If this is real, it’s very cool… – The VinylDisc is a combination audio CD and special record. It consists of two attached layers. The silver layer contains digital audio information, while the black upper layer can be played on every record player. Translated version of http://www.optimal-online.de/CD.13.0.html – [via] Link.
Laser Cutting Parts from Zach ‘Iowa’ Hoeken on Vimeo. Reprap is an open source hardware project to build 3D printers that can produce parts to make more 3D printers. A couple of nights ago, Zach and I went over to print parts and Phillip gave us this walk through. – Link
Maker Faire is just days away! * When: October 20-21, 2007 * Were: at Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lane, Austin, Texas * Hours: Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 10am-5pm Build, CRAFT, hack, play, MAKE. Arts • Crafts • Engineering • Green • Music • Science Maker Faire: two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, […]
Technology Review on Bug Labs (we’ve been covering them and the latest bits about open source hardware getting attention) – Software has become easier to customize in the past decade, but hardware, for the most part, remains closed: Apple’s battle to keep people from hacking the iPhone is a case in point. Although most consumer […]
It’s never too late — “Here’s an easy, profitable, spare time job for several million Americans that can make the U. S. world’s largest silk producer.” – Link.
Thanassis Tsiodras writes: What would you do if you had to automatically backup a remote Linux box (e.g. your web server), and all you had locally was Windows machines? How about this: automatically expanding local storage space transmissions of differences only automatic scheduling local storage of differences only secure and compressed transfer of remote data […]
DIY Maven made this tutorial on creating other candies with candy corn, useful for decorating cupcakes, etc. – Link.
