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The Emerging technology conference 2008 site is live and if you if you’re an artist, hacker, maker, and/or technologist that thinks the best way to predict the future is to build it, you might want to submit a proposal! The conference is March 3-6, 2008, I’m on the conference committee, so c’mon makers and represent’ […]
Tonight and early Monday am are expected to be great for meteor showers, SPACE.COM has all the details and a top 10 fact page about the annual Perseid meteor shower- The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a great show this year, peaking in mid-August with a display of dozens of shooting […]
This attractive cup-perched craft project is actually a working papercraft model of a Stirling engine being sold by a Germany science novelty catalog. Sitting on your tea or coffee cup, the heat (or cold) from within will power the engine for up to an hour. The kit costs EUR21.90 (around US$30). The Stirling engine kit […]
Kevin Kelly’s Street Use has these (and other) pics of motorcycles and bikes, used in the Dong Dae Mun Market of Seoul, to circulate heavy loads around town. Says the photographer: These bikes are the grease that make the market smooth, you see them ferrying ridiculously big loads for 500 metres or so to where […]
Today in Germany the Hacker Tool Law goes into effect. With the official name of Paragraph 202C it states that it is illegal to possess, use, produce, or distribute a “hacker tool”. In theory, law enforcement could come and arrest everyone here at Chaos Communications Camp. A group of hackers gathered in solidarity to protest […]
It’s turning out to be a crafty weekend in San Francisco. In addition to the SF Craft Mafia’s A Family Affair on Sunday, start off Saturday with Crafticon 2007 at the Modern Times Bookstore in the Mission (888 Valencia Street, SF) from noon to 8pm. Crafticon features local artisans and baked goodies. DocPop will be […]
Zakka Life took two rice bags and made herself a roomy tote bag. Find out how you can make one yourself in her tutorial. Link. Related: HOW TO – Turn a Rice Bag into a Purse – Link. Reusable Grocery Bags benefiting Asia’s Hope – Link.
