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I have a confession to make: I’m a picky eater. My everyday cooking is much more about healthy, simple foods that get the job done than the over-the-top, involved productions that one might imagine the author of a food science book would be concocting. Don’t get me wrong, I love whipping up a fun, multi-course meal with friends. But day-in, day-out, I’m much more likely to stick to simple, healthy meals that have a good nutritional profile.
Bill’s back! And his subject this week may be the ultimate example of a truly astounding piece of engineering that we all tend to take for granted: The computer hard drive. A favorite college physics professor once admitted to me that the hard disk drive impressed him more than almost any other single piece of modern technology, and I have since found that, the more I think about it, the more I agree with him. As always, Bill Hammack does a great job of explaining things in a way that will appeal to both experts and amateurs.
The Switch, now available in the Maker Shed, is the ultimate modular pocketknife. With 18 different attachments you can mix and match your most frequently used tools.
Highlights from this week’s MAKE Flickr pool roundup include a solar-powered turntable, a lovely shot of a justifiably proud potter’s first wheel-thrown pots, a fantastically hare-brained concept sketch of a rocking chair with what appears to be a jet engine, and what may well be my favorite picture of Matt Richardson ever.
MAKE pal Aaron Ristau makes and sells these lovely wireless mice given the deluxe retro-robo-junk-art treatment. At $180 apiece, they’re a bit rich for my blood, but have inspired me to maybe try reskinning a peripheral or two of my own.
If you’re into robots and cell phones, you’ll dig Darrell Taylor’s Super Simple Audio Cellbot build over in Make: Projects. Super Simple Audio Cellbot
If you’re looking for more control than the average shutter release cable, then you should check out this DIY Bluetooth shutter release from YouTuber Scott Wallace. Using an Arduino Uno, BlueSmirf Bluetooth transceiver, and some perfboard, Scott fashioned a device capable of accepting commands over the air from his Android handset. [via nikonrumors] The camera […]
