Sweatshirt Skirt Hack
Claire Evans has been watching a lot of Project Runway and hacked up an old sweatshirt into a cute skirt. Link.
Month: December 2007
Shaggoroth: Cyber Plush
More from the Making Wireless Toys class at Parsons the New School for Design: Alexis Feurer designed this “Cyber Plush Organism Action Toy.” He’s got light-up “energy spines,” electrical conduit arms, and a steampunk wheel. Powered by an Arduino board, Shaggoroth was definitely the most eccentric toy in the class. – Link.
The wonder, science, and how-tos of snowflakes
Everything you always wanted to know about snowflakes but were afraid to ask. Activities, too (photographing snow, making snow, fossilizing snow) And snowcrystal consumerism (cards, prints, posters). Cool stuff (groan). Snowflakes and Snow Crystals – [Thanks, Patti!] Link
Copy and paste (sort of) into the XO laptop’s Terminal activity
According to ticket #5376, you can’t copy and paste text between Terminal.activity and other applications. This became a problem for me this evening when I tried to copy a script from a web page into a file on the XO laptop. Fortunately, pygtk gives you access to the clipboard, and it’s really easy to create […]
Detern – Geschwindigkeitsmessung per WebCam (measure speed by web cam?)
Site is in German, but with the software there it appears you can measure the speed of vehicles with a web cam (We didn’t test this out, please be careful, etc..) – Link.
Theremug – tea based theremin!
Theremug, a tea based theremin! Thanks Zach! – Link.
Last Minute Gift: Give a Gift of CRAFT or MAKE Magazines!
If you are down to the wire thinking about what to get your favorite Crafter or Maker this holiday, why not get them a gift subscription to CRAFT or MAKE magazine? We’ve got special gift cards in PDF format that you can download and print. Perfect to place under the tree or hide snuggly inside […]