From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Dr.photon is exploring the world DIY video panoramics – […] a parabolic mirror would be ideal. However, I had a christmas ornament on hand and the software function I was using to unwrap the image was based on a sphere (polar distortion). as it turned out my camera is […]
Losing sleep wondering if you’re freezer is secretly thawing valuable frozen foodstuffs? Worry of secretly spoiled steaks no more – William Grill wanted to make sure his freezer didn’t cut out and ruin his frozen food. He was concerned that when he traveled, his food could defrost and re-freeze — thus compromising his frozen steaks […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Okini393939 built this stylin’ brain machine from what appears to be an old pair of sunglasses and enhanced the lenses with a mosaic-spiral look. He even thought to include basic instructions on the interior! “Close eyes, 14 minutes” – something one may grow weary of repeating to the […]
The visible pinball machine makes for some great still images – but seeing it function in person is an eye-opening mechanical learning experience. There’s a lot more action beyond the playfield – This project started as most do; out of necessity. I was teaching classes in Interactive Kinetic Art (pinball) and I had a need […]
Here’s a novel use for the HTML <TABLE> tag: storing client side database tables. Nick Kallen came up with a slick hack that uses the jQuery syntax to perform simple selects and joins on HTML tables. By using CSS3 selectors, you can easily target fields which match or contain your search terms, and Nick’s jQuery-based […]
Don’t miss the special sale that is only going on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8-9 where all the sewing patterns on Vogue Patterns are only $6.99, including this stylish pattern by Issey Miyake.
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