ThinkGeek and Instructables are running a contest: use any ThinkGeek product to create something wondrous, publish it on Instructables, and enter to win a $250 ThinkGeek gift certificate for the best mod. Two first prize winners will each win a $50 gift certificate and an Instructables Robot t-shirt. Runners-up will win an Instructables t-shirt. Deadline […]
Although it’s been years since I’ve done much papercraft to speak of, it’s always been a craftform that’s fascinated me. When I was a kid, I used to get those Dover Publication papercraft books, of castles and other historical buildings, and I’d spend countless hours cutting, folding, and gluing. I made an entire Medieval castle […]
Kim Werker has her first podcast up with our very own Jenny Ryan where they dish on all the crafty things she does from Felt Club, CRAFT, to her new gig with Home Ec., as well as geeky TV conversations on Buffy, Dollhouse, and Freaks and Geeks. You can also check out Kim’s Q&A interview […]
Marcy Gunther is the producer of Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, a reality game show featuring a Host Dog and six real life kids as contestants. Ruff always seems to have something going wrong in the doghouse, and he has the kids help him learn about how to solve the problem with science and engineering. Have […]
Selectism did an interview with American commuter bike makers Freeman Transport on the importance of feeling the hand of the maker in their product (bikes). It’s all around inspiring! …We wanted people to know how important it is for us to support US manufacturing and the lack thereof. If things continue to go the direction […]
The Crafty Chica has a new interview with Kate Jacobs, author of The Friday Night Knitting Club and its sequel, Knit Two. The Friday Night Knitting Club, a novel about a group of diverse women who come together for the sake of yarn and needles, scored a top spot on the New York Times Best […]
Thermistors are pretty cool little items. They convert heat into resistance. By having the temperature available as resistance, you can use the value to control other things like circuits and programs. Photo cells do the same thing with light, and they are in lots of common devices from night lights to dimmers on clock radios. […]
