Year: 2010

15th anniversary Hackers party

What is Hackers? Only the best movie ever made, with or without hackers. If you’ve never seen it, it was a Hollywood hacksploitation movie released in ’95, featuring cool teen gray-hats battling frowny squares. Oh yeah. Despite its inauspicious premise, the film actually touched on numerous positive notes about the hacker community, thanks in part […]

How-To: Pharmaceutical-Rich All-Salt

Jon Cohrs and Morgan Levy made this cheeky project that comments on the rising levels of pharmaceuticals found in our urban water supplies: Alviso’s Medicinal All-Salt: Are you feeling depressed? Sick of paying exorbitant rates for birth control? Try Alviso’s Medicinal All-Salt, harvested locally in San Jose. Traditionally, medical conditions are treated through expensive appointments […]

Handmade Cameras by Mats Wernersson

Handmade Cameras by Mats Wernersson

From a scratch built 9×12 Field Camera to an early digital camera assembled on perf board, Mats Wernersson has rightfully earned the moniker of The Camera Maker. Look past the quality build and attention to detail and you’ll notice that every camera Mats has built is a rare specimen. With interests in stereographic imaging, astronomy, panorama and plenoptic cameras, there’s little wonder why Mats takes the DIY approach.