My husband came to our relationship with a particleboard chest of drawers covered with candle wax. This is not the sort of furniture I would normally allow in my dwelling, even back when I used “fancy” cinder blocks and boards as a bookshelf. He’d had the dresser since he was a child, and had been […]
Finnish computer science doctoral candidate Cessu created a hack to make music from (dramatically slowed) bit-level operations in his CPU. A similar technique called “software visualization” is more commonly used to clarify the operation of complex algorithms for educational and analytical purposes, but Cessu seems to be the first person to try it with sound. [via Hack a Day]
Instructables user Doggie Stylish writes: Martingale collars are a very popular choice for dog trainers. They are not a severe as a regular choke collar since they cannot infinitely tighten and choke the dog. This instructable will show you how to make a martingale collar from scratch.
Here’s the translation of a page about a DIY TV-B-Gone inside a flashlight/torch, looks great! [via adafruit]
I keep meaning to whip up a set of lunch box napkins for my kids to use at school, but can never seem to get around to it. This tutorial from Lisa at Polka Dot Creations reminds me how easy they are and has inspired me to tackle a set this weekend. I also love […]
Ladyada shows us how to cut header pins (both male and female) with a set of diagonal flush clippers.
OK, so I made up that name. Windell of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories calls it a “Rovin’ Pumpkin,” which is a perfectly respectable moniker. But it’s never going to score a juicy government defense contract for this technology, the military applications of which, I should think, are obvious. [Thanks, Becky!]
