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November 14, 2005
Make knots - Alaska museum of fancy knots
Dave writes "This site has some amazing products of fancy knots. I was looking for some more detailed info for finishing off a turks head and found this site." Here's a great step by step on making star knots. There's something really satisfying about tying a sturdy yet ascetically pleasing knot. Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 12:35 PM
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HOW TO - Make a tavern sign
Brad writes "I've always wanted to be a proud owner of some unnecessarily large light-up outdoor sign. Specifically I wanted some old sign that used to adorn the entrance of some dive bar somewhere. The problem is these signs are "collectors items" of sorts and if they're in any working order then they're gonna cost you quite a bit of money. On the other hand, if they don't work, you're still going to end up spending your life savings trying to fix what time and weather has done to these signs over the years. You'll also need the know-how to do the work and a team of people to help move the sign since they generally weigh more than small cars. My solution was simple. I just needed to build what I wanted." Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 11:52 AM
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Homebrew GSM cellphone project
Surj Patel is working on a homebrew GSM mobile phone project - so far it looks like they've found a few candidates for the hardware to start tinkering with. Awhile back I was playing with the GM862 cellular module found in the Spark Fun Electronics rotary phone, and at $119 it might be another way to start building too. [via] Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 11:27 AM
Cellphones, Telecommunications |
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PSP 2.50 homebrew looking good...
The PSP homebrew community seems to have a potential way to run code on a PSP using a TIFF overflow (again) on the new firmware versions of the PSP (2.50). While there isn't a downgrader or homebrew applications, this is how it usually starts and hopefully we'll see some more examples soon. It would be wonderful if Sony would just let folks download a SDK instead, right? [via] Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 10:58 AM
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HOW TO - Make asphalt mosaics
How to on making "Toynbee Tile Mosaics", unique asphalt tile installations found all over North and South America. "This is a method for making colorful, permanent mosaic installations in asphalt roads and lots. Like glass, asphalt appears to be a solid but is actually a liquid. This means that a design affixed to it with more asphalt will eventually settle in and become a part of it. We owe our awareness of this technique to a nameless mystic we have never encountered in person." Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 09:31 AM
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MAKE OUT :-]
One of our favorite web comics The Joy of Tech did an excellent job of breaking the story about our new entry in the Magazine arena - MAKE OUT: Geek love on your terms. In the premiere issue you can win a McGyver Fantasy date and build a love detector. Thanks to everyone who sent this in! Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 08:04 AM
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Sony's QRIO robots to dance in Beck video
"There's a reason Beck has been so hush-hush about the video for his new single, "Hell Yes." Actually, there are four reasons. They're called QRIOs, so-called "dream robots" developed by Sony Japan as high-tech playthings for children. QRIO can carry on conversations, adapt to a multitude of environments and — most importantly — mimic human movements, including complex dance routines. Currently, there are only four working QRIOs in the world. And all of them appear in the "Hell Yes" video." [via] Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 05:56 AM
News from the Future, Robotics |
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StepMania: A DIY Dance Dance Revolution
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Here's a great DIY Dance Dance Revolution "StepMania is a rhythm game. Arrows pointing in different directions scroll up from the bottom of the screen and the player must hit the corresponding button in time to the music. The game can be played with your hands using the keyboard, but the real fun comes when using a "dance pad" with foot sensors. StepMania has game types called "Dance", "Pump", "Para", and "Ez2" that are similar to other music games." [via] Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 05:49 AM
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HOW TO - Make A Robot Car - Part 2
Here's part two of Jason's HOW TO make a robot car - "This is the second part in a howto series about building a relatively cheap robot out of a radio controlled car and an embedded microcontroller such as the Basic Stamp." Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 04:40 AM
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Lead figure moldmaking and casting...
Rick writes "This page shows how to make molds and do metal casting using rtv rubber and low temp metals, it also has sections on low cost plastic injection (very low cost) and styrofoam forming." Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 04:35 AM
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Homemade backpack flamethrower
Brady writes "What you see is a homemade backpack flamethrower. I initially got interested after finding this page showing another guy's plans on making one. I tried twice to make the main tank out of PVC, but for some reason the PVC just did not want to hold more than 50 PSI without leaking (the first one actually exploded at about 75 PSI). So I went the more expensive but safer route by using a metal tank. Also, with a metal tank you can use gasoline ($2.50/gallon) instead of denatured alcohol ($10/gallon) as the combustible liquid because gasoline eats PVC, so if I went the PVC route I'd have to use denatured alcohol." Link.
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Nov 14, 2005 04:31 AM
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November 13, 2005
Knitting with Paperclips
Pink haired and heavy-metal lovin' Zach, was an 11 year-old 6th grader last year in Bre Pettis' art class. At the end of every year, Bre gives his students a chance to work on an independent project. "Zach already knew how to knit and brought in some string to knit with and he needed some knitting needles to being his project," Bre recalls. "I remember him saying something like 'I could have used pencils, but this is cooler.' " Zach ended up with a cool looking wristband, originally intended to be a scarf. Bre's video blog, I Make Things, makes us wish we were back in school in Room 132 for art class. Thanks Bre! Link.
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Nov 13, 2005 08:49 PM
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Record anything with "Silent Bob"
"Silent Bob records all incoming music, streaming or otherwise, from the soundcard. When the user decides to record and pushes the button, no problem Silent-Bob has already started the recording 2 minutes earlier! Never miss the begining!" This could be handy for podcasters or anyone looking to record sounds to make their own ringtones. [via] Link.
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Nov 13, 2005 04:43 PM
Computers, Music, Ringtones |
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Wind-Powered Wi-Fi
Seems like a fun project to replicate "...a windmill with a diameter of just 10cm which works by flexing piezoelectric crystals as it rotates, causing them to generate a current. A 'gentle breeze' of 16km/h is enough to generate the 7.5mW necessary to power a small electronic sensor. Such windmills are designed to solve the problem of powering Wi-Fi kit in remote locations. Geologists, for instance, can monitor seismic activity using wireless-enabled sensors located across large geographical areas." [via] Link.
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Nov 13, 2005 01:04 PM
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$45 Hot Air Pencil
Hans has a good how to on making a $45 hot air pencil for desoldering "Many types of surface mount capacitors will delaminate when soldered with a regular soldering iron, the main problem being the thermal shock and uneven distribution of heat across the component. Using a Hot Air Pencil solves this problem, by carefully raising the temperature of a component these thermal shocks can be avoided. So, I needed at least a simple Hot Air Pencil. Checking my favorite catalogs I found several, but the cheapest being $600! Need being the mother of inventions, and refusing to pay the price, I started looking for a way to make my own Hot Air Pencil." Link.
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Nov 13, 2005 12:41 PM
Electronics |
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GraffitiWriter robot...
Greg from DIYLive writes "Here is a robot car that uses 5 cans of spray paint, and will write a message on the ground as it drives along. It uses a microcontroller, and functions as a dot-matrix printer to write any line of text fed to it. How to for this project here and project details..." Link.
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Nov 13, 2005 12:14 PM
Robotics |
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November 12, 2005
Put Macs to "Deep Sleep" hack...
"Up until recently, Mac users didn't have a similar Sleep mode which required no power. When Apple announced new PowerBooks in October 2005, it also introduced Safe Sleep to Mac OS X, an extention to Sleep mode that allows for hibernation without power." The article details how to put other Macs to deep sleep with a clever hack - the comments also have a lot of useful information. [via] Link.
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Nov 12, 2005 10:28 PM
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Make a $10 Linux Answering Machine
"This article describes how to build a Linux-based telephone answering machine using a low cost winmodem (softmodem) for the telephone interface. We describe how to install the drivers and libraries, and how to select and install the proper modem card. Our answering machine program is a couple of hundred lines of C code in a single file. If you've ever used a telephone you should have no trouble understanding the code." Link.
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Nov 12, 2005 03:43 PM
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Add Menu Icons the iPod
We love iPod firmware mods, and this is one of the best ones yet - using iPodWizard (PC) you can add little icons to all the menu items on most iPods. How to and files included to make your own. Thanks Lubbi! Link.
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Nov 12, 2005 12:51 PM
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How Chocolate is made - video
Brian from Candyaddict writes "The National Association of Manufacturers has just released this awesome 15:18 minute video of the history of chocolate and how it is made. If you have never seen how chocolate is made, this is a must-see. Most of us take chocolate for granted - this video really makes you appreciate all the work that goes into making chocolate." Link.
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Nov 12, 2005 11:19 AM
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