Talking with a robot… NYTimes National correspondent Amy Harmon sits down to talk with the Bina48 about what it’s like to be a robot. The robot is a “digital back up” of a real someone… wait, did the robot say “conspire to take over the planet”?
My project is a portable greenhouse / seed starter that has high tech features and collapses for easy storage. Since a standard greenhouse can overheat if it is closed up or get too cold if it is opened up, mine includes an automatic vent that controls to a user selectable temperature. The user first selects a temperature between 60 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, by 5 degree increments. Then the greenhouse’s built in sensors and microcontroller automatically adjust how much the vent is opened or closed to help maintain that temperature. And because of its ultra low power design the whole thing can run 24/7 for about a month on just four penlight (AA) batteries!
Not Martha has posted a feat of alchemy that is particularly intriguing. She’s been “making” gin out of vodka! Almost as good as turning lead into gold!
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Making geometric structures from commonly-found objects can result in some interesting effects. Here, sixty bicycle reflectors are joined into a spherical geometric construction by Nick Sayers. To connect them, he drilled four holes in each and fastened them together with small cable ties. Another example is this […]
In response to our post on the 1930s car-based mechanical mapping device, MAKE reader Simon posted a link to this earlier, wrist-borne scroll-map navigator, from the 20s! Here’s a bit more background on it. Plus Four Wristlet Route Indicator: Original GPS More: 1930s answer to GPS
Vickie Howell’s latest pattern for Caron Yarns is this fun crocheted slouchy beanie. Get the free pattern on the Caron Yarns web site.
Happy birthday, Nikola Tesla!
