Come by to the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago and say hi to Katie Dougherty over at the CRAFT table. The fair will take place both days this weekend, Dec 9-10 from Noon to 5pm at Pulaski Park (1419 W. Blackhawk). Over 100 vendors will be there and an ATM truck will be outside the […]
Get your sparkle on during the holiday party circuit with Lisa Howdin’s Shirley Dress from Fitzpatterns. The off-the-shoulder dress with a tie belt is a super simple dress you can make. Use knit fabrics such as Lurex, knits, jerseys, terry towelling, cotton/lycra mixes. Pictured here is a dress made in black and silver Lurex. This […]
Sean writes – “I created this sign board for my office which gives us a heads-up display of critical servers and automated build processes.” – Link. Related: TRIKLITS – Color changing LED light strings – Link. LED Triklits video – Link.
Steve writes in – I am a high school teacher considering making an application for a technology $1,500 grant. I have this crazy idea that since kids are constantly on their iPods, etc. the best way we could reach them is with pod casting Everyday we just put the assignments, helps, homework. Etc. on the […]
If you are in the Bay Area, come by Pandora’s Trunk (916 Natoma St, SoMa San Francisco) from 1-7pm on Saturday, Dec 9th. Pandora’s Trunk is a bi-monthly eclectic arts showcase & designer sample sale and this one is their holiday special. Their warehouse will be crammed full of recycled, re-thought delights, exclusive imports, cutting-edge […]
Seattle geeks packed the house to build bridges out of popsicle sticks and hot glue at Seattle’s geek event, ignite. 13 teams basked in the glory of success or had their dreams crushed into tiny shards of wood as they stepped on their bridges and found out if their bridge would hold their weight. While […]
John writes in with the latest science podcast for the UVA Virtual lab… – “I’ve got a new presentation on how scanning tunneling microscopes work. STMs are the nanoscientist’s premiere tool for “seeing” individual atoms. Their invention was the subject of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics. But they have now become so simple and […]
