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How-To:  Ship An Obelisk

How-To: Ship An Obelisk

In the 19th century, three ancient Egyptian granite obelisks—each weighing north of 200 tons—were shipped from Egypt to London, Paris, and New York. Postcolonial-era questions about whether ancient Egyptian obelisks shouldn’t perhaps be left in Egypt aside, how it was done is quite an interesting story. This, BTW, is just the first of what I expect will be many gems from my newly-discovered treasure trove, No Tech Magazine, a sister publication to Kris de Kecker’s Low Tech Magazine, which we rave about here all the time.

Renegade Dipped Candles

My husband is on an epic 3 week snowboarding roadtrip. He’s been dropping 20 foot cliffs at 12,000 feet with his brother and friend, and living the life of a ski bum. So, what do three dudes do when they are out on the road, free from life’s responsibilities? Make hand dipped beeswax candles, of course!

Make: Projects – Bulletproof Binder

Make: Projects – Bulletproof Binder

OK, so it’s not, actually. Bulletproof, that is. But with 3/32? aluminum sheet covers, nickel-plated steel piano hinges, and all-riveted construction, it’s a damn sight tougher than just about any other 3-ring binder you’re likely to encounter in the wild. Especially those crappy cardboard-shrinkwrapped-in-vinyl models most of us had to make do with as schoolkids.

Tweet-a-Watt Using Ruby…

Tweet-a-Watt Using Ruby…

rellik has a site and code if you want to run a Tweet-a-Watt using Ruby… I’ve ported the python library over to ruby, and used it in a small project to collect, graph, and publish the data. It’s on github, if anyone is interested. Tweet-A-Watt Power Monitor @ Make: Projects! We live in a rented […]