Peasant Da Vincis
Incredible inventions from Chinese villagers.
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Glenn Derry: Movie Maker
This special effects innovator hacks together blockbuster filmmaking tools – and shares his recipe for an indie-budget virtual camera.
Projects for Crafters Who Plan Ahead for Christmas
If you’re one of those highly-organized crafters who start making holiday gifts now, then this is a great time to tune into One Pretty Thing, where Rachel has been rounding up a wide variety of great gift projects. There are gifts for guys, gifts for domestic divas, gifts for pets and their people, and more. […]
Make Free — Four Horsemen of the 3D Printing Apocalypse
Pro-regulation hysterics make recourse to the Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse: child porn, organized crime, terrorists, and pirates.
Country Scientist — Startups: Origins of the PC Revolution
Today’s smartphones and tablets, laptop and desktop computers all trace their ancestry to the arrival of the hobby computer era of the 1970s.
OpenPCR in the Wild!
It’s a delight to see OpenPCR already on so many desktops! Josh and I spent the past year staring at mostly-disassembled prototypes, with wires all over the place. It makes it all worthwhile to see everyone assembling their kits, posting pictures of them, and having a blast doing so.
Making Trouble — Pneubotics: Walking Bouncy Castles
Biology doesn’t use metal, and it doesn’t use servos. Nature points to some very interesting alternatives.