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The Beginning Engineer’s Checklist

The Beginning Engineer’s Checklist

I like this “Beginning Engineer’s Checklist,” from the PIClist site. Here are the first six items on the list: 1. NEVER loan out your copies of: The Art of Electronics (Horowitz & Hill, Cambridge University Press) (you do HAVE a copy don’t you?) Illustrated Sourcebook of Mechanical Components or Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors […]

5¢ architectural advice

From New World Geek comes this curious strategy for dealing with hard times. Two Seattle architects have set up a Lucy from Peanuts-like 5¢ advice booth in a Seattle farmer’s market. Their mission: Architecture 5¢ is about starting conversations, it’s that simple. People have questions about how they want to live in their home; whether […]

Make: Day recap

Make: Day recap

Make: Day was a huge success! With the aid of over 25 Makers from the Twin Cities area, and thousands more families and Maker enthusiasts, we took over the Science Museum of Minnesota in downtown St. Paul on Saturday. Make: Day was emceed by Make: magazine contributor and Make: television Technical Advisor, Bill Gurstelle, and […]

Laser-etched Kindle 2

Laser-etched Kindle 2

We miss Phillip loads already, as he enjoys his well-deserved MAKEcation. We figured he’d be far from idle. He writes: Not too long ago there was an xkcd comic featuring the Kindle we knew someone would eventually laser etch a new Kindle 2 but we didn’t expect it to be us! Here’s the first ever […]