The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is an open source, distributed file system that’s designed to run on commodity hardware and provide a fault tolerant data store optimized capable of storing extremely large files across many machines. It’s similar in architecture to the Google File System, except that it’s something you can install and play […]
A monstrous testament to resourcefulness and the valor of the human spirit, rendered in the most modest toy, made of plastic bottles, rusty nails, and bits of wire. Both sort of heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. Taken in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. Toy Tractor from Recycled Plastic
Mermaid dream comes true thanks to Weta – New Zealand news via jwz. Ms Vessey’s mermaid tail was created by Wellington-based film industry wizards Weta Workshop after the Auckland woman wrote to them two years ago asking if they could make her a prosthetic tail. She was astounded when they agreed. She lost both legs […]
Christian Faur’s crayon pixel art via BB.
MAKE subscriber FrankG is working on an electric conversion of a Suzuki motorbike, and needed a custom part. He CNC-milled some foam and then cast the part using a sand mold. The documentation page is full of makery goodness ranging from CAD drawings to molten metal. The video is very maker-zen.
Got an iPod or laptop that needs a portable sound system to go with it? One of CRAFT Volume 07‘s awesome offerings is Syuzi Pakhchyan’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Speakers project. Using this clearly photographed and laid out step-by-step, you can make your own pair of low-fi travel speakers. Here’s an image of what you’ll need: […]
Here’s a sweet piece with a dad and his two daughters working with a drawbot they made from yogurt cups, DC motors, and art pens. They made some really nice wrapping paper. What a great thing for kids to be able to declare: “We made robots and they drew the art on the paper your […]
