Month: May 2006

Rammed earth construction

Rammed earth construction

Ugo writes – “If the production of cement is one of the highest carbon dioxide emitters in the world today, how can we reform the way we build in order to reduce these emissions? One of the answers might lie in the use of rammed earth as a material for construction of buildings.” – Link. […]

Make your own backpacking gear

Make your own backpacking gear

Wonkothesane writes – “Here’s a great site with good information about making your own backpacking/outdoor gear. Their philosophy is simple “Not only is the price of backpacking gear outrageously high, but it’s difficult to find outdoor gear that exactly meets our specifications. Paying high prices for backpacking equipment, especially when it only partially satisfies our […]

Weekend Craft Events

Weekend Craft Events

Don’t miss a couple of great craft events coming up this weekend where you can get a quick Mother’s Day gift or treat yourself to some handmade goodness. Felt Club debuts in sunny Los Angeles on Saturday May 13th held over at the back parking lot of Meltdown Comics. Then on Sunday May 14th, if […]

Conscience field resonators

Conscience field resonators

Rob Seward is trying to see if random numbers can be changed by some type of global conscience, I’m hoping that there is a circuit diagram on how to make these somewhere, would be fun to make one – “The CONSCIOUSNESS FIELD RESONATOR is a scientific instrument based on ESP research performed primarily at Princeton […]

IN14 Nixie clock kit

IN14 Nixie clock kit

Nixie tube clock kits ($150) – check out the PDF to get an idea of what you’re in for – “This kit uses a microcontroller and discrete logic chips to provide the logic for a 12 hour clock based on IN-14 nixie tubes. It has hours, minutes and seconds, with colon separators. The kit is […]