RSSArchives: June 2007
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June 10, 2007
Make a trash puppet (Sea turtle marionette)
Here's how to make a sea turtle marionette from some trash laying around - [via] Link.
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Jun 10, 2007 08:00 AM
Arts, Crafts, DIY Projects |
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Tent camping for the city dweller
Fun way to camp out in urban areas with this car shaped tent - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 10, 2007 07:00 AM
Arts, Made On Earth |
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June 9, 2007
First ever Ignite Boston-great speakers, big crowd, a lot of fun!
The first ever Ignite Boston was an amazing time; wall-to-wall FOOs, alpha geeks, and techies from the greater Boston area. We started out the night with drinks and a bridge-building competition. A couple of rounds of lightning talks later, and people were ready for the next one! Keep your eye on the Makezine and Ignite Boston blogs; we're hoping to hold the next one in September!
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Posted by Brian Jepson |
Jun 9, 2007 09:00 PM
Events |
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Shuttle STS-117 clouds
Randy writes in -
This is the volkemon, (See revver aka leafblower post...and others...) not posting lately recovering from computer crash.... I live in Melbourne FL, south of the shuttle launch. We were told by local talk radio to be watching for the colors produced by the rocket exaust duing sunset...Thanks Randy, these are great!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 9, 2007 03:00 PM
Science |
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June 8, 2007
Make a Balloon Flinging Siege Weapon - Make: Video Podcast
This weekend, make a human powered siege weapon. Using a human as a counter-weight and PVC piping for the structure, this catapult can hurl water balloons 100 yards or more.
For this project I joined forces with siege weapon builder William Gurstelle. As soon as we had cut the pieces, we loose fit them together and started hurling balloons. We built this at Maker Faire and after nearly hitting a human target, it didn't take long for the safety officer to come along and tell us to move along. We found an out of the way spot and switched from firing water balloons to firing a plastic cow! Fetchez La Vaca!
Weekend Projects is sponsored by Microchip Technology. Check out their seminars and 16 bit contest.
Sidenote to the audio engineers out there: It was a windy day. I wish I'd had a wind sock!
Make sure to download the pdf and read the article for all the background and step by step instructions! These instructions are an excerpt from William's bok The Art of the Catapult. If you want to get the Make: Video Podcast and PDFcast downloaded automatically, you can subscribe in itunes. - Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Jun 8, 2007 11:00 AM
DIY Projects, MAKE Podcast, Weekend Projects |
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Make a Balloon Flinging Siege Weapon - Make: PDFcast
The Make: PDFcast this week is an excerpt from William's bok The Art of the Catapult. Download the pdf to get the detailed instructions to make this siege weapon. PDF Link
This flinging machine is optimized for water balloons, but we used a small plastic cow. Subscribe in itunes to get both the video and pdf downloaded automatically! - Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Jun 8, 2007 09:00 AM
DIY Projects, MAKE PDF, MAKE Podcast, Weekend Projects |
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DIY for Dad: Happy Father's Day from MAKE, a Gift Guide for Dad
Father's Day is Sunday, June 17, 2007. Started by Sonora Dodd to honor her father who raised five children alone after the Civil War, President Coolidge supported the idea, Lyndon signed a proclamation, and in 1972 it was official.
Father's Day is over a week away, but we're putting out suggestions and ideas early so you have time to make something (and save $ on shipping). The MAKE team has put together some fun gifts to make, buy, and give this Father's Day - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 8, 2007 08:30 AM
Announcements |
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Cameras on bike wheels, death ray, robo-checker player and thinking in glass
Cameras spin on bicycle wheel to film lightning streak, Popular Mechanics - 1936 - Link.
Inventor hides secret of "Death Ray" - "Pigeons on the wing instantly killed by death rays from a machine four miles away--that is the feat reputedly accomplished by a deadly apparatus developed by Dr. Antonio Longoria, of Cleveland, Ohio, who recently announced that he had deliberately destroyed the lethal machine for the good of humanity." Popular Science - 1940 - Link.
Robot checker player is undefeated, Mechanix Illustrated - 1938. Trickery! Likely a person in there... - Link.
Thinking in glass, Popular Science - 1947. A look back at some master glass constructionists from the Kellogg Company plant in the 40's - Link.
This and more from the past's future @ Modern Mechanix -Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 8, 2007 08:00 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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Ceramic jellyfish
Toronto based artists Alissa Coe and Carly Waito made these gorgeous ceramic jellyfish - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 8, 2007 07:00 AM
Arts |
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HOW TO - iTunes on the Wii
Jenny writes in -
This tutorial will show you how to stream your iTunes music library to your Wii through the Opera browser. The Opera browser can be download to your Wii for free from the "Wii Shop Channel." This tutorial will work with both a Mac and a PC.hackaddict.net: Tutorial: iTunes on the Wii!!! (for free) - Link.Things you'll need:
Nintendo Wii with Opera Browser Installed (free from the shop channel)
iTunes
MyTunesRss (free)
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 8, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Gaming, Home Entertainment, Music, iPod |
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HOW TO - Read Wii nunchuck data into an Arduino
Chad writes -
I was able to get an Arduino board to read in data from a wii nunchuck. You can read the joystick, buttons and accelerometer data. Using the nunchuck is even cheaper than buying an acceleromter by itself.Read wii nunchuck data into arduino | Windmeadow Labs - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 8, 2007 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gaming |
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HOW TO - Make A giant sandwich (costume)
If you've ever wanted to walk around as a giant sandwich, here ya go - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 8, 2007 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Halloween |
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Server cooling
Here's one way to cool a server... - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 8, 2007 03:00 AM
Computers |
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June 7, 2007
Port Jervis NY PBA Soap Box Derby
This Sunday if you're in the NY area, don't miss the SECOND largest soap box derby in the world @ the Port Jervis NY PBA Soap Box Derby. Racing begins 9:00am and continues throughout the day. Opening ceremonies are at 12:30pm - Link.
Related:
The Maker File: Colin Berry reads Spinout - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Spinout by Colin Berry "Was building a Soap Box Derby racer my brother's last best chance at escaping his fate?" MAKE 07 - page 38. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 07 @ the Maker store.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 7, 2007 04:00 PM
Events |
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Dog powered
Gas prices are soaring, future corn shortages might make ethanol impossible to produce, worldwide panic over transportation needs - don't worry, we have the untapped power of THE DOG - Here's a dog powered scooter that just went on sale... It might be ruff getting to work, but hey... Link.
Related:
Dog Powered Scooter - Link.
Dog power - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Mush! Building a tandem dog cart. MAKE 04 - Page 145. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 04 in the Maker store.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 7, 2007 03:00 PM
Transportation |
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The "In home steam-powered information processing device"
Keeping with today's steam theme, Tom Hudson made an "in home steam-powered information processing device" -
A complex construction of mechanical linkages, gears and rods, upholstered in green velvet. The logics within are based on that of the original difference engine, avoiding the issues one is faced with when using modern impostors. The logics are driven from a standard Twyford steam outlet socket and capable of two-score calculations each minute.Steam punk computer construction - [via] Link.
Tom and the two Jake's need to hang out soon or something.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 7, 2007 02:00 PM
Made On Earth |
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Computer bed
What do you do when you're finished using your treadmill/computer/desk combo? Sleep in a bed/computer/desk combo of course... Link.
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The DIY exercise office - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 7, 2007 01:00 PM
Computers |
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AVR Butterfly MP3 player
Update to the open source AVR Butterfly MP3 player -
A basic MP3 player using a NOKIA 3310 LCD and AVR Butterfly. Currently supports both graphical display and the original butterfly screen. Basic FAT16 support on MMC cards.AVR Butterfly MP3 player - Link & more.This is an open source project so contributions are most welcome. Hardware designs in Protel 2004, Protel 99 and Eagle 4.1 format. All code is compiled using GCC with avrlibc 1.2.
New firmware version 0.6. - Accurate Battery usage indication, Full FAT16 Directory Support, Serial Remote control interface.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 7, 2007 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Open source hardware |
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Gallery of underwater sculpture
Amazing underwater sculpture gallery @ Grenada, West Indies - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 7, 2007 11:00 AM
Arts |
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The Arduino ethernet board
Massimo posted some details about the mysterious Arduino ethernet board... Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 7, 2007 08:00 AM
Electronics |
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