Month: March 2008

Attention DC Dorks!

Don’t forget, the March meeting is tonight! I’ll be speaking on “Darkside Rocketeer,” my article from Volume 13 of MAKE, about self-taught American rocket scientist Jack Parsons, co-founder of JPL and Aerotech. Tom Lee will be speaking on low-cost approaches to bringing WiFi to Arduino. The Skinny: 7 PM – 9 PM (ET) ALWAYS FREE! […]

Wireless fireworks launch controller

Wireless fireworks launch controller

When I was a teen rocket geek, I had an almost fetishistic fascination with launch controllers. In our rocket club, we could afford only the most basic single button/key/light controllers wired to a car battery. But we could dream… about devices such as this beauty, a fully tricked-out 12-channel wireless control system for fireworks. DIY […]

What You’re Reading in CRAFT: 06!

What You’re Reading in CRAFT: 06!

Here are the most read articles in CRAFT: Volume 06, on newsstands now! If you’re a CRAFT subscriber, you get the digital edition for free! The CRAFT Digital Edition is a vivid replica of the print edition of CRAFT — it offers an experience very much like the print magazine, plus many additional benefits, such […]

Tiny Terrariums

Cottage Living shows you how to take a glass ornament and turn it into a tiny terrarium. From the article: A terrarium is simply a glass enclosure used for growing plants indoors. You probably remember terraria from the dark days of grammar school science class. Terraria got a bad rap mostly from being grown in […]