If you’ve ever struggled with how to cook rice, try the method described by Amy Karol on Angry Chicken–it involves boiling the rice like pasta, then steaming it the rest of the way until it’s perfectly done. Check out her blog for more info and some great cookbook recommendations.
Andrew Salomone made this “Offline Oracle” Ouija board. In his explaination of why the Offline Oracle is an internet substitute art piece, he writes: The point of this piece is that access to information clearly does not make us smarter, if we are unable to figure out how to apply the information we have to […]
Just don’t stick yourself! The tip is razer sharp, easily digging far enough into a pin to hold its place. A finger’s weight on the plunger keeps the probe in place; it has never once slipped to short two pins, as my multimeter’s probe is wont to do. Syringe Logic Probe [via]
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: HOW TO – Grow Shiitake Mushrooms Fun with Flickr Recycled Yogurt Container Lamp HOW TO – Make Tortillas Darth Vader Cupcakes
I love the colorful, mod look of this lamp created by Craftster user Kianee. The coolest part is that she created it using recycled plastic yogurt containers! I just stringed the containers together with little metal rings, put them on a lampshade ring and … done! (The plastic won’t melt because we’re using it with […]
Robots! Robots! People from all over the world came to experience the fun and excitement at this years Maker Faire in California. Here are just some of the amazing robots we saw. To download Maker Faire 2008 Robots MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.
Rachelle made this internet meme plushie walrus, complete with bucket. For reference: Thanks to Jedi Master Thrash for the tip.
