Bend It Like Bach
Tim Kaiser’s fabulously weird world of music.
Month: August 2008
Block Printing 101
Lizzy House provides her readers with a handy downloadable PDF tutorial explaining the ins and outs of block printing.
Maker’s Corner — Bring DIY Inspiration to a Kid You Don’t Know
Our goal is simple: to bring a hands-on DIY experience to kids who often lack sufficient exposure to science and technology.
Hands-On — Generated in Italy
The mass-produced assembly line stripped away decor and ornament. But here comes the computer to restore them.
Arduino powered interactive teakettles
This is a really interesting project that uses an Arduino to control 3 teakettles via a servo attached to the handles. I wonder if they would get along with the Cylon Coffee Pot? My tea kettles were developed as my final piece for Mechatronics 470, Summer Quarter 2008.My goal was to create a completely absurd […]
Microsatellite kits
Many (many) moons ago, I did some pieces for Mondo 2000 magazine and The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog on microsats — basically homebrewed flying PCs and radios in a box that hitched rides on spaceships. I heard amazing stories of literally building these craft on kitchen tables and baking components (i.e. curing them) in home […]
Made On Earth — Political Hot Seat
Sean Ragan of Austin, Texas, created the Street Spam Lounger from campaign signs and other “street spam.”