I'm Matthew and I like transistors
When able, I use a billion or more at a time all arranged nicely on a single piece of silicon. Sometimes they are programmable1 and sometimes they are application specific2. Most often I use them to convey messages via electromagnetic fields3. But, sometimes its fun just to make something blink4.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Computer Engineering from UC Santa Barbara in 1990.
Engineering Specialties
- Digitial IC development (ASIC/FPGA)
- Systems Architecture/Engineering
- Network and radio systems
Other Interests
- Amateur Radio, NB0X
- Astronomy (Optical and Radio)
- General Aviation: Private Pilot, VFR, SEL since 1988
- Trombone
- Fishing
- Photography
- Travel
- Writing
Why
. . . the life which is unexamined is not worth living . . .
- Socrates
My 48 years provides plenty of material for examination. Years seemingly wasted and opportunity lost have resulted in deep regrets that I will carry until the end. But, I won#39t dwell in the past, rather, I hope to gain wisdom and foresight from my mistakes and strive to do better.
With this blog, I intend to grow through stretching out of my comfort zone and finding a public voice. To contribute to the "great" conversation.
You can contact me, or comment on something I've said on:
Twitter:
[@MatthewWishek](https://twitter.com/MatthewWishek)
Google+:
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Github:
mwishek
Email:
mwishek at gmail.com
Credits
- Hosting:
- Gitlab Pages for Storage and Hosting
- Amazon AWS Route 53 for DNS
- Gitlab Pages for Storage and Hosting
- Static site generation: Hugo
- Theme: Beautiful Hugo
- Other js:
- bigfoot.js for footnotes
- Analytics: Google Analytics
- SEO: Google Webmaster Tools
Other
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