Summer Moon Illusion
The moon is looking creepy big at the moment. Here’s why…Step outside any evening at sunset and look around. You’ll see a giant moon rising in the east. It looks like Earth’s moon, round and cratered; the Man in the Moon is in his usual place. But something’s wrong. This full moon is strangely inflated. It’s huge! You’ve just experienced the Moon Illusion. [via] Link.
Free projects PDFs

This site has a lot of good (free) PDFs of electronics projects. Digital voltmeters, light relays, LED flashers, voice controlled switches, tesla coils, input mixers, bcd counters, touch switch, telephone ring detectors, power supply failure alarms, motion detectors, tv remote jammers, deer repellents and more. Link.
Delete party
Delete party last Saturday- next get together, I’m going to do this. Accompanied by contemporary alternative mainstream rhythms and using several heavy-duty neodym magnets, monochrom will delete all the data carriers that can be found. Naturally the public is invited to bring data carriers themselves. The destruction of magnetic storage media is a form of destruction that can reasonably be called unspectacular. But it is important. Delete is just another word for nothing left to lose. [via]. Link.
Quest for perfect cell-phone reception

Slate has a good article about one man’s quest to get better cell phone reception...a reception-boosting device called a cellular repeater. The name explains the simple concept: A large outdoor antenna tunes into the strongest cellular signal available and repeats it on a smaller antenna wired inside. Voila, you’ve got five bars. Link.
NASA’s New ‘Nanosatellite’ Systems
In NASA’s language, a nanosatellite-class system is a small spacecraft, but it is not a nanotechnology-based device. In fact, its new ‘Mini AERCam’ robotic cameras are small, free flying vehicles capable of performing inspection and viewing missions in space. But these spherical-shaped cameras have a diameter of 7.5 inches and weigh about 10 pounds. These cameras are designed to help astronauts and ground crews see outside the spacecraft during a mission. Link.
Classrooms outfitted with Xboxes
With the prices of Xbox I comes down to less than $50, this could be a good edu platform. Classrooms in Japan will be getting Xboxes, but not for playing games. Microsoft announced on Thursday that it will donate Xbox consoles enabled with video chat capabilities to all elementary and junior high schools in Tokyo’s Suginami ward in hopes of helping the children become more IT-literate. Link.
Clever hack…make a PSP pirate radio station! Here’s a cool hack which will allow you to stream FM radio using your PSP with the iPod iTrip (FM transmitter for the iPod). This is what happens when an iTrip (fm transmitter for iPod) and a PSP get together. [