Autodesk has been giving away Inventor of the Month awards. The October award was given to a group of Stanford grad students. They designed the “Bloom laptop,” which is designed to be completely field-stripped in a couple of minutes for ease of recycling, without the use of tools. One side benefit of their design is […]
There is already so much talk of what is going on our Thanksgiving tables and links to great Christmas cards it’s a little overwhelming. Busy hosts don’t have a ton of time to put into table decor so today we bring you a few easy ideas that will bring the outdoors in and your table […]
There are lots of fun events going on this weekend at various hackerspaces. Here are three; leave a comments if your space is holding an event this weekend. Hack Factory clothesline race The Twin Cities’ hackerspace, the Hack Factory, is holding its latest clothesline race this Saturday from 1-6pm. Prizes include fabulous loot from MAKE, […]
What were to happen if your recipe card was just one illustrated diagram? Katie Shelly is trying it out with Picture Cook, a project to “inspire experimentation, improvisation, and play in the kitchen.” Her whimsical drawings give a new perspective on cooking.
By Jeff Potter A recipe excerpt from Cooking for Geeks Poached pears are easy, tasty, and quick. And, at least compared to most desserts, they’re relatively healthy, or at least until the vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce are added. Much of our enjoyment of fruit comes from not just their flavor but also their […]
British designer Dominic Wilcox self portrait made from tin foil via Book of Joe.
Matt @ Make: Online writes: I’m not even a big fan of boiled eggs, and I want to make my own copy of Scott Bedford’s egg cup from a bent fork. Luckily, in addition to the neat idea and beautiful photo, Scott also drew up an excellent illustration explaining how to do just that.
