Year: 2010

,000 DIY satellite kit

$8,000 DIY satellite kit

This is fascinating. If hackerspaces can buy an $8,000 laser cutter, why not send a satellite into orbit? Interorbital Systems (IOS) says it can deploy 32 tiny satellites simultaneously from a rocket launched from the Pacific island of Tonga. The price? A measly 8 grand. Planet Earth has entered the age of the Personal Satellite […]

Tron socks

Tron socks

Really great Tron socks! Chris Wass designed a chart to use in the knitting pattern, too. Originally designed to be a gift for my big brother, whose TRON fandom and enthusiasm over the release of a second movie inspired the sock design. The pattern is written for toe-up socks, with instructions for the Turkish cast-on […]