Lots of experiments and demonstrations on paper plates. Welcome to a unique genre of education materials. Paper Plate Education is an initiative to reduce complex notions to simple paper plate explanations. This website promotes innovative hands-on Activities that you can experience across a range of interests, at varying degrees of complexity, and at a low price—all with common paper plates. Link.
Ask Slashdot has a good post with a lot of helpful comments on making your own DIY arcade. “I’m looking into building my own MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator), and for the most part the equipment and know-how to build one can be found via our good friend Google. However, the number of webpages dedicated to showing off complete machines or other gaming hardware hacks (turning an XBox into a full MAME, for example) are a little lacking. Link.
This week we released 3 audio shows to help pass the time waiting in line for Episode III and as DIY noise cancelation. Today while in line the fellow in front of us had seen it already and was convinced it was a good idea to tell everyone around him all the details. Don’t let this happen to you, get these audio shows. Yahoo! Music interview with Ian Rogers, DIY Robotics with Thomas Burick from White Box Robotics and DIY Droid/R2-D2 builders with Tom Jozwiak & Kelly Krider.
TotalRewind.org is a virtual museum of VCRs spanning pre-1970 up to the some of the latest systems and formats. Lots of photos, history and tidbits like this: The name Betamax is derived from a Japanese word “Beta”, which apparently means quality (and can also describe the recording system) plus “Max” to imply maximum quality. Link.
In Dayton, Ohio on May 20, 21, & 22, 2005 the annual Dayton Hamvention at the Hara Arena is going on. If you live in the area or can travel there, it’s perhaps one of the best sources of all sorts of electronics- 500 inside exhibits and 2500 Flea market spaces. A few years back I picked up a modded Alinco radio for really cheap. Link.
One last little bit of Star Wars posting before the weekend- Great story about the people who made the Millennium Falcon in 1979. In the winter of 1979 word started to spread in Pembroke Dock that a flying saucer was being built in an old giant aircraft hangar in the town. Those involved were sworn to secrecy. Link.
A better (DIY) BlueMountain…Digital postcards for the people by the people…just select an image…or search all 600,000+ images* to create a unique custom postcard. Search your flickr tags to create postcards with your own pictures- all images are licensed under the Creative Commons. [