James from Retrothing has an excellent new book! “Many brilliant old machines are hidden away in attics and garages throughout the world – forgotten movie cameras lie on dusty shelves beside obsolete computers and clever mechanical toys, all crying out to be rediscovered and brought back to life. The wonderful contraptions on these pages will capture your imagination and encourage you to explore the world of classic technology…” Link.
Peter writes with the results from the call for one second music in celebration of the extra second we get in 2006 – “Composers, piano tuners, producers, sound designers, and stand-up comics (and many Make readers) have responded to CDM’s call for one-second music to honor the leap second added to atomic clocks this year. The results are astounding miniature compositions, which I’ve assembled into a full song for download. Happy New Year!” Link.
Intro to SIP hacking slides from the 22nd Chaos Communication Congress “Within the last year VoIP devices and applications flooded the market. SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) became the industry standard although it’s still under constant development. VoIP networks converge with the PSTN and thus offer ways and means for new (and old) attacks. The talk gives a brief introduction on how various components in the VoIP universe interact. The main part deals with implementation problems within SIP in both end user as well as ISP site devices and applications.” [via] Link.
“A speed trap measures the timing of events or speed of projectiles “This is a very affordable and simple to build speed trap based on the PIC 16C84 microcontroller. The goal was to use as few parts as possible while adding as many useful features as possible.” Link.There are also more electronic project on the main sectionof the site.” Thanks JasonR!
Peter writes “Gijs Geiskes has posted his latest monster creation: a sequencer that syncs to Game Boys running LSDJ, and controls other goodies like Walkmans, Stylophone keyboards, and more. He’s posted full circuit diagrams so you build on your own. (See his tutorials for LSDJ, too.)” [via] Link.
Cory Linden with some details on the Linux version of Second Life previewed at 22C3, the Chaos Communications Congress hosted by Germany’s Chaos Computer Club in Berlin. “What made this talk especially exciting was that it was the first public showing of the Second Life client on Linux. On a laptop that arrived the day before leaving. With a version of the client that Icculus’ finished while I was waiting to board my flight our of SFO. With an ATI card.” Link. One step closer to having an embedded /appliance like VR device. And lastly, don’t forget to visit our area in world and try out a 3D version of MAKE.
Ellen writes “Children have been clamoring for Floam, a micro-beaded modeling clay that has been heavily and attractively advertised. Unfortunately, people who have ordered Floam report long delays and deceptive business practices. Instead, make your own Floamâ„¢-like clay in whatever quantities and colors you like. We found several anonymous recipes online. My husband Keith Golden tried three different recipes, then refined the best one. The result is virtually identical to Floamâ„¢ (except for smelling better).” Link.
