I love everything about this — laptops everywhere, pizza and Club-Mate getting guzzled down, with the lights dimming only briefly in the early hours of the morning. Classic. The countdown clock was a nice touch. NYC Resistor (nycresistor.com) was invited to participate in a hackerspace challenge with four other hackerspaces: Pumping Station: One, Artisans Asylum, […]
Crash Space is the latest group competing in the “Take on the Machine” hackerspace challenge sponsored by Vimby and Scion. The L.A. crew is turning the front of their building into a musical instrument, how cool is that? More: Take on the Machine: A hackerspace challenge Take on the Machine, Part 2 Take on the […]
OK, that’s clever. Similar to the drilling-through-a-coffee-cup trick for ceilings. [via There, I Fixed It]
Ever been stuck on a (presumably dry) research vehicle, and want to enjoy some sweet beer? Andrew of Southern Fried Science has some tips about how to make a passable beverage using only ingredients and tools you would find in such a situation, such as a coffee maker, cereal, and fruits and nuts for flavor. […]
Christian Liljedahl of Illutron wrote in to share their technique for making waterproof cable connectors.
Discover the inner workings of a mortise and cylinder lock, first developed by the Egyptians over 4000 years ago, with the Beginners lock-picking blend set by TOOOL.
Russell Jones from New Jersey wrote in with his cool-looking LED lamp: I had a bunch of BNC right angle, straight, and T connectors, so I decided to make another lamp. I didn’t want to purchase anything for the lamp except the polycarbonate diffuser rods, which is McMaster #8571K44. The 5/16″ diameter rods were cut […]
