Starting on December 5, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will award $40,000 to the first registered team to correctly report the location of ten eight-foot-diameter weather balloons distributed randomly across the continental United States. From the challenge website:
Really sweet Mario costume with classic built-in sound-effects from Adafruit forum member djmacatack. It uses an Arduino with an Adafruit WaveShield. [Thanks, Becky!]
It’s finally Dia de los Muertos, or, Day of the Dead. I’ve lit the candles on my shrine, and reflected and celebrated the lives of my loved ones who have passed on. This year the holiday has been particularly rewarding due to the crafty energy that I put into my altar. I have loved looking […]
Peter Johansson is building a medium-format film camera. Like, from scratch. He’s about 80% done and has done a wonderful job documenting the build. [Thanks, Billy!]
It’s too late for this year, but I’m filing this life-sized matryoshka doll costume from The Happy Zombie away for next year. Especially if I can get my kids to be the smaller nesting dolls …..
Don’t forget, we’re now publishing a monthly Make: Newsletter. The November edition will be emailed out this coming week. The newsletter covers news and happenings around Maker Media, what’s going on here at Make: Online, and contains original material, such as my new “Maker’s Dictionary” column, a growing glossary of perennial tech terms and cutting-edge […]
Here are some of my favorites from CRAFT this week: CRAFT Video: Hemming Pants Meatloaf Hand Cocktail: Dark and Snow-Stormy Favorite Halloween Costumes from the CRAFT Editors Laser Engraved Skull in Dollars
