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Today’s mod pic is the animated Hulk PC mod that advertises Maximum PC. Instead of being a modded case, it’s more like the guts of a computer that got caught in an action sequence. Most of the pictures of construction are embedded in a Flash, so it’s hard to use them here, but I’ll still […]
Amon found the usual post party debris the one morning/afternoon and decided to Hook Up some of the stuff to his computer and make something useful. With some pizza boxes, cups, a computer and Scratch, he made a Skeeball type game. Just like the one at the arcade at the mall, but less hungry for […]
Creating a Maker Course In the next month or so I will have a semester change, and with it an opportunity to restructure the sequence of three courses. Robotics, Building and Repairing Computers and Web Design are three classes that I have taught before, and am looking to streamline the content of the courses. The […]
This project by artist Kevin Hamilton is called “Dept. of Rhythmanalysis: Dupage” and consists of 60 interconnected control panels with panel mount LEDs that signify local and global absurd conditions such as “INHALE / EXHALE, YOU’RE HERE / YOU’RE NOT, DEMOCRATIC WHITE HOUSE / REPUBLICAN WHITE HOUSE and BARBARA IS IN / BARBARA IS OUT”. […]
Today’s mod pick of the day celebrates a single artist – Jeffrey Stephenson. His PC mods are generally made from wood and other retro materials and look quite awesome. Let’s take a look at some of the ones I found the most intriguing, shall we? This one is great. I love the reflective chrome dome […]
Jorge sent in a link to his latest creation, the Pan PC. It’s made from found and recycled parts that he has collected. Apparently it doesn’t even require electricity? Now that’s cool. [Thanks Jorge] Pan PC is my final draft of the graduate in electronics applied to the arts (IUNA), dictated by my friend and […]
Brian sends this about The Back Shed, a great site with info about windmills and renewable energy. There is an excellent page about getting started with windmills. Particularly interesting isthe project for converting junker computer parts and pvc into a wind powered battery charger. Home made wind generators have been around for decades, with designs […]
