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Tardis Cake

Craftster user Umbrolly created this tasty Tardis cake for her little sister’s birthday. Visit the thread for more photos of the cake’s construction and assembly. Related: • Dr. Who Quilt • Felt Tardis • Dr. Who Amigurumi

Mousepad Couch

Jonah @ MAKE writes: This couch was built from hundreds of old mouse pads that were on their way to the garbage bin since newer optical mice don’t need the pads for traction anymore. Rather than toss them, this maker decided to turn them into a spongy sofa that is perfect for the tech obsessed […]

How To – LED chess set

Everything’s better with LED’s, right? Consider illuminating a time-honored game of strategy – I had just picked up a cheap-o glass chess set at my local arcade for the low low price of only 15,000 tickets. The novelty of playing with glass pieces quickly wore off, and I wondered how I could make it better. […]

Neural net robot pogos and loves punk

Neural net robot pogos and loves punk

For three hot and sweaty nights in July, punk music and robots collide at the ICA in a series of exciting and evolving gigs called Neurotic. Neurotic highlights the neurology associated with the essential human experience of pleasure, learning, taste and ageing within the context of the instinct to dance. Artist Fiddian Warman fronts ‘Neurotic […]

DIY Vinyl Wall Art

Instructables user britsteiner writes: I live in an apartment and dig doing large-scale art. Apartments, however, are usually a pain to paint and then paint to cover-up your awesome paint, and an especially big pain when you move around as often as I do. I do like having bright, interesting spaces, so I was brainstorming […]