Last year we did over 70 webisodes and we will do even more this year.  What do you want to see.

Do you have something you would like to show?

Do you have something you would like to show and will be in San Jose

Do you have a couple of friend that thin k they can beat our Engineers in a Challenge?

Is there some topic you would like to see?

Lets us know and we will try to accommodate you.

 Well we went on hiatus for the winter holiday and we are back and it is better than ever.  We start off the New Year with the PSoC Challenge.  Three teams battling it out to see who the best Engineers are.  I really think you will like it.  We plan to do future challenges and if you and some friends think you got the stuff, show us why and maybe you an compete.

But sometimes you do win the lotto, and heavens forbid, sometimes you do get struck by lightning. 

Our hearts go out to those in Connecticut who are dealing with such a senseless tragedy and for any parents trying to raise children in a random vulnerable world full of risks.

 A person that loses their parents is an orphan.  Someone that loses a spouse is a widow or a widower.  I know of no name for someone that loses a child.  I think that is because it is an event to horrid to contemplate finding a name.  I know I don't want to do it.

This just brings to light that our serious problems really are the ones we are not paid to solve.

No matter how slight the risks, some will get struck by lightening. It is a fear all parents share.  Just don t let the fear rule your life and keep you from raising healthy, inquisitive, risk taking children.  (If they are anything like me. you will have to worry about the pyrotechnic teen years.)  Remember some will also win the lotto and maybe your child will change the world.

Here is a PSoC World update.  Jason Whiteman contacted us on PSoC World Day to say that the firewall at his work wouldn t let him get through.  His solution was to go the Starbucks and watch there, all day.  Great thinking Jason!  As a reward for thinking outside the box, we are sending you a gift card to Starbucks.  However, you should know that if you would have thought WAY outside of the box and gone to a Tavern with Wi-Fi, we would be sending you a gift card for a beer!  It is always good to hear from the zealots.

 For me it would have to be that while at Cal I had a chance to go see a lecture by Heisenberg.  I had something more important and for the life of me I cannot remember what is was.  The number of people who can say they ever saw Heisenberg speak is small, getting smaller and I can never be part if this group.  A really stupid move.

Well on December 12^th Cypress will be having the first ever, virtual design conference.  IT would be worth your time.  You may have something more urgent to do but I bet that in a couple of years, you won t remember why.

Of the 400,000 people that went to Woodstock, I have personally met 2 million of them.  I guess they wanted to go to Woodstock but more urgent just came up.  Regret is a pretty powerful thing thay woul cause so many proplr to lie.

Well think of PSoC World as your cultural defining event and don t regret not going.  Maybe we should call it PSToCK, a worldwide day of peace, love, and configurability.

Peace Dude!  Peace SoC.

http://www.psocworld.com/