Bug writes – “Shortly after I moved into my new house I was thinking about artwork for my walls and all of a sudden I had a vision of a sort of Van Goghesque fireball made out of brass or bronze as a wall hanging. It’s been a long time coming and the piece has […]
LED555 writes – “The project is an LED sign. The LED sign is a sign made up of 512 individual LEDs, which has RS-232 communication capabilities used for programming user defined messages. The brain is a PICmicro 16F786 microcontroller, programmed in PICBasic. Everything in this project is either hand made or special order made. The […]
This is a little morbid, but we all gotta go, and when you go – this seems like a pretty good exit, fantasy homemade coffins, built based on things you liked in your life – [via] – Link.
Chris writes – “The 3D LED Cube was a project started by Gene Foulk and I to create a large, animated, self contained visualization cube of LEDs, mostly for artistic purposes, but it also would have other uses.” – Link.
Mattw writes – “What happens when the grid breaks? Communications need to be restored. After Hurricane Katrina hit, BellSouth announced that it would take 3 months to restore phone lines. Volunteers using WiFi gear were able to connect churches and community centers within the first weeks and within three days of setting up an asterisk […]
Gschoppe writes – “I needed to be able to turn the page in a sheet music organizer I made, without stopping playing. After a bit of thought, this usb foot pedal was born. Some companies sell these for over $200. Mine cost $30-$40 to make.” – Link.
Johntron writes – “Learn how to build your own gateway firewall using FreeBSD and old PC parts. The firewall will consist of the PF firewall, Snort IDS, various IPS applications, Squid proxy, and some intuitive web interfaces for auditing. The cost of this project should be between free and $200 depending on your resourcefulness. I […]
