Here’s a detailed Instructable on building a single-wheeled bike trailer, very similar to the $300+, critically-acclaimed B.O.B. trailer systems, for something like $20. Aside from the coolness factor, one vs. two wheels obviously gives you a nice lowered rolling resistance. My favorite quote from the build is the description of his hitch system (step 8). […]
So it’s November 1, and you’re likely surrounded by piles of candy and are suffering a huge sugar crash. If you’re not ready to just toss the candy out, Aplha Mom has some clever ways to work the candy into your craftiness. The tear-open candy cup calendar and turkey piñata are especially charming.
Nice how-to @ Instructables on how to make a wall clock from old hard drives.
@ Technology Review Color “E-paper” from Freestyle audio and Qualcomm… A waterproof MP3 player built for bright beach days is the first device with a color “e-paper” display, meaning it has no backlighting and thus can be read in direct sunlight. The display, from Qualcomm, consists of two layers of a reflective material. Some wavelengths […]
OK OK, I know Halloween is technically over (at least, as of about 30 seconds ago) but these werewolf cupcakes made by blogger Tofu and Cupcakes are just too flippin’ awesome not to share. They were inspired by the book Hello, Cupcake. Via Cupcakes Take the Cake.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is holding a competition to design a new hash function to replace the current SHA family of functions and become SHA-3. The deadline for submissions was today, and the submissions will be evaluated over the coming years until a final proposed standard is made in 2012. Bruce Schneier […]
Anton Olsen of GeekDad has a nice piece on some of the highlights for kids at Maker Faire Austin. (the photo is part of the TexLUG exhibit, one of my picks for the Editor’s Choice blue ribbon – they were great!)
