Tabistry? Yup. At least according to this site it’s the “art of creating versatile textile out of ordinary soda/bear/soup/fruit/other can pull tabs woven together with fabric, ribbon, cord, wire, jump rings or any other material.” Some of the work is quite lovely. Seems a little… inappropriate to make a kid’s hat from beer can tabs, […]
I was looking through the old catalogs photostream that Evil Mad Scientist linked to recently, and found this very cool book of puzzles from 1914.
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Super simple automated lighting MP3 Grenade! [above, bottom-left] Minty laser [above, bottom-right] Lockwasher’s robo bug [above, top-right] Voice record/playback shield for Arduino Error prompt etching [above, top-left] PICAXE software for Mac/Linux
What Will Save the Suburbs? by Allison Arieff… Interesting, maybe some of these places can become “TechShop” like tool centers… …Take as an analogous example their symbiotic partner, the big box store. As I learned in artist Julia Christensen’s new book, “Big Box Reuse,†when a big box store like Wal-mart or Kmart outgrows its […]
“Here is looking at you, Kid” by Berlin-based artist Aram Bartholl, is a low-tech way of fixing the annoying aspect of video conferencing where participants are not making “eye-contact” through their web cameras. Rather than looking at the camera, the typical person stares at their screen, thus not making eye contact with the person they […]
The Purl Bee shows us how to create these simple, guy-friendly dishtowels that will add a touch of subtle cuteness to any kitchen.
This week I am going to show you how to get up and running with the 3pi by Pololu. I will be going through all the steps needed to upload the line following program that is included from Pololu. Getting started with the 3pi isn’t too difficult, but there are a few applications and drivers […]
