How to launch a helium balloon to 100,000 feet and take a picture of the curvature of the earth. And then lose the whole contraption out in a wheat field somewhere unknown.
We unleash the professionals at Atmel to inspect the insides of our defunct ATmega328s. We found ON Semi written inside. Tim gives us a tour of the Failure Analysis labs at Atmel, Colorado Springs campus.
SparkFun gets counterfeit parts, buys nitric acid and a microscope, finds lack of silicon.
We've posted a gift guide! And BlueSMiRF makes an appearance with the Canadian authorities.
SPARC International believes the SparkFun trademark is too close to the SPARC International trademark. What do you think?
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