Month: June 2011

Pneumatic Antenna Launcher uses Android, Free App for AR Scope

Pneumatic Antenna Launcher uses Android, Free App for AR Scope

We have covered Alan’s Biocca’s fantastic clearinghouse site antennalaunchers.com before, and Brookfield, CT, resident Andrew Stoev’s basic launcher design appears to be a slightly up-gunned version of Alan’s CSV19 pneumatic antenna launcher. It’s a beautiful build, but my favorite feature is the quick-release mount he added for his Android device. Using a free app called GeoCam, his phone, when so mounted, becomes an augmented-reality aiming scope that provides GPS location, compass orientation, and (probably most usefully for this purpose) phone inclination data.

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The Birdseeker Project

I love the gorgeous fabrics and even more gorgeous embroidered birds from the Birdseeker Project by Sami Teasdale of Teasemade. Her most recent blog post, on an incredible embroidered self-portrait made on a fabric-covered radiotherapy shell, explains her connection to birds through her time dealing with salivary gland cancer. The story adds even more depth […]

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How-To: Fuzzy Slipper Cookies

These cookies make me giggle every time I look at them! Hungry Happenings has a very thorough and charming how-to, and I was surprised to learn that the base ingredient here is Nutter Butters, a peanut-butter cookie brand found commonly in the U.S. Want to know what the fuzz is made from? Click the link!

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