In our first printing of Make: Projects-Building the Perfect PC, 2nd Edition, some of the photos didn’t come out as well as they should have. I’ve posted a Flickr Set with some of the figures that looked most murky to me. If you have any requests for a specific photo, please add a comment to […]
Did you know that your microwave is more than just a simple leftover reheater? A couple weeks ago I heard about a study which showed that nuking a grungy sponge for 2 minutes was effective at sterilizing it. This was quickly followed by reports of a number of small fires involving dry sponges. Lesson learned: […]
Need something to do with all those LEDs that you were going to make into cartoon characters and place all around Boston? The folks at enlightened have launched the ‘nerve’ bra that has 31 flashing LEDs in it and multiple flashing patterns. While silicone is usually found inside a bra, we’ve used silicone on the […]
As a longtime Flickr user (i.e., one of the “old-skool” users who just now needs to start signing in with my Yahoo! account), I’ve never had more fun editing a book than I did with
Thanks to everyone for reading, suggesting sites, and requesting hacks. We’re thrilled and inspired to see the support, enthusiasm, and curiosity we’ve received in the short period of time we’ve been running Hackszine. Though most readers get what we’re up to, we’ve also seen a vocal minority who seem to think (or hope) we’re offering […]
It looks like a lot of work has been done in the last month toward building a C-like programming environment for the Mindstorms NXT brick. While ditching the graphical programming environment isn’t the best thing for everyone, if you’ve used NQC for the original Mindstorms, you know how many hacking opportunities it exposed, even with […]
Apropos of my previous post today, in which I mentioned that Stikkit would “likely be the source of great productivity hacks in the future,” I’m happy to report that the future begins in earnest now. Just in from Stikkit HQ, Rael tips us off to the brand-new Stikkit API: As much as we believe in […]
