Today’s been a hectic day, so I’m behind in getting up this Maker Birthday tribute to probably the maker of all makers. To me, Leonardo is the ultimate example of what you might call the Bucky Fuller Challenge. In 1927, Buckminster Fuller at 32, was suicidal. Instead of leaping from the Chicago bridge on which […]
Fascinating little piece (no dollhouse puns intended) on the Ponoko blog: Mass customization and rapid manufacturing are still considered to be in the early stages of popular usage, but there’s at least one hobby that has embraced both from the beginning. Think Victorian architecture, painted lady grilles, miniature side chairs, and tiny four poster beds. […]
I managed not to screw up the second part of Episode #005 (finishing up our conversation with Tom Igoe) and it went off without a hitch. Audio is still problematic and I’m not sure we’re going to be able to do much about it. We’re at the mercy of whatever phone tech our guests call […]
In response to Dale’s post yesterday, asking for input on colleges for makers, Pete Marchetto wrote a brief piece on his college experience in making things with some links he thought may be helpful. Making in College
The artful dodgers of Steampunk Magazine have done it again — another gorgeous issue, of great conversation, ideas, fiction, reviews, and how-tos. Content includes a manifesto of sorts by steampunk sci-fi godfather Bruce Sterling, how-tos on metal casting and no-budget welding, an awesome piece on “tramp printers” of the 1800s, and an an interview by […]
photo by Barbara Fried photo by M2 We have learned sad news through our friends at Laughing Squid. Tom Kennedy, an art car and Burning Man artist (whose work we’ve featured in MAKE and online), drowned in Ocean Beach, CA this weekend. His friend John Law writes: We lost one of our very best. Tom […]
Sixteen teams gathered today to determine whose autonomously-navigating vehicle would be the fastest around the Sparkfun headquarters in Boulder, CO. Four-wheeled rovers (typically built on RC car platforms) dominated the entries, but there were three flying UAVs, and one spheroid (Nathan, with “labrat”, pictured at right). One team had been designed a tethered model rocket […]
