Self-portrait in CAT-5 cable
From Los Angeles artist Kasey McMahon. It’s called Connected, and makes me think of the song of the same name by the Stereo MCs. But then, so does pretty much everything I see. [via NOTCOT]
Computers & Mobile
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Earth Day 2010: 7 easy fixes for electronics
7 easy fixes for electronics
iPhone running Android OS
From the folks who brought us Linux on iPhone comes Android OS booting on iPhone. Master iPhone hacker planetbeing and crew have managed to dual-boot a 2G iPhone into what appears to be a mostly functional Android 1.6.
Open source resistor “CAPTCHA” learning – commenting plugin for WordPress
One of the projects I wanted to get out the door for years was released today (beta) “Resisty” – It’s a fun way to learn about resistor values by having a commenter on a WordPress blog figure out the correct values before posting. It’s open source, hack away – can be ported to other blog […]
Make an iPad stand from its own packaging materials
A neat idea from Ian Collins. Make an iPad stand from its own packaging.
Smartphone DTMF remote control interface
Check out this handy DTMF remote control interface from EmilioFicara. Turn relays on and off with sound.
Earth Day 2010: Caring for things
Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. — John Prine For Earth Day 2010, iFixit.com has announced an ambitious goal: To teach every person on Earth how to fix each thing they own. To that end, iFixit has expanded their wiki-like platform for online repair manuals beyond the Apple product line. In this […]