Hadoop is a Java-based distributed application and storage framework that’s designed to run on thousands of commodity machines. You can think of it as an open source approximation of Google’s search infrastructure. Yahoo!, in fact, runs many components of its search and ad products on Hadoop, and it’s not too surprising that they are a […]
Kristin of Craft Leftovers shows you the steps for how to recycle an old sweater for yarn.
Phil @ MAKE points to Fabienne’s amazing and completely handmade bed. She has an excellent site up documenting the process from inspiration to the planning to lumber construction, even how she made a tufted headboard and upholstered the whole thing.
Wonder lamps – “lightMate” by artist Francesca Lanzavecchia… Can electric energy fill the void of human absence? LightMates are soft anthropomorphic pillows and warming lamps. This awfully attractive creature heats, lights and provides company. Their different sizes answer to everyone’s need of heat; a mate to hug or a huge companion you can lay on.
I was a comic book fan way before I was a mom. I’ve always liked exposing my kids at an early age to simple forms of complex ideas; I think it makes concepts familiar, letting kids get comfortable with sometimes difficult topics before they’re presented with the adult, “serious” versions – comics are the perfect […]
The call to Makers for Maker Faire Austin has been extended to Sunday, September 14. Be sure to read through the Call for Makers before you submit your project. The application process is simple and won’t take long at all. Related: Crafty Makers: What Skills Can You Bring to the Table?
Justin writes in – My seventh grade daughter Emily and I have been working on a quantum erasure experiment that uses the Lego Mindstorms NXT as a mobile sensor platform for detecting photon counts (with sensors provided by www.sensl.com). We found the experiment in Scientific American. A power point presentation contains the details of our […]
