Day: July 12, 2012

Alt.Comic-Con: Strolling Artists’ Alley

Alt.Comic-Con: Strolling Artists’ Alley

My morning at Comic-Con was jam-packed, and I do mean jam-packed. It’s absurdly crowded. The whole harbor area of San Diego is aswarm with unwashed geek masses (and the booth babes who pretend to like them). Just crossing the street is a major logistical undertaking. The first thing you notice when you register is the […]

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HOPE for Makers – A Maker Playlist – “Hackers on Planet Earth” July 13–15, 2012 in NYC

HOPE for Makers – A Maker Playlist – “Hackers on Planet Earth” July 13–15, 2012 in NYC

The HOPE Number 9 conference is approaching. HOPE is the “Hackers on Planet Earth” conference by 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, and it’s at the Hotel Pennsylvania in NYC this weekend. It’s held every couple of years. I’ve attended a few, and I’m looking forward to seeing many old and new friends. So far there have […]

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Scrabble Wall Art – The Gift for a Grandma That Has it All

Scrabble Wall Art – The Gift for a Grandma That Has it All

This is a clever idea from Sheri on Childmade: Scrabble-tile wall art! She was struggling to figure out what to give her two 90-year-old grandmothers for Christmas because, as she put it, “They simply already have everything.” It’s a tradition for her to play Scrabble with one of her grandmothers, so Sheri decided to make […]

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Baby Deck Chair Fashioned from Skateboard

Baby Deck Chair Fashioned from Skateboard

This chair for tikes is the creation of the boardgames crew on Etsy.

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