Month: April 2010

Maker Faire: Interview with Raygun Gothic Rocketship Crew

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Maker Faire Bay Area, the world’s largest DIY festival, is right around the corner, taking place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds on May 22nd and 23rd. One of the biggest new projects coming to the Faire this year is the Raygun Gothic Rocketship, pictured above and hand-crafted by a large and dedicated crew. We sent […]

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Maker Faire: SolarPump Electric Charging Station interview

Maker Faire: SolarPump Electric Charging Station interview

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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There is no end to the awesome innovations that will be on display at this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, the world’s largest DIY festival, taking place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds on May 22nd and 23rd. One of the new green energy projects to be on display (and in use!) is Austin-based Sol Design […]

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How-To: BBQ with Uncle Pappy

By Becky Stern

Becky Stern

Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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One of my students, Brian Bernhard, made this really awesome tutorial video as “Uncle Pappy,” the slightly demented but good-natured clown, showing you how to set up your BBQ grill for some delicious warm-weather culinary delights. He’s also written up an Instructable to guide you through the process! I agree with his assessment of the […]

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Make: Robot Build, making wheels from “coasters”

Make: Robot Build, making wheels from “coasters”

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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One of the things we’ve loved about the Make: Robot Build is the innovative ways in which people have approached the CD media build material. We’ve mentioned this already, but I think this is so sweet, the way Steve Joiner used a CD spindle to create a cutting jig and then cut a series of […]

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