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Jasmine from Tindie and Kenny from Cloudfree (Tasmota IoT devides) stop by to discuss the intricacies of selling and shipping custom electronics on the Internet!

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNaXsc4Jl7o

https://www.tindie.com/
https://cloudfree.shop/

0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Jeremy's boss is in the waiting room
3:52 - What is Tindie?!
6:26 - What does Pat sell on Tindie?
- Breadboard vise: https://www.tindie.com/products/patshead/breadboard-spring-vise/
- Carbon fiber cooling duct: https://www.tindie.com/products/patshead/cooling-fan-duct-for-silverstone-ds380b-case/
8:55 - Let's meet Jasmine's puppy!
10:03 - Jeremy is now selling things on Tindie
- Jeremy's Tindie store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/jeremycook/
16:06 - Jeremy's Grounduino board for the Arduino Nano
- https://www.tindie.com/products/jeremycook/grounduino-nano/
21:38 - Kenny from Cloudfree.shop joins the stream!
- https://cloudfree.shop/
22:45 - NASA says you can't launch a rocket from a weather balloon
23:40 - Pat wants to buy more Cloudfree smart plugs!
- https://cloudfree.shop/product/cloudfree-smart-plug/
29:17 - Pat's OoberLights project
- https://blog.patshead.com/2020/05/our-ooberlights-prototype-boards-are-lighting-up.html
30:57 - Kenny tells us about OtterCast
- https://cast.otter.jetzt/
36:43 - Jeremy misused a Cloudfree switch!
38:57 - Why do so many IOT manufacturers require the use of their own cloud services?
41:44 - How long did it take to sell 1,000 Cloudfree switches?
44:20 - Shipping to customers outside the US is difficult!
52:36 - Kenny tells us about pirateship.com shipping services
- https://www.pirateship.com
55:15 - Jeremy says Pat is a killer CEO
56:39 - Coffee break and a shout out to our Patrons!
58:20 - Jeremy tries to figure out how college works these days
1:01:31 - Pat's chair occupancy sensor (a.k.a butt sensor)
1:04:23 - Kenny's bed presence sensor
1:08:07 - Winding down the episode
1:11:26 - Outtakes