Well executed counterfeit chips
When Bunnie isn’t hacking the Xbox, contributing to MAKE or cranking out open source Chumby’s he figuring out international chip counterfeiting mysteries… Fascinating read! – Link.
Month: October 2007
Creepy LED eyes
Craig says: “This pair of glasses has the negative LED lead soldered right to the glasses frame. The frame acts as a ‘negative ground’ as a positive wire is glued inside the frame to the positive leads. The pair of wires is routed out the back, behind my ear and down my shirt to my […]
Astrophysicist makes “DIY” supercomputer with a cluster of 8 PlayStation 3s
Ok, so the PS3 has this over the Wii… more @ Wired – Suffering from its exorbitant price point and a dearth of titles, Sony’s PlayStation 3 isn’t exactly the most popular gaming platform on the block. But while the console flounders in the commercial space, the PS3 may be finding a new calling in […]
Pre Maker Faire Austin 2007 meetup at The Ginger Man – October 18th – 8pm
REMINDER: Pre Maker Faire Austin 2007 meetup at The Ginger Man – October 18th – 8pm. Scott writes – Maker Faire Austin 2007 is this weekend and I’ll be in Austin a couple of days early, so I’m organizing a Laughing Squid Pre Maker Faire Austin 2007 Meetup this Thursday, October 18th starting at around […]
Change the message on HP printers
A lesser-known feature of the HP Printer Job Language (HPPJL) command set is that you can change the ready message” from “READY” to whatever you like. Yaakov wrote a Perl script that will change the message for you, and he also came up with the clever “INSERT COIN” replacement. Very nice. You can think up […]
Protect yourself from those pesky hexes
Whew! We weren’t sure what we were going to do about some of the hexes, spells and curses coming our way. That is until we found this cure-all called the hex inverter: Best thing of all is that you can make one yourself! Hex inverter – Link.
Become a Motorola phone for Halloween
We’ve all heard the stories of people “bricking” their mobile phones lately. Now, get some revenge – become a Motorola brick phone for Halloween! Complete instructions are available via Flickr along with a video “in action”: Motorola phone costume photo set and instructions- Link. Video – Link. DIY HALLOWEEN from MAKE & CRAFT! It’s here!! […]