[E:67] OpenCircuits with Windell H. Oskay

Create/Invent Podcast

Windell H. Oskay joins us to discuss his fantastic Open Circuits book, his work at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, and even shows off his gigantic house(?) cat! Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Table of contents: 0:00 - Open Circuits * At Amazon: https://amzn.to/3OdvWkk (Pat's affiliate link!) * At No Starch Press: https://nostarch.com/open-circuits (printed book comes with free ebook) * https://opencircuitsbook.com/ 1:24 - Windell tells us about Open Circuits 2:12 - Windell runs a company called EvilMadScientist * https://shop.evilmadscientist.com/ 3:30 - Open Circuits needed to be interesting for both experts and novices 5:40 - Jeremy is excited about the glossary! 6:47 - Jargon can be important 9:45 - Often the active component is a tiny piece of the entire package 11:52 - Open Circuits is a fantastic coffee-table book 12:58 - Windell tells us about focus stacking lots of macro photos 17:38 - How do you clean fuzzies off of miniscule parts before photographing?! 21:09 - Is the Open Circuits book selling well?! OF COURSE IT IS! 23:17 - Where did you get the idea for this book? 25:41 - The Open Circuits book is jam packed with amazing photos! 27:12 - How long did it take to go from idea to publishing? 29:15 - Are you ready to work on another book? 30:24 - Coffee break! 32:38 - The MOnSter6502 * https://monster6502.com/ 37:26 - The MOnSter6502 opens up the black box that is the 6502 38:40 - Windell says we can simulate a 6502 CPU in our web browser! * http://www.visual6502.org/JSSim/index.html 39:04 - You need more than just a 6502 to make it do anything cool 41:33 - It is possible to plug the MOnSter6502 in place of a real 6502 CPU! 42:48 - Will EvilMadScientist.com sell MOnSter6502 boards?! 44:36 - When did EvilMadScientist start? Do you have a physical location? 46:10 - AxiDraw pen plotters! 47:20 - Meeting Windell's cats! 49:16 - Giant Arduino! 50:10 - Washing machine shenanigans! 54:17 - Pat broke his coffee grinder, and he ordered a new one 56:40 - cold coffee can dot com is not even available! 57:05 - Pat wants to know about Windell's coffee making gear! * Rancilio Rocky grinder * Quick Mill Silvano espresso machine 59:57 - Where can we find Windell Oskay?! 1:01:11 - Where can we find Pat? 1:01:55 - Why does Pat just keep going all by himself! * All alone Pat! * Where is friend?! Open Circuits book review: TBA Windell H. Oskay: Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories: https://www.evilmadscientist.com/ Open Circuits book: https://opencircuitsbook.com/ MOnSter 6502: https://monster6502.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EMSL Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com Open Circuits book review: TBA Windell H. Oskay: Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories: https://www.evilmadscientist.com/ Open Circuits book: https://opencircuitsbook.com/ MOnSter 6502: https://monster6502.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EMSL Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com