<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Siwes on The AMTES Blog</title><link>https://amtes.pages.dev/tags/siwes/</link><description>Recent content in Siwes on The AMTES Blog</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><managingEditor>amtesfunaab+blog@gmail.com</managingEditor><webMaster>amtesfunaab+blog@gmail.com</webMaster><copyright>© 2026</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://amtes.pages.dev/tags/siwes/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>🛠️ [Ep 1] Foundations... and Then a Disaster</title><link>https://amtes.pages.dev/blog/hardware-in-the-trenches/episode-1/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author>amtesfunaab+blog@gmail.com</author><guid>https://amtes.pages.dev/blog/hardware-in-the-trenches/episode-1/</guid><description>I walked into Day 1 of my SIWES placement expecting an immediate adrenaline rush. Instead, I was handed a desk and a task: source component prices on AliExpress, while my laptop screen pulled a WhatsApp &amp;lsquo;view once&amp;rsquo; on me&amp;hellip;</description></item></channel></rss>