Well, not all tests test everything. I was more thinking of range (i.e. parasitic capacitance of flesh) and, like you said, coating failure. Mechanical failure would have showed up if Amal had stressed the implant for fatigue without a pig leg. But that requires a machine and some time.
if thatās the case, I hope your wife got to make that decision for your kids.
The world doesnāt need any
Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii Graafstra
or
Number 16 Bus Shelter Graafstra
I shit you not, ACTUAL childrenās names (minus the Graafstra bit) given by idiot parents
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Can I ask what your use case is?
NTAG213 is 144bytes and NTAG216 is 888bytes
Is for some āTaskerā function
Or Amiibo ( not sure if that is only NTAG215 )
Or is it really just for the 
Blinky with a little user storage
No need to answer if you donāt want, Iām just curious of what good applications they can do that a 216 canāt do equally well.
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Just having it - love to collect more chips.
My dream is to reach 30 implants this year.
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Itās just that there is no 216 with a LED.
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Yeah thats what I thought.
Thatās Occamās Blinky
the most obvious answer is the LED one.
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NTAG I2C plus used in the xSIID is basically the same as the NTAG216, just with an additional 1k tacked on the end 
It isnāt a flex though 
, so if thatās the attraction then thatās very understandable.
No, in reality I want a flexSIID. Itās perfect. But if the closest I can get is a 213 with bling bling blinky blinky itās fine.
Itās about contact sharing, I want people that scan my hand to see a LED. Even the flexNExT wasnāt quite perfect for that.
Btw I have a weird idea to test for fatigue failure.
You know those robots that flex the IKEA chairs a million times to prove itās durability?
If we put a flexNExT in some jelly or so and massage it with those massage tools (apply pressure and turn) it could be a good test.
Canāt find a picture (autpmatic massage tool leads to vibrators) but the tool in my mind has 3 big knobs that turn automatically.
Itās an easy enough rig to build
A cam rigged to an arm, add electric motor
Gets trickier the more consistent and tuned
you want the forces to be
I have one of these at work.
https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/corning-lse-vortex-mixer-5/10320807
The flexNExT is past the need for fatigue testing, as it has been green-banana-tested by those who implanted it - the best kind of testing of course, unless youāre the tester 
I wouldnāt mind proper mechanical testing happen with new implant developments. That sort of testing service can be subcontracted, and Iād be willing to chip in if DT set up a crowd fund for extensive testing of an upcoming implant Iām interested in.
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That is the trick though.
Finding one enough people want to put money towards.
Well if thatās not workable, Iāve also said before that Iād also be willing to pour some of my hard earned into an undetermined R&D slush fund setup by DT. Surely Iām not the only one, and Amal would then be free to redirect that money to whichever project / development he wishes.
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Thatās a great idea
- we could even do something like a patreon to help support plans and stuff - doesnāt have to produce much, but the continued research and the like would be worth 5$/ month to me
the WIIFM of it could be discounted prices, early release queue, special deals etc.
Aka the āAmal slush fundā
Or nothing at all.
Me, Iām not looking to get discounts, just to help out one rare bird in this world of mega-corporations bringing out evermore bland products for the cretinous mass. DT is different and Iām willing to help.
Research usually doesnāt produce much short term, but pays off long term. For us customers, it pays off when your skin is all healed and youāre genuinely happy to have gone through the procedure of implanting something great. You have to ask yourself if youāre willing to stick with DT for the long haul though
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oh, i agree with that - itās not about getting us deals, itās about making it more enticing for people who are a little less altruistic.
our value is the brainfund and buying futures - others may need just a kick in the bum to peak up.
itās all mentality
another cyber-kitty option could be the thing that a lot of places are offering ākeep the changeā to customers often for charity - meaning, they round the order up to the next $.
honestly, if my order comes to 96.39, iād be even ok bumping it to 100 flat.
(not that DT pisses around with change, mind you)
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