When did you First Discover MAKE?
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Month: October 2013
Maker Faire Comes to the Netherlands
Groningen’s second Mini Maker Faire is set for Oct. 12.
Makers from The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium will all get together in the Ebbingekwartier of the student city of Groningen. Visitors can try their hands on making with tens of workshops, listen to maker talks and watching the spectacular Maker Challenge (think Scrapheap Challenge).
Great Galloping Robots: Muybridge’s Horse vs. Boston Dynamics’ WildCat
I’m pretty sure whoever edited this recent video from Boston Dynamics showing their Wildcat robot prototype galloping across a parking lot had Muybridge’s work of 120-odd years ago in mind, especially during the slow-motion sequence starting around 1:04. When I saw the video this morning I was struck by the parallels and decided to animate them side-by-side.
The Web Developers Are Coming?
Today I spent the day somewhere where you might not think to find makers: the Great British Node Conference. For those of you who haven’t come across it yet, node.js is a server-side solution for JavaScript—it’s an event-driven Javascript platform which does non-blocking I/O—and is rapidly gaining popularity, and mindshare amongst the web communit
Craftsy’s Quilt Shop Map
No matter where I go, checking out local yarn, fabric, and quilting shops always ends up at the very top of my travel to-do list.
Learn How to Needle Felt with Woolbuddies + Book Giveaway!
Our friend, master needle felter Jackie Huang, recently came out with an amazing new book, called Woolbuddies. In it, Jackie goes through the basics of how to get started needle felting, and then he shows you how to make animals that are simple, moderate, and challenging. Comment on this blog post for a chance to win a copy of the book!
Amazing Arduino-Powered Avengers John Steed Puppet
Hand-made marionette uses Arduino to “speak” character quotes and react to movements.