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RIP — Rip, Mix, Burn

On June 27, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Grokster vs. MGM, a lawsuit over the legality of peer-to-peer networking. The decision creates a new form of copyright liability that goes to the heart of what MAKE is all about: making cool stuff out of other stuff and sharing it with the world.

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Photos from the MAKE session at OSCON

Photos from the MAKE session at OSCON

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Akenji took some photos at our packed MAKE session at OSCON (Open Source convention). The session had a bit of past DIY culture, crafting, Sony Librie e-ink hacking, PSP hacking, Linux on Ipods, high powered lasers and a lot of gadgetry. Link.

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MAKERS in space…

MAKERS in space…

Images-162 Wow, this sounds like a MAKE article! Our thoughts are with the Discovery crew! Once there, he’ll tug out the ceramic-fabric filler with his gloved hands. If that doesn’t work, he’ll use a makeshift hacksaw to cut away the material, which is sticking out about an inch from two spots near Discovery’s nose. The saw was improvised out of a blade, plastic ties, duct tape, Velcro and other items aboard the space station. [via] Link.

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Goodweld and Badweld

Goodweld and Badweld

Jalopywelding In MAKE 03 we have a great welding primer- If you need metal stuck together, there is no quicker path than buying a portable 110-volt wire-feed welder. Mr. Jalopy’s introduction to welding will help you understand the process and show how you can be a welder by the end of the weekend–and end up with a couple of jigs for the effort. Link. And now you can share your welds with the goodweld / badweld tags on Flickr!

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