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Made On Earth — Eight-Step Program

David Battino

May 29th, 2007 0

What if buttons could talk back? Monome, a Philadelphia collective of musicians and tech-savvy designers, is exploring that concept in a big way.

Dan is CEO of TechShop, Inc. Before joining the team, he spent nine years at O'Reilly Media and was the co-founder of Make: Magazine, which focuses on how-to projects for makers. In this role, Dan oversaw marketing, media relations, circulation development, community outreach, and sales for the magazine. He helped establish Make: as the premier media group and voice of the DIY market. He also conceived and launched the Maker Shed store, growing it to one of Make:'s most important assets. Dan has a BS in Aeronautics from San Jose State University and studied business administration at Santa Clara University's Graduate School of Business.

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May 29th, 2007 0

Advice and news for MAKE readers.

Made On Earth — Hot Copy

By Megan Mansell Williams

Megan Mansell Williams

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May 29th, 2007 0

Custom grill maker Steve Barker converted a dilapidated vending machine for a newspaper publisher in North Carolina.

Made On Earth — Mortar Shells to Coffee Grounds

By Amber Henshaw

Amber Henshaw

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May 29th, 2007 0

In northern Ethiopia, Azmeraw Zeleke struck upon the idea of converting burnt-out mortar shells into the inner workings of coffee machines.

Making Trouble — Makers vs. Shakers

By Saul Griffith

Saul Griffith

DR. SAUL GRIFFITH is founder and principal scientist at Otherlab, an independent R&D lab, where he focuses on engineering solutions for a clean energy, net-zero carbon economy. Occasionally making some pretty cool robots too. Saul got his PhD from MIT, and is a founder or co-founder of makanipower.com, sunfolding.com, voluteinc.com, treau.cool, departmentof.energy, materialcomforts.com, howtoons.com, and more. Saul was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2007.

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May 29th, 2007June 22nd, 2020

Make it beautiful, make it last, or don’t make it at all.