We’ll stock all these kits in the Maker store as they become available :) – a fantastic article by Freeman Dyson… Our Biotech Future – The New York Review of Books – Every orchid or rose or lizard or snake is the work of a dedicated and skilled breeder. There are thousands of people, amateurs […]
Caitlyn writes – This is an incredibly detailed tutorial about the japanese art of making kanazashi hair accesories dating back to 200 years ago when geisha started using them by deviantART member kurokami-kanzashi. The tutorial is in seven easily downloadable parts for your enjoyment. Each kanzashi is made out of multiple squared of small, folded […]
Nemomatic writes – This sculpture grew out of a long time fascination with the Giant Squid. My name being Nemo has meant a lifetime of “Captain Nemo” references, thus making me aware of these monsters since an early age. I am a sculptor who works almost exclusively with found materials, though typically I like to […]
Jason made a DIY space invaders clock using propeller-generated video on a vintage Sony tv, he writes- I started out today with the goal of just displaying the time digitally, but I got sidetracked with the idea of representing the time with icons instead. I ended up going with this spacer invaders concept, using the […]
The AVR Oscilloscope clock from Dutchtronix was covered here @ MAKE before, but I finally got around to building one – it’s great. Makes an awesome clock out of an oscilloscope. Not bad for $35… Above are some pictures from the build! It’s not actually supposed to work on a digital scope, so this was […]
MAKE & CRAFT Publisher Dale Dougherty writes: The Austin auditions for Maker Faire were held at the Austin Children’s Museum on Sunday July 15. We had a great turnout and a full afternoon of makers demonstrating their projects. We were really excited by the range and quality of the projects. As one of the makers […]
In response to Friday’s post about Scratch, the visual programming language designed for kids, Ryan Briones writes: In the same vein there’s also Hackety Hack. I found out about it via the Makezine Blog – [via] Link. HacketyHack is a Ruby-based development environment and tutorial lessons designed to make it easy for kids age 13 […]
