[Jason Stoddard]

Anyone who has ever designed a product for production is a firm believer in Edsel Murphy's Laws and all of its corollaries. The longer I was in this business, the more of a believer I became!

Aaaanndd....after this glitch with a dead-simple not-really-a-product, are you getting how hair-raising it can be to bring out an actual new product?

Consider that we're introducing two new products next week (which actually involve 3 new PCBs), one of which has new tech in it as well (plus the usual stuff that a not-a-coaster product has, like chassis)? Yeah, it's been kinda busy around here making sure everything really, really, really, really is OK.

 

[Pandahead]

Jason, are these new releases "Live from the Schiitr" video stream worthy? Or was that just too much of a hassle. The first certainly got a lot of views.

Thanks for helping keep this a fun pastime for us on this end!

 

[FrivolsListener]

This chapter could be titled, "Why designing is never easy" or "The Misadventures of the Misdirected Electron" or "Oscillation: It's what's for dinner" or, perhaps more accurately, "This is what happens. Nearly all the time. It's why there are always revisions, and not always to improve things."

Thanks for making us part of your design saga, and I hope this is not taking you too far away from revenue-generating activities.

Have you read The Soul of a New Machine? It's a non-fiction book about a team of engineers designing the hardware of a new (in the late 70s) computer. It won a Pulitzer. There's a chapter called, "The Case of the Missing NAND Gate" and starts with a vivid description of an engineer walking down a hallway with a board prototype with three wires sticking up with little flags of tape on the wires, and the reaction of their boss.

If you're any kind of engineer, you'll appreciate it.

 

[Jason Stoddard]

Jason, are these new releases "Live from the Schiitr" video stream worthy? Or was that just too much of a hassle. The first certainly got a lot of views.

Thanks for helping keep this a fun pastime for us on this end!

I expect we'll be doing one for this intro.

 

[ScubaMan2017]

...{snip}...buggered...{snip}...

Ah, an older reference. Once I found out what that was, I stopped carelessly using that term (and made me realize my mum was a foul-mouthed parent). Nice.

 

[ScubaMan2017]

Aahw... She thinks he's an adorable little fellow.

THAT'S a house panther. We have 3 of them. Adorable? Only when they behave...

 

[Pandahead]

I expect we'll be doing one for this intro.

That would be kool if it works out.

Quite frankly, I gotta tell you, the new analog boards in Yggy deserved that kind of intro all on their own! I understand why you couldn't, but they are flat out Schiitr Show worthy! Kudos to all involved working on those boards. It deserves a "The wife can hear it easy award".

 

[stled]

That would be kool if it works out.

Quite frankly, I gotta tell you, the new analog boards in Yggy deserved that kind of intro all on their own! I understand why you couldn't, but they are flat out Schiitr Show worthy! Kudos to all involved working on those boards. It deserves a "The wife can hear it easy award".

We need a trophy for that award! My wife has great ears and really likes a good sound system so we are both lucky, i believe.

Ed

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Ah, an older reference. Once I found out what that was, I stopped carelessly using that term (and made me realize my mum was a foul-mouthed parent). Nice.

It has multiple meaning.
Not only the one you're pointing at (poking in).

 

[RCBinTN]

It's always preferable to get boned on the bench than by the customer!

 

[Mike Foley]

I’m no engineer, but I do fancy building one of these coaster/amps. If it doesn’t work, I can always stand some beer on it!

This is Chloe. She is an audiophile.

 

[AndreYew]

The autoroute feature in every PCB layout tool should just be ripped out. There is no good reason for its existence or use.

 

[sam6550a]

Aaaanndd....after this glitch with a dead-simple not-really-a-product, are you getting how hair-raising it can be to bring out an actual new product?

Consider that we're introducing two new products next week (which actually involve 3 new PCBs), one of which has new tech in it as well (plus the usual stuff that a not-a-coaster product has, like chassis)? Yeah, it's been kinda busy around here making sure everything really, really, really, really is OK.

Welcome to reality engineering 101.

 

[Pandahead]

It's always preferable to get boned on the bench than by the customer!

Somehow this instantly reminded me of the sayings of an uncle I used to have...... please do not consult Mike's gorilla on the subject!

 

[OldRoadToad]

Aaaanndd....after this glitch with a dead-simple not-really-a-product, are you getting how hair-raising it can be to bring out an actual new product?

Consider that we're introducing two new products next week (which actually involve 3 new PCBs), one of which has new tech in it as well (plus the usual stuff that a not-a-coaster product has, like chassis)? Yeah, it's been kinda busy around here making sure everything really, really, really, really is OK.

New stuff! Sounds like fun and this is supposed to be fun.

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