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How-To: Love Brussels Sprouts

I didn’t used to like this little layered joy bundles, also known as Brussels sprouts, but now I think they’re one of the most delicious veggies out there. The trick is to buy small, fresh ones. Instructables user scoochmaroo has a recipe for sauteing them with bacon, although at my house we make them vegetarian. […]

Updated Power Glove with Bluetooth and Arduino

Updated Power Glove with Bluetooth and Arduino

Power Glove 20th Anniversary Edition — Build Video from Matt Mechtley on Vimeo. Matt Mechtley is responsible for this maker’s dream project: getting a classic Nintendo Power Glove to work with custom games by replacing it’s brain with an arduino, implanting an accelerometer for motion detection, and using a bluetooth modem for wireless connectivity. He’s […]

Cob flywheel

Cob flywheel

From the comments: Our friend Rachel just took these pictures last week near Oaxaca (Mexico), and she shared them with us while staying at the Eco Village on her way to Portland. this “bici-maquina” (bike-machine), as they are called in Mexico, is used to power a water pump. i love the technological contrast, claypunkish.