An(other) Interview with Jon Oxer

We once again welcome Jonathan Oxer!

• Jon was previously on episode 123 of The Amp Hour.
• Jon runs Superhouse.tv, a channel about creating home automation. He also runs Freetronics, a kit company run out of Melbourne, Australia.
• Jon also previously had a software company, which he sold at an effective loss. During the job search, Jon got frustrated with the requirements for most jobs and posted about it on Facebook.
• In the past, Jon has felt imposter syndrome (so say we all)
• He may end up doing consulting, Chris recommended this document about being a good consultant.
• DIY home automation
• Power-Over-Ethernet isn't talked about as much as it was, but is still a popular category for Freetronics.
• Jon helped to design the Ardusat, which had a very different set of constraints. It had a total production run of 5
• The Lightning McQueen teardown was impressive for how it was constructed.
• Jon was impressed by a totally robotic milking system.
• If you like drones, you should check out the UAVfutures YouTube channel.
• Sumo bots are small competitive robots that try to knock their competitor out of the circle.
• LIN interface Superhouse.tv episode
• Angus Gratton hung out with Jon and Chris and consulted on all things ESP32 for Jon.
• Chris discussed "replay circuits" which seems like it would make it easy to "clone" a device controller. Jon can emulate using a 433 MHz shield he designed. He has given a conference talk about it as well.
• Samy and Joe scared Chris into thinking about security (among others).
• OpenHAB is a way to control devices throughout the home.
• Jon talked in a past video about the risks of having a device "calling home" as a method of control.
• Want to hire Jon? Email him here.
• Follow him on Twitter as @JonOxer
• Check out his sites: Superhouse.tv and Freetronics.com.au