MAKE will be on Computer America Tonight LIVE 8pm to 9pm tonight 8/9- tune in (info on the site). Carried live for two hours each weeknight over the Business TalkRadio Network, Computer America is the only radio talk show dedicated to computers and technology in nightly national syndication. Link.
Ben Bustard, 17, of Bucksport dismantles his Marshmallow Shooters booth Tuesday at the Bangor State Fair after he was informed that the cost of $1 million of liability insurance was more than he initially budgeted for. Bustard was selling Marshmallow Shooters, a type of blowgun made from PVC pipe that shoots small marshmallows, similar to the way a cork flies out of the end of a popgun. We have the HOW TO in MAKE volume 02. Link.
Neato! MAKE parts from volume 03 hits eBay! Yes, This IS what you are looking for! As Seen in “Make” the Magazine. These are the Barrels for the Launchers. In the picture you can see part of the length you are getting. The $2 bill is laying on the inside of the pipe to show the transparency, The Color is Blueish. Link.
Recycling paper, plastic, and glass has become routine, but what are you supposed to do with the old laptop or analog television that’s taking up precious storage space in your attic or basement? Looks like the gov is looking for solutions in a proposed “Nation tech recycling” bill but haven’t worked out the details yet… Link.
The final issue of Phrack has been released- For 20 years PHRACK magazine has been the most technical, most original, the most Hacker magazine in the world. The last five of those years have been under the guidance of the current editorial team. Over that time, many new techniques, new bugs and new attacks have been published in PHRACK. We enojoyed every single moment working on the magazine. Link.
If you’re in the Cincinatti, Ohio area tune in to 700 AM and listen to MAKE on the SciZone show with Bill Boshears. In the Greater Cincinnati area, call 749-7000 or 1-800-THE-BIG1 (843-2441) anywhere else in the world if you have questions or comments. You can also listen to the show via streaming. Link.
Over the weekend the del.icio.us social bookmark service moved to new servers, and wow- it’s really fast. We have over 1,500 links in the MAKE bookmark list of hacks, mods, resources and all things MAKE-like. You can also just add the RSS feed to your aggregator and see what we see as we see it! Link.
