Reverse Engineering

The Joys of Restoring a Grody Old Talking Scale

The Joys of Restoring a Grody Old Talking Scale

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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Fran Blanche explores and restores an 80s talking bathroom scale which has seen better days.

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Reverse Engineering the Antikythera Mechanism

Reverse Engineering the Antikythera Mechanism

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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A clock maker tries building a copy of an ancient computer using the tools and engineering skills the original creators may have employed.

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