Make Free — Gander Sauce for Hollywood
The entertainment industry is obsessed with kicking people off the internet.
Month: August 2008
Experiments with Aerogel
I made a post about Aerogel a while back and I still haven’t figured out what to do with my sample. This website has a lot of practical information about Aerogel, including some experiments in conductivity and optics. It’s a great place to start learning about this cool stuff. Weight and strength wise Aerogel is […]
Welcome — Sharing the Adventure
If it’s a problem we see, we jump in and try to fix it, but maybe we create more problems.
Build Your Own Mid-Century Modern Birdhouse
Curbly has a nice video how-to on building a modern inspired birdhouse. The final product looks a lot nicer than most versions found in the local hardware store. Hopefully your local birds will appreciate the design. Anyone interested in design and architecture can appreciate the brilliant combination of modern materials and contemporary lifestyle patterns inhabitated […]
Subscribe to CRAFT and Get an Adult Day Pass to Maker Faire Austin
If you’re planning on attending Maker Faire, it’s not too early to grab your tickets. In fact, in the early-bird-gets-the-worm fashion, if you order a subscription to Craft Magazine or Make Magazine right now, you’ll get a free adult day pass for Maker Faire Austin. You can order additional tickets as needed (just add them […]
“Retro-minimalist homebrew game console”
Ladyada writes on ladyada’s ranting: The UzeBox the coolest thing I’ve seen in a really really long time, a full tile-based gaming system built on a Atmega644 + AD725 (which does all the nasty colorburst stuff). Ive spent some time with the AD725 but at the time I was using an Atmega16 and didn’t get […]
Lion Brand – Sampler Afghan Crochet-Along
The Sampler Afghan Crochet-Along has just started at Lion Brand with crochet queen Cecily Keim at the helm. Cecily writes: For some, it’s the task of completing an entire blanket. Myself included! I often stick with smaller projects simply to better guarantee the chances I’ll finish. So I’m starting this CAL off with the vow […]