For Want of a Resistor

When the supply chain crunch catches up with you, sometimes a tiny resistor the size of a fleck of pepper is the difference between a world-class computer and... e-waste. Members of the Oxide operations and electrical engineering teams join Bryan and Adam to discuss how close we came to stopping production, for want of a resistor.
In addition to Bryan Cantrill (bsky.app/profile/bcantrill.bsky.social) and Adam Leventhal (bsky.app/profile/ahl.bsky.social), speakers included Robert "RFK" Keith (mastodon.social/@refugeesus), Eric Aasen (twitter.com/random_enginerd), Scott Tagwerker, and Steve Tuck (bsky.app/profile/sdtuck.bsky.social).
Previously, on Oxide and Friends:
• OxF s06e12 - Rooting for the Home Team with Paul Freedman and Bryan Carmel (oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/rooti…)
• OxF s06e06 - When Nine Nines Isn't Enough (oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/when-…)
• OxF s02e12 - More Tales from the Bringup Lab (oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/more-…)
Some of the topics we hit on, in the order that we hit them:
• Bryan's blog: The Contagion of Fear (bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/13/the-contagion-…)
• PRs needed!
If we got something wrong or missed something, please file a PR! Our next show will likely be on Monday at 5p Pacific Time on our Discord server; stay tuned to our Mastodon feeds for details, or subscribe to this calendar (calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_318925f418…). We'd love to have you join us, as we always love to hear from new speakers!