MadOverlord writes in with an update – remember that combat robot, the one with the spinning blade that spells words? – “The Brightsaber made its public debut at the 2006 RFL Nationals, riding on top of the latest version of my spinner bot, Totally Offensive. The bot had some teething pains at the event, but […]
Piers writes – “A friend of mine had an installation in the Melbourne Design Festival recently, and I re-used the wood to make a mezzanine bed with desk and clothes rail underneath.” – Link. Related: The Computer bed – Link. HOW TO – Make an aluminum pipe bed – Link. More DIY bed projects – […]
Andy writes – “Here’s a cool site about where to find butterfly cocoons and construct your own butterfly house. I saw a Monarch outside the window today and thought it might be cool to try and raise some…” – Link. More: Tips on finding and raising butterflies… Link.
Artist Mark Fischer turns whale sounds into amazing artwork that looks like “electronic mandalas” – [via] – Link. More: AguaSonic Acoustics – Link. Mark Fischer’s art at NEOIMAGES- Link.
Moriash Moreau made a DIY Second Life “controller” for getting around in the virtual world – “Just finished a little weekend project I’ve been kicking around for a while now. I’ve taken a USB numeric keypad, ripped out its innards, and wired a set of contacts to the six main SL-related movement keys (forward, back, […]
Here’s a clever way to read PDFs in portrait mode using a Powerbook – you rotate the PDF, run in full screen and put the Powerbook on its side – [via] – Link.
Metal Gear, Duck Hunt, Excitebike & Bionic Commando screenshots – all made with LEGO… [via] – Link. More: Blockheads – LEGO: the ultimate prototyping material. Seriously. MAKE 02 – Page 36 (log in to view). LEGO projects, articles and how-tos – Link. LEGO archives – Link.
