Next time you’re wandering around west Texas, don’t shoot that feral pig that wonders into your path. Instead, adopt him and gain a cattle-herding, 400-pound friend. But please don’t feed him pizza with pepperoni on top: that’s just creepy: First to expand pig training to fill other traditionally dog-powered activities has my never-ending respect. Pig […]
Image courtesy Trixi As I wrestle to get my home-built pedicab legal for passengers in my fair metropolis of Austin, Texas (more on that in a later post), this article reminds me that I could have it significantly worse. My favorite part: Council Speaker Christine Quinn makes a face. “No way. I would never get […]
Still no word, James is missing after making an illuminated “free tibet” sign in China… Update: The protesters (including James Powderly) will spend 10 days in jail for the illuminated LED “Free Tibet” sign.
Make and Takes shares a free download to make this pacifier-emblazoned greeting card you can stitch up with embroidery floss, perfect for giving at a baby shower.
Check out this LEGO-looking table that looks like it may fall down, aptly named UnsTable. The blocky rotating cube legs conceal a metal rod, so it really won’t, and it could make for a nice remake. Via Core77.
Here’s a light-up bike vest that lets people behind you know how fast you’re going. It uses electro-luminescent wire in the shape of the numbers to give a nixie-tube-esque appearance. Via Ladyada. More: LED turn signal bike jacket tutorial
This Instructable details a number of tiny robots (e.g. a cubic inch sumo and a pager-bot that fits on a quarter) built by the author. If nothing else, it’ll give you an idea for just how difficult it is to build autonomous, programmable robots on this scale. Building Small Robots: Making One Cubic Inch Micro-Sumo […]
