Make Free

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The Half-Life of Stuff from MAKE: 29: DIY Superhuman
When code doesn’t work, we erase it. When stuff doesn’t work, most of it goes to landfill. by Cory Doctorow

What My Wife Taught Me About Toys Today from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games
Can 3D printing bring toy making back home? by Cory Doctorow

Four Horsemen of the 3D Printing Apocalypse from MAKE: 27: Robots
Pro-regulation hysterics make recourse to the Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse: child porn, organized crime, terrorist, and pirates. by Cory Doctorow

Moral Suasion from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels
A wake-up call for anyone who's blithely relying on the cloud. by Cory Doctorow

Untouched by Human Hands from MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino
Is there a boardroom somewhere trying to figure out how to make your next Happy Meal toy, laptop, or Ikea table look like it was handmade by a MAKE reader? by Cory Doctorow

Memento Mori from MAKE: 24: Space
The standard explanation for the attractiveness of older technology is simply that They Made It Better In The Old Days. But this isn't necessarily or even usually true. by Cory Doctorow

Walled Gardens vs. Makers from MAKE: 23: Gadgets
Making is about sharing. The reason we can make so much today is because the basic knowledge, skills, and tools to make anything are already on the ground, a loam in which our inspiration can germinate. by Cory Doctorow

Are You the Scanner or the Barcode? from MAKE: 22: Remote Control / Wireless
Would you rather be emitter or sensor? by Cory Doctorow

Who You Calling Unoriginal? from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing
Reinventing the wheel is not mandatory. by Cory Doctorow

Shortcut to Omniscience from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages
Wikipedia's secret weapon and its greatest weakness. by Cory Doctorow

Positive Externalities from MAKE: 19: Robots
Fight against the greed of a small band of vocal dinosaurs. by Cory Doctorow

Open Government from MAKE: 18: ReMake America
There's never a good reason for the government to keep its everyday workings a secret from the people who own it: the citizenry. by Cory Doctorow

Love the Machine, Hate the Factory from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge
The biggest appeal of steampunk is that it exalts the machine and disparages the mechanization of human creativity. by Cory Doctorow

Selectable Output Control from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
Hollywood's most insane idea yet. by Cory Doctorow

Gander Sauce for Hollywood from MAKE: 15: Music
Cory Doctorow advocates the entertainment industry take a little bit of their own sauce. by Cory Doctorow

Too Much Time on My Hands from MAKE: 14: Optics
All creative endeavor begins with just fooling around. Enjoy it. by Cory Doctorow

Predicting the Present from MAKE: 13: Magic
Science fiction writers may not accurately predict the future, but they're often excellent predictors of the present. by Cory Doctorow

Make Free from MAKE: 12: Upload
The great, perverse joy of steampunk. by Cory Doctorow

Attack, Defend from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles
Nearly ten years after the invention of Napster, there's more file sharing than ever. by Cory Doctorow

Agree to Disagree from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics
Bogus agreements are everywhere. Void them. by Cory Doctorow

I Agree from MAKE: 09: Fringe
In order to "protect intellectual property," these bandits are perfectly willing to take away your rights to your physical, personal property. by Cory Doctorow

High-Definition = Highly Deadly from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games
Forget plugging in a PC or Slingbox. Goodbye open platforms, hello monopoly lockware. by Cory Doctorow

A for Anything from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology
Creative destruction opens more doors than it closes. by Cory Doctorow

A House Divided from MAKE: 06: Robots
Hollywood feels the sting of its own copyright laws. by Cory Doctorow

Traitors to History from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
A copyright-controlled museum is a crime against humanity. by Cory Doctorow

RIP: Rip, Mix, Burn from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
by Cory Doctorow

Real Security Vs. Junk Science from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween
Why copy-restriction technology succeeds only in hurting the user. by Cory Doctorow

The Last Generation of Engineers from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment
Why digital rights management kills innovation. by Cory Doctorow

Hacking the Dog from MAKE: 01: Make Premiere
Who says you have to spend thousands of dollars to get a cool robot? The world's toy stores brim with cheap-ass, rough and ready robotic platforms just begging to be modded. Meet a hacker who converts toy robots into toxic waste dump avengers. by Cory Doctorow