MAKE will be on Computer America Tonight LIVE 8pm to 9pm tonight 8/9- tune in (info on the site). Carried live for two hours each weeknight over the Business TalkRadio Network, Computer America is the only radio talk show dedicated to computers and technology in nightly national syndication. Link.
Ben Bustard, 17, of Bucksport dismantles his Marshmallow Shooters booth Tuesday at the Bangor State Fair after he was informed that the cost of $1 million of liability insurance was more than he initially budgeted for. Bustard was selling Marshmallow Shooters, a type of blowgun made from PVC pipe that shoots small marshmallows, similar to the way a cork flies out of the end of a popgun. We have the HOW TO in MAKE volume 02. Link.
Neato! MAKE parts from volume 03 hits eBay! Yes, This IS what you are looking for! As Seen in “Make” the Magazine. These are the Barrels for the Launchers. In the picture you can see part of the length you are getting. The $2 bill is laying on the inside of the pipe to show the transparency, The Color is Blueish. Link.
This has been handy for me lately, as every flight I book is delayed or has some type of problem...For travellers who are REALLY on a budget and are looking for a way to skim a few bucks off their travel expenses, why not consider sleeping in an airport? Many airports are actually better than local lodging. And to top it off – IT’S FREE! Your friends and family may look at you funny when you return with your airport stories, but that’s only part of the fun. So now, sit back….get out your travel itinerary and plan which airports you’re going to sleep in (or avoid altogether) during your next trip. Link.
Recycling paper, plastic, and glass has become routine, but what are you supposed to do with the old laptop or analog television that’s taking up precious storage space in your attic or basement? Looks like the gov is looking for solutions in a proposed “Nation tech recycling” bill but haven’t worked out the details yet… Link.
The final issue of Phrack has been released- For 20 years PHRACK magazine has been the most technical, most original, the most Hacker magazine in the world. The last five of those years have been under the guidance of the current editorial team. Over that time, many new techniques, new bugs and new attacks have been published in PHRACK. We enojoyed every single moment working on the magazine. Link.
Encouraging. According to AUTOSAR, replacing an evil stew of proprietary automotive software with open code could save OEMs and suppliers millions of dollars and improve systems’ efficacy and functionality. What’s more, if vehicles’ discrete systems were able to share standardized data, a car would become a kind of distributed computing platform — rather than a series of independent modules — allowing for far more efficient processes. Link.
