I love dill pickles, and Bubbies is my favorite brand, by far. (Don’t get me started on sweet pickles though. It suffices to say I am not a fan of those.) If I ever decide to make a batch of dill pickles, I will probably use this recipe, by Lindsey on the The Herbangardener. In […]
Recently, Mitch Altman announced publicly that he’s not participating in Maker Faire this year because MAKE received a DARPA award for education. I have talked to Mitch and shared in detail our proposed work. I have listened to him express his concerns about the DARPA award. I don’t agree with Mitch, but I respect his opinion. I believe that Mitch’s public statements do not fairly characterize the program and have caused confusion about DARPA’s role. I’d like to explain what we’re doing and why.
Those of you who click through to read more about this very cool project from grad student Kenny Cheung of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms may be a bit disappointed: The page is not really complete yet and a bunch of the resources, including the physibles, are still “coming soon!” But it’s so cool, I didn’t want to wait. Looks like the molds are laser cut and, I would expect, reusable. [Thanks, thatcherc!]
Earlier today you got a taste of Pysanky, cookie-style, and I’m pleased to present another non-traditional version of the Ukrainian egg decorating techniques. This amazing Dalek egg made the internet rounds a couple of years ago, but when it resurfaced on Neatorama this morning I felt it was well worth sharing. I especially love that […]
I enjoyed this interview with Jun Mitani on the Creators Project. Mitani is an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Tsukuba, and creates incredible origami forms with the help of algorithms and custom software. See his Flickr photostream for more pictures of his work.
Excited to hop on the neon trend, but not sure that you’re ready to rock a pair of those super-bright leggings? Ease in gently with this neon canvas tote tutorial that our own Lish shared on her site. It’s fun, summery, and the perfect way to add a pop of color to your warm weather […]
GuitarExtended is a multi-effects system that can digitally alter the sound of a guitar using PD. The user has a box with multiple switches on it that change the alteration to the sound, and the variables of that sound are controlled using a homemade expression pedal with the help of Arduino.
