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Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#410: Eighth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special - Somehow this Podcast ReturnedNot unlike Han Solo emerging from cryosleep, the annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special is back! Parker and Stephen welcome Josh Rozier, Chris Kraft, and Hyr0n to Circuit Break for a wide-ranging discussion covering at least the following about the Star Wars universe:The Most Ingenious Pieces of Technology in Star WarsThe Most Underrated Characters Favorite (and Most Profound) Star Wars QuotesPersonal picks for cool lightsaber functionsDo Star Wars ships and vehicles ever need gas?Medical care in Star Wars vs. Star TrekWhether or not you’re sleeping while encased in carbonite or just dead the whole tim...
2023-12-262h 46
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#391: DFS: Design for SnackeyThis special episode is recorded at DEF CON, the annual hacker community gathering in Las Vegas. Hyr0n and Zapp from AND!XOR dive into the troubleshooting and triumphs of the Snackey vending machine project. From battling long queues to AI-enhanced innovation and mind-boggling challenges, explore the technical and creative journey behind this badge that will ignite your taste buds! Guests:Hyr0n & Zapp from AND!XOR Troubleshooting Snackey at DEF CON Snackey was a hit! The vending machine attracted 2-hour long queues Troubleshooting a myriad of issues from a...
2023-08-1847 min
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#387: Recursive Vending MachinesJoin us as we chat with Hyr0n and Zapp from AND!XOR Group about their iconic badges for DEF CON 31. Learn about the challenges and creative process behind their badges, including the returning Snackey Vending Machine. Discover how AI enhances their workflow while uncovering its limitations. Get ready for a captivating conversation!Text:Guests:Hyr0n & Zapp from AND!XOR Intro to AND!XOR and Previous Badge Designs for DEF CONA brief history of AND!XOR group The origins of Hyr0n...
2023-07-2153 min
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#357: Seventh Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special – We're the Rebel Codebreakers!Spoilers for recent Star Wars shows like Andor included for free!This Year's GuestsJosh RozierA business intelligence and data analytics professional for a large, east-coast insurance monolith.In his spare time, Roz spends his time building and tweaking guitar amplifiers and pedals.Co-owner of Empire Engineering with Stephen.Chris KraftA tinkerer currently working as a software engineer in the financial services industry.Extensive background in 3d printing and building anything that seems interesting.Hyr0nA systems engineer.Hardware hacker of AND!XOR, a group that builds electronic badges for conferences and designs embedded system puzzles.
2022-12-173h 08
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#355: The One They Talk About Football Fields For a Long TimeEnd of 2022 Engineering Questions?What trends in the past few years have changed PCBAs the most in the last few years? Weird SMT packages are starting to become more normalPCBs themselves are being used more as a structural part of the overall productWhat do you think will be the next “big” thing that will change the way EEs design PCBs? Rigid Flex changed the way compact consumer devices where designedAdvancements in mosfet technologies and materials increased power densitiesPDMListener Questions During the project do you plan on hosting it so it’s accessible somewhere like GitHub?Wh...
2022-12-0356 min
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastMEP EP#342: Hackery ExpertsMEP EP#342: Hackery ExpertsHyR0n
Mathematician
Computer Scientist
AND!XOR employee of the month
Working on badges and things Hackery
Previous Podcast Episodes
Incognito Mode episode number 69
Arduino, The Gateway Drug To #BadgeLife episode number 109
Espress-ify? Designing Products Around the ESP-32 Platform episode number 144
Feel the Hum episode number 183
Better Encryption than Zoom, Firmware Stacks episode number 238
And a couple of the Starwars Specials
DEFCON 30 AND!XOR Badge
Its a watch, with some watch things, hacker apps (TV B Gone, BLE Interrogator...
2022-09-0352 min
Cyber Distortion Podcast SeriesS1 - Episode 009 – #Badgelife ft. AND!XORElectronic Blinky-Bling?!! What the heck is that?! Take a quick walk around the Las Vegas strip around mid-summer at the DEFCON Hacking/Security Conference and you'll find out pretty darned quick! #BADGELIFE is a sub-culture of creators, hackers, programmers, and like-minded pseudo geniuses that craft some of the coolest electronic gadgetry you're ever going to see! Imagine a sea of LEDs dancing to the music of a DJs mix, on a PCB designed to look artsy and cool. Oh, also imagine that you can hack that bad boy and play games, and set the LCD screen to your favorite...
2022-06-071h 19
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastMEP EP#307: Sixth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special - The Bad HunchMEP EP#307: Sixth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special - The Bad HunchLatest in Star Wars Media
What has released since last year's Star Wars podcast episode 255?
Star Wars Visions
Ending of Mandalorian Season 2
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
Bad Batch
Does Audible count?
Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy book 2 and 3 were this year
Star Wars: The High Republic
Upcoming releases you're excited for?
The Book of Boba Fett
Ahsoka when it finally comes out
Mostly because it should have a live action version of Thrawn
Parker
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2021-12-172h 27
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastMEP EP#204: Forth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special – C3PO Steals the ShowSpoiler Alert: This podcast contains HEAVY SPOILERS for Star Wars Episode 9 and The Madalorian series up to Episode 7. If you do not want spoilers turn back now.
Josh Rozier
By day, Roz is a spreadsheet slinger for the Umbrella Corporation
When he is not wasting way too much time playing Star Wars RPG with your gracious hosts, he is typically doing his best not to burn down his shed with whatever project his ADHD allows him to focus on
Hyr0n
From 9 to 5 Hyr0n is security researcher...
2019-12-251h 43
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#144: Espress-ify? Designing Products Around the ESP-32 Platform.GuestsZappChief Bling Officer (CBO) at AND!XORDuring his limited free time he writes vulnerable C code, dabbles in Kicad, and trolls Arduino bot accounts on TwitterNever been seen at the same time and place as Batman...But then again, neither has StephenHyr0nA button pusher, easily replaced by a thousand monkeys with a thousand laptops, but manages to crank out firmware and hacker puzzlesIf you’re reading this statement, he already has root access to your computerWe have had Zapp and Hyr0n on the podcast before. Check out MEP EP#69: Incognito Mode and MEP EP...
2018-10-3150 min
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#109: Arduino, The Gateway Drug To #BadgeLifeAND!XORCheck out the previous MEP EP#69 Incognito Mode for the last time the AND!XOR group was on the podcastBitstr3mDid the Android mobile application for the DEFCON 25 badgeZappDoes the hardware design.HyR0nEmbedded software, puzzles, ectDEFCON 25 RECAPLast years badge detailsHunter S Thompson as Bender,bender on a benderBotnetChanging voltage regulators mid manufacturing runQFN design on PCBIterative prototypingHotFix to patch BLE exploitHacking IoT VodkaBadge SalesDEFCON 26 new Badge detailsHardware or Software secrets? Double down on botnetLessons learned to apply to the new badge? WS2812Bs do not reflow wellQFN design on PCB is criticalImplement OTA updatesIterative prototypingI2CLooking forward to th...
2018-03-0148 min
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#100: The Q&A EpisodeIris WeedenMacroFab's Marketing DirectorAward-winning marketer with ten years of experienceNative Houstonian and lover of music, dogs, and beersEpisode 100!!!!!!The Q&A EpisodeThanks to our listeners who submitted questions through email and our Slack channelQuestionsBrandon Drury How in the hell does one survive engineering school?What should a person expect to get from a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering?What's the dumbest/smartest thing a person can do with shift registers?What's a good resource for learning how to prototype? My wires are always a mess. I have no idea what kind of box can hold panel-style outlets. I'm looking for a...
2017-12-261h 07
Circuit Break - A MacroFab PodcastEP#69: Incognito ModeIncognito ModeHyR0n Mathematician, Computer Scientist, & Systems Engineer making the world a better place with homebrew booze and electronic bling.Zapp Has been writing software since age 8. Eventually making a career in developing for Java systems. He has since been promoted away from they keyboard and his life is now MS Office and meetings.Didn’t know how to solder before DC23 .Arduino was his gateway drug - all 15 projects of the starter kit in a few days.Defcon Badges Official badge has a deep puzzle - other badges filled with goo and mechanical.Becomes part of the c...
2017-05-2653 min