February 2015

Sewing Tips: Get Sharp Points in Triangle Piecing

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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February 2nd, 2015 0

Piecing triangles can be a bit fussy, especially if, like me, you’re picky about points being actually pointed. Luckily, there are a few simple tricks that you can use to ensure sharp points and aligned seams!

FIRST Robotics Season: Part 5 Mid-Build Update

By All Sparks 2848

All Sparks 2848

Team 2848, the All Sparks, is a 2014 World Champion FIRST Robotics Competition team from Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas, Texas.

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February 2nd, 2015 0

Note: This article is part of a series, documenting the All Sparks through the FIRST robotics season. To find the other parts of this series, see the list at the bottom of the article. Finally, after three weeks of hard work, our robot has begun to take shape! Our design team has completed the CAD […]

Star Wars Tusken Raiders Cookies

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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Kathleen of Yummy Crumble is back with another confection inspired by Star Wars villains, and this time it’s Tusken Raiders cookies!

Exclusive First Look: Hands On With the Fast, Powerful Raspberry Pi 2

By David Scheltema

David Scheltema

I love to tinker and write about electronics. My days are spent building projects and working as a Technical Editor for MAKE.

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Make: has been able to play with the tiny new computer for a week and let us tell you, the new Pi is fast, really fast.

Microsoft Announces Windows Support for the Raspberry Pi 2

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Until today’s release of the new Raspberry Pi 2 there had been no Windows support for the Pi.

RPi Founder Eben Upton Talks About the New Raspberry Pi 2

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is the first of the next generation of Raspberry Pi boards. We talk to Eben Upton and deep-dive into the technical details behind the new board.