A demo of the first Wii ELF loader is now available for download, thanks to bushing, Segher, and tmbinc. It takes advantage of the Twilight Princess savegame overflow from a couple of weeks ago, but now there’s something more substantial for people to try out on their own hardware. Had my Wii not been stolen, […]
Dare I say – the most METAL guitar solo ever. To quote its creator, Scopeboy – I use my Tesla coil as a guitar amp. 250,000 volts of distortion! Simply put. That is one very electric guitar. Tesla guitar on YouTube –Link Scopeboy.com –Link Related: Tesla coil super mario duet –Link
Matt Mets made this neat video about using a servo motor as an input device for keyframing a robot animation. He writes: By reading the voltage from the center pin of the the servo’s potentiometer, it can be used as an input as well as an output device. Basically, you get a bunch of extra […]
Bugs and Fishes blogs about her newest creation: hand-sewn teacup brooches. I suppose you could also pretend it’s a café con leche if you’re not a tea drinker…in fact, I may do just that! Link.
Again with the candy heart cuteness–Crafty Goat has blogged her photo-illustrated tutorial for making these sweet-looking polymer clay versions of the Valentine’s Day standby. Link.
Ever since I’ve gone mostly wireless in my house, I’ve had a bunch of ethernet cable hanging around, not doing anything useful. Well, here’s one use: a macrame plant hanger! Ruth A. writes in about her brother’s crafty/nerdy creation – Link.
Here’s a basic digital telescope (better suited to observing the neighbors than neighboring planets) built from an old webcam and a telephoto lens. $40 USB super telescope, easy to make, sees craters on the moon – Link
