Here’s a good project for kids, take some old CDs that don’t work and make a cipher device to write messages to each other, blogith writes – “This is how to make a homemade Cipher Device for fun by recycling used or damaged cds. I did this fast but you can get more creative and […]
Arwen and I had a great time this past Saturday at the SF Craft Mafia’s Mafia Made Holiday Trunk Show over at Craft Gym and Leland Tea Company. It was fun to hang out and peruse all the cool craft goods and talk craft throughout the day. Jamie Chan, Director of the SFCM and owner […]
Trebuchet03 writes – “A thermocouple is a device used to measure temperature by utilizing the Seebeck effect. This instructable will show a very simple method of making a thermocouple so you can precisely measure the internal temperature of your thanksgiving turkey. If I can – I’ll build my own bridge and make my own meat […]
Here’s a useful Excel sheet you can use to calculate how much stuff you’ll need to buy for Thanksgiving… Spacejockey writes – “Shopping calculator that will present a complete Thanksgiving shopping list, and how much to cook of each menu item, after just entering a few variables.” – Link. I happen to have Excel on […]
If you’re curious about what the OLPC (one laptop per child) is like, Tuttle SVC shows you how to emulate it on windows, thanks Brian! Download the VMware Player installer and run it; Download this file and unzip it somewhere handy; Navigate to the unzipped files and double click on the ‘olpc’ VMware Configuration File; […]
The December Knit Knit issue #6 is available. If you are in the New York area, Issues #5 and #6 are on exhibition at the Visionaire Gallery (11 Mercer St., New York) as part of the Mega Zines exhibit. The exhibit has been extended to Dec 31st. Link.
Home fusor build by teenager, excellent! – “Thiago Olson, 17, stands near his nuclear fusion reactor, which he calls “the Fusor,” at home in Oakland Township on Friday. After more than two years and 1,000 hours of research, the Stoney Creek High School senior, with a little help from his dad, built the machine. (PATRICIA […]
