HOW TO – Moneybag
Remember how cartoon robbers always carry around those big bags with a dollar sign on the side after they pull a bank heist? Now you can make your own version thanks to Craft Apple!
Month: January 2009
Living moss carpet
Moss becomes a rug in the most beautiful and sustainable bathroom fixture I’ve seen: Check out the rest of Nguyen La Chanh’s portfolio here. I especially like the kitchen garden and anti-mosquito fan. (via Inhabitat)
Laziest man on earth’s guide to living green
Hammocks: the symbol of lazy environmentalism (and proper permaculture design) Regardless of your green ambitions, it’s never hurts to know the shortcuts to more sustainable choices. Funny and in this category is this guide to green living, even featuring a sustainable introduction: Anyone who thinks it’s tough to be an environmentalist has got it all […]
Real Virtual Skater – skateboard game controller
Rafael Mizrahi sent in a link to his Real Virtual Skater project, a real skateboard turned game controller for use with Tony Hawk Pro Skater. The deck uses a Wiimote to capture accelerometer data and send it over Bluetooth to software on the PC. This software then sends emulated keystrokes to the game in response […]
s3fs – FUSE file system for Amazon S3
As the title suggests, s3fs is a FUSE-based file system for Amazon S3. What this means is that you can mount an S3 bucket and use it just like a standard disk—a crazy-huge distributed disk that you can mount from any machine. s3fs supports mode (e.g., chmod), mtime (e.g, touch) and uid/gid (chown). s3fs stores […]
Polli-brick: plastic bottles for building
(image via Notcot) A company called Miniwiz has created a recycled plastic bottle specifically for building. From Inhabitat’s coverage: Made from recycled PET bottles, the lightweight bricks offer excellent acoustic and thermal insulation and can build anything from fences and roofs to pots for plants, skylights and beautiful walls of light… POLLI-Bricks possess incredible thermal […]
Building a better fire
Sometimes, a review of even the easy things can be helpful. Like building a fire, for example. Here’s the actual bow-based method pictured, and another overall guide here.