To celebrate the publication of my new book, The Practical Pyromaniac, the Chicago Review Press (my publisher), is sponsoring a contest to see who can write the most creative Clerihew about fire, scientists, and similarly geeky subjects. For the budding poet, writer, or wise acre with a scientific bent, it’s a great opportunity for creativity!
Congrats to The Amp Hour on a year of podcasts. 52 weeks and 52 episodes of electronic goodness! Dave Jones from the EEVblog in Sydney Australia, and Chris Gammell in Cleveland Ohio USA discuss the world of electronics design in an hour long weekly show (The Amp HOUR, get it?), recorded “live” without editing or […]
I’ve been into tiny houses for years now (after all, I live in a bus). But when I saw Christian Schallert‘s remodeled Barcelona pigeon loft, my mouth hit the floor. Driven by practicality, but without compromising on aesthetics, these 258 square feet have all the creature comforts of a larger home … folded neatly away […]
A roundup of crazy bots, ready to do our bidding.
The beauty of Maker Faire is that you never know what you might see there, but you’re guaranteed that it’s all a perfect fit. Our second Maker Faire Detroit is taking place this weekend, July 30 and 31, at The Henry Ford in Dearborn. One maker who likes to think big is John Dunivant, and […]
Sherry Huss recently pointed me towards a lovely little blog called BlackmailDesign. Toxomaman writes about her inspirations and her work, and shares amazing photographs. Her focus is design, fashion, color, and all things intricate and interesting. Currently she is teaching a course on fashion and design at the Sorbonne- swoon! Every shot from Paris is […]
Sitting around a campfire last summer, we decided the world really needed a gigantic outdoor version of Pong that could turn up in the most unlikely places.
