Check out UK maker John Honniball’s sweet workshop panorama. This is an almost-360-degree panorama of my computer and electronics lab and workshop room. The four big CRT monitors that you can see were obtained from FreeCycle, as was the iMac. Far left is a Stag PPZ EPROM programmer. At the right-hand end are the HP […]
Brooklyn-based hacker collective NYC Resistor is holding its first 48-hour hackathon this Friday starting at 6pm and ending Sunday, February 14th at the same time. You can work by yourself or with a team, and if you don’t have a team/project we’ll assign you to one. The format is open, you’re welcome to come and […]
These are lovely. I also like these fishing lure earrings from CRAFT volume 03… And of course, iPhone home button earrings…
Lee Meredith on Threadbanger rounds up heart craft projects for Valentine’s Day in her weekly roundup. I love this DIY Valentine Robot tutorial by Sew Green.
February 6th is the anniversary of Bob Marley’s birthday, and so I have been listening to a playlist of his songs all day. When I saw the Crafty Chica’s flickr photostream, with these bold glitter earrings (in red, gold and green) that her husband made, I swooned. He put them together to sell at a […]
Spaceflight is complicated, with many constraints and requirements that must be met before all systems can claim “go” for launch. Unfortunately for STS-130, this evening’s “dynamic” weather proved to be too risky for this morning’s launch. Endeavour’s first launch attempt was scrubbed at 4:30 AM EST. The good news? We get to try it again […]
This 2007 piece by Vancouver artist Steven Shearer (Wikipedia) is called “Geometric Healing Cell for Youth – Model III.” It reminds me of some of my favorite work by Tom Friedman. I love art that redefines our expectations of everyday materials. [via Neatorama]
