Make intern, Tyler Moskowite, sent over this clever bread bag closure power strip organization hack he found on the Interwebs. I have yet to find the original source for this hack, but hopefully someone will leave their name in the comments and we can all congratulate them for a job well done. This hack reminds […]
A number of readers wrote in to let us know about Leonard Solomon‘s fantastic bellows instrument called the Oomphalapompatronium. It’s like a mutant kitchen sink harmonium that belts out a tune as colorful as its name. You’ll find more outlandish and grandiose instruments of unusual and curious manufacture accurately described and skillfully demonstrated for your […]
Elemental to electronics hardware, manually-operated switches are the simplest of electromechanical devices — and likely the most familiar.
Fiskars has a list of ideas for some quick, paper-related Fourth of July crafts good for just about any skill set or event you have going on this weekend. While this ring pop was simply jazzed up with a little paper flag, it totally caught my eye this morning as I was daydreaming about lunch! […]
You know that friend of yours who knows the most about nutrition and health? She’s the person you call if you are curious about an obscure ingredient in a recipe, and you turn to her when you want advice on improving your diet? Well, mine just started a vegan food blog called vegan reira. So […]
We’ve been covering Sony and their “war” on makers, hackers and innovators for awhile here and I wanted to share a thoughtful reader email, Kyle writes in… On your post RE: Sony and GitHub/Linux on PS3, you and I had a bit of a spirited discussion. At the end of it, you encouraged me to […]
I just went to the most wonderful two-year-old birthday party and thought I’d share a few shots for inspiration. It had a bird theme, complete with dress-up bird wings for the birthday girl, a hand-sewn felt bird mask for each kid, wooden birdhouses for them to paint, and beautiful naturally dyed hard-boiled eggs. I was […]
