Weekend Project: Spider Rifle
Make a humane, compressed-air-powered bug trapper that removes unwanted, tiny pests from your world .
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Recipe: St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
I can’t say I’d ever have the patience to make these chocolate, guiness and whiskey cupcakes with Baileys frosting like Sassy Radish, but if someone wanted to make them for me, I certainly wouldn’t refuse! Could be a nice way to get into the St. Paddy’s Day mood if you’re not up for corning beef….
Handmade Nation in SF Wrap Up
Mezzanine in SF was packed Wednesday night with over 400 people waiting with anticipation for the Bay Area premiere of Handmade Nation. Part of the SF Film Society’s SF360 Film + Club series, it was a fun night and atmosphere for the screening with music booming from the DJ, drinks, and indie shopping with the […]
The Ignite Show: Andrew Schneider – Experimental Performance Devices
The latest Ignite Show is up; this one features Andrew Schneider’s DIY experimental performance devices… and cupcakes! The format of Ignite is 20 slides that auto-advance after 15 seconds. When you are on stage giving an Ignite talk this can be quite exhilarating (sometimes terrifying). The added adrenalin really adds to the presentation and I […]
How-To: Roast Garlic
Here’s a great Instructable which illustrates three different ways to roast garlic. It’s great just spread on bread or in any number of other recipes. All this talk of roasted garlic is making me hungry!
Recipe: Mixed Berry Tart
Felicia Sullivan shares her recipe for mixed berry tart — a wonderful fruity treat!
Arduino bicycle gear indicator
MAKE subscriber Dan Wagoner sent us this digital gear indicator project he spotted on the Arduino forums – I did this as a practice project for building a gear indicator for my motorcycle. The idea is that by monitoring the revolution speed of the rear wheel and of the driving pedal I can calculate which […]