Laughing Dice Now Public Domain
It’s official; I hereby release my Laughing Dice into the public domain. Go to town with them.
Year: 2013
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Wendy Tremayne
Photo by Judd Irish Bradley Wendy Tremayne has contributed a number of projects to the pages of MAKE and CRAFT over the years, all under the themes of creative reuse and homesteading. She’s also founder of the Swap-O-Rama-Rama event that combines clothing swap and DIY workshops, and has become a vibrant part of Maker Faire. […]
5 Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Gestures
If you waited until the last minute to figure out Valentine’s Day, here are five romantic gestures to show your sweetie you care. Suggestion #1? Make a fort!
Black Makers Month: Don Stanford
Most people take for granted so much of the technology around us. One man who doesn’t is my neighbor and fellow Brown University faculty member Don Stanford. He is the genius that helped transform a small lottery machine builder into the world’s leading lottery machine manufacturer. No small task, considering how much money is transacted through these devices and considering how totally critical it is that they work all the time and maintain very secure transactions. What happens when a machine goes down? Well, GTECH would pay the owner of the machine for all the lost revenue until the machine is fixed! Just think about this for a second. What if Microsoft or ATT paid you every time your computer crashed or a call was dropped. I bet that would cause a transformational reliability improvement in Microsoft or ATT’s products!!
Image Transfer Valentine Cards
The latest DIY project from Shutterstock has a Valentine’s Day theme, but is a technique you can use no matter the holiday or event.
Colossal Mindstorms EV3 Dragon Acts Alive
I love this fantastic dragon built from next-generation Mindstorms EV3 parts, created by the Lego Mindstorms Education EV3 team, including product designer Lee Magpili. You can see more of his work at Lego Education as well as his Flickr set. The dragon, Valentine, was built from 6 EV3 microcontroller bricks, 18 motors, and took 30 […]
Switches Made Simple
In this video, Collin gives a comprehensive overview of the humble switch, demonstrating switches of the toggle, DIP, slide, rocker, rotary, and momentary variety, and explains the difference between SPST and DPDT switches in the process.
