Crochet Crop Cardigan
Monica Brown has a new free pattern up to make this super cute crochet crop cardigan. Link.
Month: September 2007
HOW TO – Lamp from a Bottle
Here’s an instructable on how to turn a favorite bottle of yours into a lamp, with few tools and $10 worth of supplies at the hardware store. Make a Lamp from a Bottle (Instructables) – Link. From the pages of CRAFT CRAFT: 04 – “Pop Bottle Lamp” by Jason Torchinsky and Sally Myers pgs. 127-129. […]
Braille graffiti
Very interesting project, Braille graffiti, statement here… – Most braille found in public exists as pragmatic directions. This project is an attempt to create a unique moment for a blind person who might happen across one of these bits of braille graffiti. 5 different phrases were peppered around Portland, Oregon in late August, 2007. The […]
Bender the dog and his dog-bone throwing machine
This dog is having a lot of fun. From the pages of MAKE: Throwing to the Dogs. Ken Schroeder’s dog-bone throwing machine. MAKE 09 – Page 21. Subscribers–read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 09 @ the Maker store.
NSA@home – distributed FPGA MD5 cracker
Here’s an innovative use of recycled HD-video electronics: NSA@home is a fast FPGA-based SHA-1 and MD5 bruteforce cracker. It is capable of searching the full 8-character keyspace (from a 64-character set) in about a day in the current configuration for 800 hashes concurrently. The cracker is built out of surplus Grass Valley HD video transform […]
Internal USB/ReadyBoost hack for Ultra-Mobile PC
“ThoughtFix,” over at UltraMobileGeek, has a piece on how to add an internal USB hub, for adding Flash memory and ReadyBoost (the Flash-based memory cacher for juicing Vista) to a UMPC, in this case, the eo V7110. He’s not sure what he’s going to do with the other two internal ports, maybe add more Flash, […]
Superhero Sweater
Pop culture meets craft in this wonderful sweater designed by Craftster member Kaby (a/k/a Practical Polly). Using a vintage sweater pattern and many pics of Wonder Woman as inspiration, the end result is flattering and clever. See more pics and read about the process on her blog. [via] Link.