Hacking at Random has set a date and location for what sounds like a rather worthwhile conference: Hacking at Random International technology & security conference. Four days of technology, ideological debates and hands-on tinkering. On August 13-16, 2009 the 20th anniversary edition of the four-yearly Dutch outdoor technology-conference will take place near Vierhouten, NL. What […]
Nikki from Bristol UK writes in to tell of the next TechAdventures meetup. “An Adventure in Technology” is a party which will be held on the 28th February at the Trinity Centre in Bristol. We want you to create and discover new ideas using technology. Bring your unexpected toys, your creations, projects and ideas, put […]
In response to my posting of the DIY hobby o-scope item, Ken_S sent a link to his “Minimalist Oscilloscope 08M Project,” which uses a PICAXE 08M chip and a Nokia cellphone screen to create a… well… minimal oscilloscope. Given that he got the phone for a buck, he was able to build the scope for […]
One of the many wonderful things about editing The Best of Instructables was getting to delve deeper into the content on the site and getting to know (or at least the work of) some of the characters that make Instructables their virtual workshop. One such person is Tim Anderson (who I mainly knew of from […]
I love this “cigar box lab” Brian posted on Hackszine. It was built by Raphael Abrams. Raphael explains: I like to hack on the go. So I made a charming little mini lab out of a cigar box and some electronic parts. It’s got a breadboard, a built-in Arduino, a couple of places to put […]
There’s a new Bay Area hacker space, NoiseBridge, in the Mission District: We want to provide infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for people interested in programming, hardware hacking, physics, chemistry, mathematics, photography, security, robotics, all kinds of art, and, of course, technology. Through talks, workshops, and projects we encourage knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring. As a […]
Hack food or kitchen tools and win great prizes! The Instructables Hungry Scientist Contest will be running through October 27th. Official rules are here. Yum!
