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OK, so, itโs not really that hard to learn to read a resistor without a special tool, but ever since I saw the free downloadable nuclear bomb effects computer I have had a soft spot for these circular slide rules. And this one from Rob Ives might make a cool gift for a young maker to get him or her painlessly over the hump. [Thanks, Rob!]
This monthโs Open MAKE/Young Makers program is Saturday, Feb 19th at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. The theme is cardboard. Featured makers will be interviewed by MAKE’s Dale Dougherty in the McBean Theater between 1 and 2pm. This month’s makers are: The Cardboard Institute of Technology has been building a large installation in the Tinkering […]
Veteran Hack a Day writer Caleb Kraft has written a thoughtful response to Philโs yesterday editorial Why the Arduino Won and Why Itโs Here to Stay (which also got a nice mention on the official Arduino Blog). Itโs worth reading in its entirety, but the short versionโwhich youโll appreciate if youโve ever had a skilled hacker flame you for using an Arduino when a much simpler circuit couldโve done the jobโis that those who have the skill-set to do without the Arduino should stop poking fun at those who donโt, and help educate them instead. Hear, hear!
Anybody else heard of this Google thing? Apparently itโs some kind of search engine, or something. Anyway, looks like they occasionally riff on their own logo to mark certain events, and today theyโve got a cool one for Thomas Edisonโs birthday. Michael Cavna has written a little puff piece at The Washington Post, and I thought this line was worth repeating:
[N]ote to Google: What we really want to see on July 10 is a doodled birthday tribute to the mad and mighty Nikola Tesla, whose electrical developments arguably hold even greater common currency today.
I concur. Yay for Edisonโs inventive spirit, worth ethic, and triumph over disability! Boo for his thunder-stealing, cruelty to animals, and Homer-Simpson-esque shameless self-promotion! And yay Tesla, for his genius, humility, and kindness to animals. And yay Google, whatever the heck it may be! [Thanks, Lish!]
The New Edison-Style Cup Phonograph Kit from the Maker Shed uses the same principles Thomas Edison used to make his original recordings. The Gakken version replaces Edisonโs waxed pipe and stylus with a plastic cup and a needle, but the end results are the same!
In response to our woodworking skills theme, a shop teacher, Mr. Patrick, aka the WorkshopCowboy, sent us a link to this article he did on his blog about teaching safe sawing to young people. The one-handed technique is great for students to gain a โfeelโ for cutting the wood correctly. A saw should glide through […]
But my general policy on 3D models is that I don’t cover them until there’s at least one real physical prototype. In this case, however, I probably should have trusted my instincts, because it turns out, besides the cool factor, Sublime’s design is creating quite a buzz with the legal questions it raises.
