Europe has some pretty awesome hacker camps, but ToorCamp is the only one in the States that I know of. ToorCamp, the American hacker camp, first “launched” at the Titan-1 Missile Silo in Washington State in 2009. We’re continuing the tradition on the beautiful Washington Coast and are looking for groups to participate. Show off […]
St. Peter’s Fiesta is a five day celebration of the patron saint of fishermen that takes place each year in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Sisters Robyn and Amy Clayton have become infamously known as “The Crazy Hat Ladies of Fiesta” for wearing their extraordinarily crafty homemade hats to the festival. supplies for creating this year’s hats including […]
Here is the fifth video in Engineer Guy Series #4. The element of the week is cesium, as in “cesium fountain atomic clock.” Watching it, my jaw was on the floor by 0:20, as Bill opens by showing off the Symmetricom CSAC, which is the world’s first fully functional chip-scale atomic clock. It’s about the size of a quarter.
It’s absolutely incredible that the most accurate atomic clocks lose only about 1 second over 138 million years. But how exactly do they work? Bill Hammack, The Engineer Guy, explains the science behind these time-keeping marvels in his latest video.
Generating spheres at an absurd scale is sculptor Keith Holamon’s obsession. Using a custom apparatus mounted on a flatbed trailer, Holaman laboriously chips away at mammoth hunks of burl to produce massive orbs that evoke a sense of the familiar while being completely alien at the same time.
Do you know a swell guy who might enjoy a duct tape Father’s Day treat this weekend? If you do, check out this treat presentation idea from Hostess With the Mostess. Who wouldn’t want a can of beer presented to them in duct tape?!
In anticipation of the Dallas premiere tomorrow night (!!!) I have Texas on the brain. I am and was a HUGE fan of the original series and am so excited to see ole’ JR up to his dirty tricks at the beautiful Southfork. Luckily, blogs like Our Mini Family help/enable my love/obsession for the series with awesome projects like this great Texas string art piece. They show you how to do this for your home state, and although I hail from Virginia and reside in New York, I think I would go with Texas too.
