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Puddle duck racer

Puddle duck racer

Lucky, of Pizza Crusade, writes: I saw your post on Tyvek sails, and immediately thought of the PDRacer (Puddle Duck Racer) – a little sailboat you can build for about $150 with tools most people already have. There’s a ton of info out there, as well as info so you can get involved with a […]

Super skull roundupalooza

Super skull roundupalooza

Skulls! Who doesn’t love ’em? Well, me, for one, and probably a bunch of other folks who don’t care to be constantly reminded of mortality. We seem to be in the minority, however, with most deriving some kind of weird existential thrill, or deep Buddhist-y zen calm, from staring deep into the empty, black sockets […]

Dorkbot London June 23

Dorkbot London June 23

This month’s Dorkbot London looks like a smashing good time: Something good – Douglas Repetto: The founder of dorkbot visits from NYC to spin us a fine tale. Electricity – Mike Harrison: Expect high voltages. Open source embroidery – Ele Carpenter: Investigating the relationship between programming for embroidery and computing. Lunar Lander – Iain Sharp: […]