Drone hacking? Really? With off the shelf software? Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations. Senior defense and intelligence officials said Iranian-backed insurgents intercepted the video feeds by taking advantage of […]
Artist Andrew Salomone has a new take on the traditional gingerbread house: Abandonded Gingerbread House Building Sites is a site-specific project I made for my show, everything is as it seems to be, at The Space in Cork City [Ireland]. When the global economy unravelled last year the Irish countryside was left with a lot […]
Instructable user incoherent, shared an intelligible explanation of his thorough PCB fabbing process along with a bit of background on how it came about. After experimenting with home PCB fabbing for a while, I’ve finally worked out a process that produces reasonably consistent results that actually look pretty good. I spent lots of time trying […]
Interesting story on MSNBC about how the newer energy-efficient LED traffic lights are causing accidents because, unlike conventional incandescent traffic lights, they do not generate enough heat to keep themselves clear of snow, and thus can easily become obscured by it. I don’t think anyone’s saying LED traffic lights are a bad idea in general, but it is an interesting parable about thinking all the way through a problem from a design perspective. [Thanks, Ron!]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Another interesting project from Flickr member jiskar – he’s developing a high-power LED light with adjustable color temperature. The goal of this project is to develop an energy efficient lighting system that not only produces light, but that produces light with a color and spectrum that actually has a positive […]
Calli of Make it Do shares how to create a delicious-smelling stovetop potpourri to bring a wintry, spicy, fruity aroma to your home.
Congratulations to Heather from Provo, UT, Tracey from Sacramento, CA and Angela from Seattle, WA for each winning a copy of the new book, The Sewing Bible by Ruth Singer from our CRAFT book giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!
