Kismetic Keithley Katowse

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Chris reveals (to those that did not already know) that he used to work at Keithley Instruments and recently left to go work at an unnamed company.
Chris has the whole week off! He wrote more about leaving his engineering job on Engineer Blogs.
Keithley was recently bought by Danaher, who also owns Tektronix, Fluke, Seabird and Beckman Coulter (among many many others).
If you're interested, be sure to get the Low Level Measurement Handbook, it's awesome!

Dave is planning on going to visit a calibration lab in Victoria.
Dave also has been shopping for his new lab (3D model here). first purchase? A JAMMA console! Don't tell the wife!
If you're short on cash but still want a SMU, check out the CEE from nonolith labs! It's an OSHW SMU!
If you need funding for your project, there's new legislation to legalize crowdsourcing in the US (in exchange for stock)
Found on reddit, this guy in front his bench embodies he badass vibe!
An honorary WOTW, highlighted by Paul Rako's blog on EDN: Barrie Gilbert of Analog Devices has an amazing lab!
Non-sequitor of the week and too good to pass up, back in April 2010 there was a man arrested at the LHC who claimed he was from the future!
Chris visited an EMSL party last night via telepresence (photos by @Grathio here: ESML open house Flickr set)
Speaking of the future (segue there), MIT has discovered how to translate electrical to optical info on-chip. Should amount to an even faster chip in the future!
From the EEVblog forums: why do scope traces always come in color? What about people who are color blind?
The low end of the Test and Measurement industry: Rigol has dropped the price of their 100 MHz scope (DS1102E) to the price previously used for the 1052E.
A bit of holiday awesome: Alan Yates (VK2ZAY) is doing a great series of videos called the "Advent Calendar of Electronics". One useful circuit per day until xmas! Amazing!
Shonky Product of the Week: A USB cable that is hand made? Cool. A USB cable that costs $3549? Not cool.
Extra Capacity:
- A non-shonky audio guru uses high voltage SiC FETs in the output stage of his audio amps! He also has some great tutorials.
- For all you hams out there (or future hams who are studying, like Chris is), there's a great kit you can purchase called the K2. The older kit is all through hole.

This week was a lot of fun! Chris wants to thank all of his former co-workers at Keithley! Hopefully one or two of them are listeners now!

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