MAKE at the Game Developers Conference
Blake Maloof is at GDC this week searching for new developments in gaming and gaming hardware that might be of interest to makers.
Month: March 2013
How-To: Easter Egg Terrariums
Terrariums are getting the Easter approach thanks to The House That Lars Built!
The World’s Best Yarn Storage Idea
When I saw the title of this blog post over on Knits for Life, I internally rolled my eyes. “The world’s best yarn storage idea? Right…” But after I saw the images … I kind of agree! I have balls and skeins of yarn in random boxes, bags, and drawers all over my house. This yarn storage idea is great because it’s attractive and functional. Storing yarn on a pegboard has some very big plusses: you see every single color of yarn that you own, you get a piece of awesome, ever-changing wall art, and it probably absorbs echo in the room, to boot.
Citrus Salad
Erin Gleeson of The Forest Feast shared her citrus salad on Cup of Jo last week and I made a slightly different version of this over the weekend. It was absolutely delicious and got me really excited for spring!
Rhubarb Elderflower Bellini
Think spring with this delicious rhubarb elderflower bellini.
The Aluminum Velociraptor
I’m not an expert on dinosaurs, but the velociraptor is one of the more respected of their ilk (so I am told) and you really do have to respect such a clever girl properly, so I grabbed this velociraptor silhouette from OpenClipArt knowing that I’d find a use for it some day…
Made in China: The Case for and Against
For three months I lived in Shenzhen, China, participating in a hardware startup accelerator HAXLR8R and trying to get my company Portable Scores off the ground. The goal was to learn about manufacturing in China, pick out some factories, source our components, and get everything ready for when we lined up funding. What I learned during those three months was not just how to do it, but that there are times when you just shouldn’t do it, and for a startup, it’s not just about money, it’s about managing risk. Our plan right now is “Assembled in USA.”
