Spacecraft Messenger is doing a drive by today on Mercury – Right around noon today, if all goes as planned, a spacecraft called Messenger will swoop past the planet Mercury and begin two days of unprecedented picture-taking and data-collecting. The flyby, the first visit to Mercury in more than 33 years by an emissary from […]
Neat adjustable voltage regulator, Rason writes – Many amateurs have stopped by their local Radio Shack store and have noticed the famous LM317T adjustable voltage regulator. But, did you know that all voltage regulators are adjustable? Yes, any IC voltage regulator can be adjusted to a higher voltage than its fixed voltage by just adding […]
Make these cute “You Rock! You Rule!” t-shirt with the downloadable stencil available from DIYnamite. Link.
Tim over on O’Reilly’s Radar rounds up some recent coverage on the “Maker movement”, he writes – There have been a number of stories in mainstream media recently recognizing the “Maker movement” exemplified by our own magazines Make: and Craft: and online sites like Etsy and Instructables. (Disclosure: O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures is an investor in […]
Jerry at Cooking by the Seat of my Pants shows us how to make ale bread. Jerry writes, “A hearty side to a comfort stew in this cold season“. Link
Something about these little stamp houses is really appealing to me. I want to hide them around my house in little neighborhoods. Heather Donohue decoupaged these stamp houses as part of a larger project she is working on. Link.
Thecontaminated writes – With a bit of free time at your disposal you can redesign all your computer accessories from scratch. And I ain’t talking about some crappy modifications – adding switches here and lights there. I’m talking real hard core stuff. It is stainless steel (stainless steel 18/10 to be precise) right down to […]
