How-To: Picnic Cutlery Caddy
This picnic cutlery caddy project from Madigan at Madigan Made makes al fresco dining a snap. No more getting to the park, only to realize that you forgot plates and forks!
Month: June 2011
Adam Savage on NewsHour, Discussing Maker Movement
Wonderful Maker Faire interview of Adam Savage, conducted by Miles O’Brien, which aired tonight on PBS Newshour. Adam discusses Maker Faire and MAKE, the maker movement, the sad death of shop classes in schools, our current sweet-spot period for hacking the tech in our lives, and the need to embrace a certain degree of danger/risk in learning. A really nice piece.
Daughter Board – Making Father/Daughter Longboards from MAKE Volume 26
Micheal Dittman and his daughter Paige built longboards together, based on the article in MAKE Volume 26. Besides this being epically cool and sweet in and of itself, they started the project over Spring Break, but when Paige had to go back to school, they continued to collaborate, finish their projects via Skype and email.
How-To: Keep Outdoor Tablecloths in Place
Craftymel at Curbly has a tutorial for a needed summer helper – how to keep your outdoor tablecloths from flying away in the breeze!
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News From The Future: States Pass Laws Allowing Driverless Cars
News From The Future: States Pass Laws Allowing Driverless Cars… via CiS. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed not to be operating a motor vehicle if the motor vehicle is driven autonomously through the use of artificial-intelligence software and the autonomous operation of the motor vehicle is authorized by law. […]
Hackerspace Happenings: Power Racing Series at the KC Maker Faire
Power Racing Series at the Kansas City Maker Faire I have just become aware of the awesomeness that is the Power Racing Series, where groups (cough, hackerspaces) are encouraged to build and race souped-up versions of Power Wheels and other ride-on drivable toys. In this video, taken a couple days ago at the Kansas City […]