Maker Rich Gibson is welding up a neat looking chopper bike – on the MAKE flickr photo pool he writes “Chopper bike ‘complete.’ I am going to lower the seat some more. It is still basically unrideable by mere mortal. I’m going to make a new front fork that is shorter. Keep the original one for ‘special’ occaisions.” Link. In MAKE 03 we have a good welding primer from Mr. Jalopy if you’re looking to pimp your bike too.
The 8th annual Vintage Computer Festival is being held on November 5th – 6th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The highlight of this year’s event is a Homebrew Computer Club retrospective featuring a panel of original members of the Club including Steve Wozniak, Lee Felsenstein, and others. [via] Link.
Make pal Eric Rice is up to something “The ChaseCam mount, six suction cups holding a Panasonic DVC30 3CCD camera. Look out for drive-by citizen journalism. Or car chases, your call.” I wonder if there’s a Maker version that uses our cheap camera stabilizer and a car mount… Link.
Rick writes “Always wanted to build a fast comfortable bike? This is the place. Human Powered Vehicles (HPVs) or Recumbent bikes are a delight to ride, fast and stable – Different goes without saying – not for the shy.” Link.
Bitbot writes “I’ve been watching this [Survivorman] for a few weeks now and thought it would make a great addition to the Make blog. Good tips for those times when your stuck without any type of gadget or technology. Living off the land takes on a new meaning when wilderness survival expert and filmmaker Les “Survivorman” Stroud spends nine harrowing weeks alone in a variety of survival simulations.” Link.
I’ve been meaning to post this up since I am reminded about it in all the airports I’ve been in lately – On page 96 of the October 6 Rolling Stone, MAKE was named “Hot Magazine” in Rolling Stone’s yearly hot list. It’s on stands now, for another week or so. Link. It’s a bit timely too, the current issue of MAKE is our music theme issue with 9 DIY music projects.
John Wiseman rounds up all the details from the Darpa 2005 Grand Challenge and then some. If you’re curious on how the computer driven cars were able to finish the course, along with the comparisons from last year, videos and the course data file – check it out. [