Distribution, Wozniak & Robots - Early Eight-bit Endgame

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The phone is hanging out the window! Must be time for another show!

• Would you watch someone's 24/7 stream? Not sure how useful it would be.
• Dave could have used a design review for his USB PSU! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL0KnXDPbe8
• Design reviews are a tough thing to walk into (and out of).
• We just found out that the Woz is trying to become an Australian citizen! Dave has re-dubbed him, "Tha Wozzah"
• Check out this cool Tesla Coil subduing machine from Electronic Tonic
•  Freescale will no longer be developing 8 bit micros.
• The MBA Playbook is getting more attention, including blogs on the Harvard Business Review!
• Are distributors getting more important? Chris argues the opposite (which is partially why he started ChipReport.tv
• Perhaps this is also the future of work, having a truly flexible workforce? Chris talked about being a "free agent" on The Engineering Commons.
• There's a future in robots...what does our audience think about it? Do you see yourself programming ever?
• Cool robot that drops off WiFi extension boxes as it moves! Dave reckons he could build something similar.
• Why not look at existing electronics in class? Kent Lundberg is doing exactly that in the classes he's teaching!
• Nominate/Vote for The Amp Hour for best "science" podcast!
• Vote for Dave for a shot at "The Streamys". Could finally get him back to the US!

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