AM5 RAM Limitation Meets Embedded Elixir Power

Resources

Resources & Recommendations

Books

• "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams - Referenced for the number 42, which is the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" in the book.

Videos & Documentaries

• Kickboxer (1989 film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme) - Mentioned as a terrible 80s martial arts movie with strange cultural inaccuracies and a focus on Jean-Claude Van Damme's dancing and splits.
• Dreams of Code (YouTube Channel) - A channel where a cool dude on YouTube shared an idea about automating daily stand-ups using n8n and LLMs.

Tools & Software

• Agenty Postgres (from Tiger Data) - A database built specifically for AI agents, designed to handle large volumes of vector and text data, offering native search/retrieval, instant zero-copy forks, and an MCP server.
• Augment Code - An AI software development platform offering context engines, chat, next edit, completions, and integration with various environments like CLI, VS Code, and JetBrains.
• Reaper - An audio software that is fine for podcasts but more suited to music production.
• Audacity - An open-source audio editing software, mentioned for its past incomprehensibility but potential recent improvements.
• Blender - A 3D application that can also be used for video editing, described as a superset of video production.
• Inkscape - An open-source design tool, competent for visual design but limited in professional print features like CMYK color space.
• Illustrator (Adobe) - The industry standard for print shops, necessary when open-source tools like Inkscape fall short for specific professional requirements.
• Premiere Pro (Adobe) - A professional video editing software, known for crashing and frustrating users despite its industry standard status.
• Audition (Adobe) - An audio editing software used alongside Premiere Pro for podcast and video production.
• DaVinci Resolve - A video editing software that is highly regarded, especially for color grading, and runs on Linux.
• Nerves - An open-source, opinionated framework for building IoT devices and smart devices using Elixir on embedded Linux.
• Nerves Livebook - An interactive code notebook experience for Nerves devices, allowing users to experiment with code on their hardware.
• Home Assistant - An open-source home automation platform that can run on devices like Raspberry Pi, used for managing smart home devices and automations.
• Plex - A media server software for organizing and streaming personal media collections.
• n8n - An open-source tool described as similar to Zapier or If This Then That, used for workflow automation and connecting various services.
• Quicktime Player (Apple) - Apple's native media player, mentioned for its occasional instability despite being a long-standing piece of software.
• Quicksilver - A third-party indie app for Mac, appreciated for its polish and utility.
• Transmit - A third-party indie app for Mac, appreciated for its polish and utility.
• Rogba - A set of audio apps for Mac, appreciated for their polish and utility.
• Putty - A free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application, noted for its challenging but functional UI.
• Framer - A free, full-featured design tool for building and publishing websites, designed for designers, supporting vectors, 3D transforms, gradients, and wireframes.
• Buildroot - An embedded Linux project used by Nerves to build Linux kernels and root file systems.
• U-Boot - A popular bootloader for embedded devices.
• AMBoot - A specific bootloader used in a project, described as different and not ideal but functional.
• ESP Home - A framework for microcontrollers, potentially allowing quick setup for certain projects.
• OpenCV - A computer vision library, used with Elixir bindings for image processing on Nerves devices.

People Mentioned

• Lasse V - Guest on the show, discussing his experiences with martial arts, Linux, and embedded systems.
• Matthew - Participant in a Champs game, outlasted Taylor in a tiebreaker.
• Taylor - Participant in a Champs game, outlasted by Matthew in a tiebreaker.
• Carol Lee, PhD - Mentioned as a strong participant in the Champs game.
• Gracie - Family credited with the resurgence of Jujutsu, specifically Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
• Mike Tyson - Referenced for his quote: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."
• Daniel LaRusso (The Karate Kid) - The main character from the "Karate Kid" movie, discussed in the context of karate's public perception.
• Mr. Miyagi (The Karate Kid) - The karate master from "The Karate Kid," mentioned as a reference to a forefather of karate, Shoyun Miyagi.
• Will Smith's kid - Referenced for the newer version of "The Karate Kid" movie, which is generally not as well-received.
• Jean-Claude Van Damme - Actor from the movie "Kickboxer," known for his martial arts and dancing.
• Steven Seagal - Action hero actor, implicitly compared to Jean-Claude Van Damme.
• Dolph Lundgren - Actor from the same hometown as Lasse, described as "terrible."
• Jaromir Jagr - Czech hockey player.
• Sundin brothers - Hockey players.
• Mario Lemieux - Canadian hockey player.
• Wayne Gretzky - Famous hockey player.
• Peter Forsberg - Hockey player.
• Barry Sanders - Former NFL player for the Detroit Lions, used as an example of an athlete who stayed with one team.
• Kyle Galbreth (Co-founder and CEO of Depo Dev) - Discusses the challenges and solutions for software development teams in an era of disruption.
• Ten Da Crul (YouTube music producer) - A YouTuber involved in music who got involved with Audacity, mentioned for his unique melody.
• Jose Valim - Creator of Elixir, referenced for his work on Livebook.
• DHH (David Heinemeier Hansson) - Creator of Ruby on Rails and Omachi Linux, discussed in the context of his opinions and the Omachi distro.
• Frank Hunleth - Creator of Nerves, mentioned for his strong opinions on Z-Wave technology.
• Gus Workman - A member of the Nerves core team, credited with designing custom e-ink hardware for a conference.

Organizations & Institutions

• Tiger Data - The company behind Agenty Postgres.
• AMD - Processor manufacturer, discussed in the context of the "4 DIMM problem" with their AM5 architecture.
• Intel - Processor manufacturer, implicitly compared to AMD regarding the 4 DIMM problem.
• Depo Dev - A company focused on streamlining software development pipelines and eliminating bottlenecks.
• Canva - A design platform that acquired Affinity.
• Affinity - A competitor to Adobe's creative suite, acquired by Canva and now free.
• Nerves Project - An open-source framework for building IoT devices with Elixir.
• Ikea - Swedish furniture and home goods retailer, mentioned for their Zigbee-compatible smart home devices.
• Smart Rent - A company that uses Nerves for their smart thermostats, deploying to over 100,000 devices.
• Plex - A media server solution, mentioned for its potential integration with home automation.

Courses & Educational Resources

• Elixir Discord - A community channel for Elixir users, including a Nerves channel for questions and discussions.
• Elixir Forum - An online forum for Elixir discussions, mentioned as a good place for asynchronous questions.

Websites & Online Resources

• Fly.io - Public cloud built for developers.
• TigerData.com - Website to learn more about and install Agenty Postgres.
• AugmentCode.com - Website to install and learn more about Augment Code.
• Changelog.com - The podcast's website, where show notes and resources are available.
• NervesProject.org - The official website for the Nerves framework, providing learning resources and installation guides.
• Nervescloud.com - A venture offering over-the-air firmware updates for Nerves devices, with free hobbyist usage.
• Elixir-lang.org - The official website for the Elixir programming language, a good resource for learning Elixir.
• Beamrad.io - A podcast about the Beam ecosystem (Elixir, Erlang, Gleam).
• Underjord.io - Lasse's personal website and blog, where he plans to write a tutorial on his Home Assistant setup.
• Framer.com/design - Website for the Framer design tool, offering a free tier and a promo code for a free month of Framer Pro.
• Know Your Meme - A website for looking up internet memes and their origins.
• The Self-Hosted Podcast - A podcast that inspired Lasse to get into Home Assistant.
• Dreams of Code (YouTube Channel) - A YouTube channel mentioned for its ideas on automating stand-ups.
• n8n.io - Website for the n8n automation tool.

Other Resources

• AM5 architecture (AMD) - A specific CPU architecture from AMD that has a known issue with reading four DIMMs of RAM at high speeds.
• DDR5 6000MHz RAM - High-speed RAM that experiences the "4 DIMM problem" with certain AMD AM5 motherboards due to power and voltage requirements.
• Raspberry Pi - A series of small single-board computers, frequently used for embedded projects and running Nerves or Home Assistant.
• Raspberry Pi Pico - A microcontroller from Raspberry Pi, suitable for low-power applications but more challenging to program than larger Pis.
• BeagleBone Black - A classic single-board computer, supported by Nerves.
• Clockwork Pi uConsole - A portable device with a Raspberry Pi, display, keyboard, and trackball, used by Lasse for embedded projects.
• Seeed Studio Kiosk - An industrial kiosk that uses a Raspberry Pi with additional hardware.
• Home Assistant OS - An operating system for Home Assistant, built on Buildroot and using an A/B partition system for updates.
• Zigbee - A wireless communication standard for smart home devices, preferred by Lasse over Z-Wave.
• Z-Wave - Another wireless communication standard for smart home devices, implicitly compared to Zigbee.
• Zima Board - A single-board computer that competes with Raspberry Pi, potentially compatible with Nerves via generic x86 support.
• E-ink display - A type of display technology that mimics the appearance of ordinary ink on paper, used in various Nerves projects.
• GoatMayer Elixir - A conference focused on Elixir, including a day dedicated to Nerves.
• FFmpeg - A multimedia framework, mentioned as a large library that would increase the size of a Nerves image.
• OpenBSD - A free, open-source Unix-like operating system, tried by Lasse's friend.
• FreeBSD - A free, open-source Unix-like operating system, tried by Lasse's friend.
• Solaris - A Unix-based operating system, tried by Lasse's friend.
• Slackware - An early Linux distribution, used by Lasse in his youth.
• Gentoo - A Linux distribution, used by Lasse in his youth.
• Mandrake - A Linux distribution, used by Lasse in his youth.
• Debian - A Linux distribution, used by Lasse in his youth.
• Knoppix - A Linux distribution that could be run from a live CD.
• Pop!_OS - A Linux distribution, used by Lasse, which came with a Gnome variant.
• Regolith Linux - A Linux desktop environment that can be installed on top of existing Linux systems.
• KDE - A desktop environment for Linux, used by Lasse.
• Wayland - A display server protocol, used in Fedora 43.
• X11 - An older display server protocol, deprecated in Fedora 43.
• Gnome - A desktop environment for Linux, used in Fedora 43 and initially with Pop!_OS.
• KWin - The window manager for KDE, used by Lasse.
• Neon - An Ubuntu variant maintained by the KDE project, running KDE.
• Pipewire - An audio and video server for Linux, part of the audio infrastructure.
• Jack - An audio server for Linux, part of the audio infrastructure.
• BSL (Business Source License) - A type of software license that is not fully open source, mentioned in the context of n8n.
• Fair Code / Sustainable Source License - Licenses mentioned in relation to n8n, indicating some proprietary aspects despite being open to view.