Maker — Tech-Nomading From Shore to Ship
Twenty-three years ago, Steven Roberts went on a bike trip and never returned.
Month: May 2006
Made On Earth — Duet with a Robot Drummer
Gil Weinberg is having trouble with his drummer: he’s trying to get both of Haile’s arms to work at the same time. That would be an unusual problem, except for the fact that Haile is a robot.
Made On Earth — Good Ship Popsicle Stick
He used to break bones. Now former Hollywood stuntman Robert Mc-Donald uses popsicle sticks to break world records.
Made On Earth — The Eye Aquatic
Cousteau and the undersea world. Cameron and Titanic. And now, Joe Reinhardt and Mike Fields and the depths of Lake Moraine in upstate New York.
Made On Earth — Fly Boy
Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s Visa Parviainen. Last October, Parviainen, sporting a birdman suit and custom jet boots, dove face first out of a hot air balloon high above Lahti, Finland, and took off into the wild blue yonder.
Open source Atmel AVR microcontroller kits…
Wow, check out these Atmel AVR Microcontroller kits for Linux – USB and parallel port versions, the best (I think) is they come with bootable CDs Link. Related: AVR projects – Link.
Made On Earth — Big Heads
“You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! Damn you all to hell!” Oh, my mistake. This isn’t a post- apocalyptic world where apes rule, but rather the parking lot behind artist David Adickes’ studio near downtown Houston.