Made On Earth — Power Pack
Finally, you can recharge your iPod with Clif bars.
Makers
Makers: Reviewed on Slashdot
James Alguire has a review of our new book Makers on Slashdot – “Makers: All Kinds of People Making Amazing Things In Garages, Basements, and Backyards by Bob Parks, and published by O’Reilly, celebrates the basic human desire to create, to nail together two things that have never been nailed together before and see what it does. While I have worked in construction, built computers from scratch and done my share of soldering, I still felt a sense of wonder after reading about the 76 projects outlined in this book.” Read the rest of James’s review…” Link.
The Playful Scientist (And Where to Find One)
Call me crazy, but just don’t call me mad.
Blast From the Past — Treasure Trove
Makers past and present populate a unique catalog of hard-to-find lore.
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.
Post-Grand Canyon MAKE
We can now confirm that MAKE volume 03 can take a beatin’ and keep on readin’ ...a copy of Make volume 3, seen here after surviving 250 miles of river rafting down the Grand Canyon. Link.
Photos from the MAKE session at OSCON
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.