#t=931) Design Data Privacy and Distributor Rankings
- [33:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-06-07-fear-of-banjos#t=2023) Moving to North Carolina and Lab Space
- [58:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-06-07-fear-of-banjos#t=3516) Golioth, Zephyr, and RTOS Landscape

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Synology (company)
- Western Digital (company)
- Altium (company)
- Macrofab (company)
- Nexar (product)
- Altium 365 (product)
- Mouser (company)
- DigiKey (company)
- Newark (company)
- Golioth (company)
- Zephyr (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [EMS@C-LEVEL 2022 Season Episode #1 with Altium and MacroFab](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [EMS@C-Level 2022 Season, episode 4 - Daniel Schoenfelder, Head of Nexar Sales at Altium LLC.](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-05-24-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-4-daniel-schoenfelder-head-of-nexar-sales-at-alt) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [Episode 327: …you would hit them in the head with a whiskey bottle.](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-10-29-episode-327-you-would-hit-them-in-the-head-with-a-whiskey-bottle) (Making It)
- [36: Drive the Boat with a Wii Mote](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-01-22-36-drive-the-boat-with-a-wii-mote) (Embedded.fm)
- [251. Michael Corr & Justin Sears on How Altium & Duro Are Fueling the Next Generation of Hardware Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2026-09-28-251-michael-corr-justin-sears-on-how-altium-duro-are-fueling-the-next-generation) (The Next Byte Podcast)

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