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Bill writes – “Years ago I posted a text tutorial on my site – How to make your own turbine style fan in a computer case. It inspired a lot of people to try their hand at computer modding. I revised the original tutorial with photos and added an additional turbine fan. “ – Link.
The ElectriClerk is a fully functional 1988 Mac with a 1923 Underwood typewriter made by Andrew Leman… – “Built for a game of Cthulhu Lives! that has yet to be played, this piece was inspired by the retro-futuristic machines in the movie Brazil by Terry Gilliam. It was one of the most difficult and time-consuming […]
The Guardian has a write up about The Steam Powered Internet Machine exhibit (an iMac)… – “…Rob Tufnell is using an Apple Mac powered by the engine. For this is the Steam Powered Internet Machine: the latest deeply eccentric project from Turner-prizewinning artist Jeremy Deller and his collaborator Alan Kane. “We were thinking about something […]
Trimbitas made a nice IR controller for WinAmp (just need a serial port on the WinAmp’ed PC)… [via] – Link.
Pasteler0 writes – “Have you ever looked down in the base of your computer cooler? They aren’t always clean and shining. This DIY tutorial shows how to make it look like a mirror and this way have more contact with the heat source and low more the computer temperature. Step-By-Step with many pictures.” – Link.
Not a bad deal, 500Hhz Celeron, 128MB RAM, 4GB HD Ubuntu pre-installed, just add keyboard/mouse/monitor – Craigslist, eBay, free — still might be better… [via] – Link.
I’ve been using a tablet for sketching, and also use Electroplankton for the Nintendo DS to make “pen based” music, so it’s neat to see that there are applications to turn the big tablet into a musical instrument too, Peter writes – “Whether you’re a graphics artist wanting to make music in new ways or […]
