J. Eric Townsend, of Dorkbot Pittsburgh, wanted to make sure folks here knew about their March meeting: March 20, 2008, 7:30-9:30pm. They meet at Brillobox, located at 4104 Penn Ave (at Main) in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Jia Ji, Touchtown. Jia is the Director of Product Management for Dancetown, a dance-based digital fitness […]
Ever wondered how designers make those polished 3D PCB renderings? Flickr user Rob sheds some light on the issue with the comparison seen above – Comparison of a virtual board and a real board, designed in Eagle and rendered using the amazing Eagle3D by Matthias Weißer, which creates files for POV-Ray. It’s like seeing the […]
Here’s a new instructable I made for fffffatlab on how to create embroidery designs using images on your computer screen. The resulting grafitti tag style patches are also for sale in the fffffat etsy shop.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this delicious cupcake recipe from Big City, Little Kitchen. The cake (adapted from Nigella Lawson’s Feast) features rich Guinness stout in the batter and is topped with a cream cheese glaze. So delish! Guiness Cupcake Recipe
Tuesday, 25 March 2008 7 PM – 9 PM (ET) ALWAYS FREE! Location: Smith Hall of Art, Room 114 George Washington University 801 22nd St NW Washington, DC 20037 Tom Lee : Cheaper Arduino Wifi Bringing ethernet connectivity to the Arduino for around fifty dollars, Lady Ada’s XPort Shield has gotten people understandably excited. But […]
Needle Noodles is selling this great pattern to crochet your very own 20-sided die. What an awesome gift this would make for your ultra-nerdy gamer pals! Via WhipUp – Crocheted d20
When I was heavily into tabletop miniature sci-fi wargaming, the Advair inhaler was a popular component for making futuristic-looking buildings. Here, some LEDs, a paint job, some wire and a project box turn it into a desktop flying saucer light. Advair saucer [Thanks, Patti!]
