Yesterday’s Wired News article on the Rise of the Netflix Hackers suggests that “Netflix claims to appreciate the work of hackers.” The emphasis in the quote is mine, because the implied skepticism strikes me as a little disingenuous, based on the content of the rest of the article, including this bit, which I see as […]
Joe Grand drew up this schematic out to go with our first Awesome Electronics Workshop. You can also get these schematics in itunes as a pdf. Since it’s a schematic and a pdf podcast, I declare it a schematicast! Here’s a pic of the basic stamp hooked up with a piezo buzzer for the ringtone […]
This productivity hack caught my attention because it’s very similar to the strategy I find myself using to help maintain focus and forward progress, despite my proclivities for procrastination. The scheme is called (10+2)*5, and it breaks down like this: Work hard on a discrete, small task for 10 minutes. Take a 2 minute break. […]
Dhananjay Gadre of the Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology just posted a video of the LED hourglass he and Anurag Chugh is working on: The LEDs are arranged in a circular conical fashion, to mimic the glass parts of a traditional hourglass, giving a 3-Dimensional appearance to the electronic hourglass. The system is equipped with […]
If you’ve ever wanted to strip Windows down to the bare essentials, preload your activation key, or integrate hotfixes, tweaks, or service packs, you need to check out nLite. Point it at your Windows installation CD, follow the steps, and your customized Windows install disc will be ready to roll. nLite includes: Service Pack Integration […]
Jessyratfink writes – I work at Half Price Books, and I’ve been trying to find out what to do with all the books we can’t resell or donate. And then this beautiful set of large print encyclopedias came in – and what can I say, I fell in love with them! :D Because I needed […]
Russ sent in his kite aerial photography rig that he made out of sheet metal from MAKE 01’s aerial photography article – nice work! Kite aerial photography – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Kite Aerial Photography Puts Your Eye in the Sky by Charles C. Benton. To take pictures from a kite, you need […]
