One Possible End of the End User…
Great article on Gizmodo’s frog Design Mind – As we spend more time communicating, playing, and working in the digital world, our expectations and ways of acting will transfer to the physical world. Digital objects are, above all, plentiful, easily copied and easily shared. And they are beautifully malleable. We transform them, recombine them, share them some more. Photos are Photoshopped, music is remixed, code is developed co-operatively, web applications with open APIs are mashed together... Link.
Kevin writes “In the second duct tape project of the month, I decided that it might be a good idea to make a messenger bag. Why? Because I can, that’s why. Anyhow…Here’s how it begins. First, you’re gonna need to make a few sheets of duct tape fabric…” 
Flashman writes “Junior Maker – An 8-year-old Australian boy, whose cat will only drink running water, built an infrared switch to activate a bath faucet when the cat wants a drink.” 
SDB writes “The gEDA project is working on producing a full GPL’d suite of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production. Currently, the gEDA project offers a mature suite of free software applications for electronics design, including schematic capture, attribute management, bill of materials (BOM) generation, netlisting into over 20 netlist formats, analog and digital simulation, and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.” 
New quarterly magazine, starting November, about robots! “Robot will make the exciting world of robotics more accessible than ever to established robot hobbyists, entry-level enthusiasts and mainstream consumers who are curious about the latest developments on the new frontiers in robotics,” says Tom Atwood, the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief.” [
Make Flickr photo pool member Lepow finished his LCD belt buckle and it turned out great. In the latest set of photos he notes “The belt buckle on display at the Jessica Murray Projects gallery up till November 12, 2005”. See our previous coverage of the project 