February 2010
28 posts
Taste Test: dragon fruit →
What a beautiful specimen this thing called the dragon fruit is! Its skin looks like the feathers of an exotic bird or the petals of a tropical flower. Cut it in half and you get the most…
Using paper airplanes to learn about flight →
Need a way to help the youth around you learn about flight? Try out paper airplanes! Most people know how to make a basic paper airplane, but there are other designs out there, some…
Expertos →
Un experto es una persona que ha cometido todos los errores posibles en su campo del conocimiento.
– Niels Bohr, físico
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January 2010
97 posts
myPod looks like a neat pad →
Need a unique spot for your studio/workshop/cave? Perhaps you could get inspired to incubate your latest crazy ideas inside one of these. They’re being pitched as an environmentally…
Milky Way Transit Authority →
Milky Way Transit Authority by Samuel Arbesman
This map is an attempt to approach our galaxy with a bit more familiarity than usual and get people thinking about long-term…
The War Against Work →
“The War Against Work”, a new Threadless t-shirt by Glenn Jones.
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Pico Jumps →
Back in 2005 Myles Weissleder shot this awesome photo of his dog Pico jumping in front of the Golden Gate Bridge with a rubber chicken in his mouth.
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Seres reemplazables →
En la sociedad del conocimiento, todo aquel que pueda ser sustituido por una máquina merece serlo.
– Alfons Cornella (vía @pacobarranco)
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shooting people →
Seen on King street east. Artist extraordinaire Mike Brown (we work together), clearly not happy to see me! I get asked all the time; how do you go about shooting people? As you might have…
Awesome robot uprising agitprop →
I should probably just go ahead and apologize to San Francisco animator and artist Sarah Dungan for posting these images of her awesome robot-revolution-themed prints without giving…
Single-digit nixie clock →
These single-digit nixie clocks seem to be showing up a lot these days, inspired, at least in part, by this project page. The one seen here is a single Russian IN-12 tube, controlled by a…
My toilets runneth over →
It’s like one of those champagne fountains at a wedding. Except, you know, made of urinals. And running water (er, one hopes) instead of booze. A “Duchampagne” fountain, perhaps? No, SRSLY:…
Portable wind turbine →
This project, by designers Marcos Madia, Sergio Ohashi and Juan Manuel Pantano, explores the idea of a folding wind turbine. The artwork suggests the turbine could generate 600 watts,…
Dream workshop →
Flickr user Mtneer sure has a sweet setup! Click on the link to see a bunch more photos of this workshop and some older ones he’s had. I’m conflicted, however: on one hand, I’m…
Remake: MacBook hidden in an actual book →
This thing is called “BookBook” and it’s available from TwelveSouth for $80. Would be an easy remake, though, if you could find an appropriately-sized book. Besides the cool factor,…
Make: Projects - Periodic table elements... →
Every chemist (and arguably every scientist, and arguably everyone else in the world), whether amateur or professional, should have an elements collection. Theodore Gray has written…
Thumbthing, Helps You Read Books With One Hand →
The Thumbthing, a clever little device that makes reading a book with one hand easier.
Yes, people still read actual books.
via The Daily What
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2010 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival →
This year’s lineup of bands has been announced for 2010 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, which takes place April 16-18 in Indio, CA.
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I Will Use Google Before Asking Dumb Questions →
As seen on justfuckinggoogleit.com and other places around the Interwebs.
See also: Let Me Google That For You
via Hiten Shah
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Genial guiño de Ford a Apple →
Desde la web AdsOfTheWorld hemos descubierto un interesante anuncio de la marca de automóviles Ford utilizando accesorios de Apple.
La imagen lo dice todo:
Es bonito ver que…
Tree branch in a jar...well, a bunch of jars →
This work, titled Ubiquitous, is by New York artist Naoko Ito. It consists of a forked tree branch, almost 6’ across, which has been carefully dissected into many pieces, each of which…
Felted Stone mat →
South African textile designer Ronel Jordaan offers this felted stone mat for all your felted stone mat needs. Unfortunately, the price of warm, fuzzy rocks underfoot is $500! [Viva Terra…
Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your... →
Make contributor Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler published a fun kids’ acitvity book called Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do). Above, one of the activities:…
Wacky Packages: the 7'-tall vinyl wall-sticker... →
LTL, a company that produces vinyl wall and laptop stickers, has launched a line of Wacky Packages wall-art, printed and cut on demand, in sizes up to seven feet tall. This is some of my…
Bob Basset's latest steampunk mask →
Ukrainian steampunk leatherworker Bob Basset’s latest creation, the RP2, is a very fine variant on the Raptor pilot mask he put up a few days ago. I
own a couple of his masks, but this one…
Mark Newman's "Eel Walker" sculpture →
Bay area sculptor Mark Newman recently finished this piece, called “Eel Walker.” You can see in-process photos and more examples of his stunning work on his deviantART site.
Mark…
Prints made from typewriter parts →
John sez, “I’ve been making using dismantled typewriter components. Each edition is made by sticking the sheet metal pieces to a magnetic plate then inking and printing like a woodblock.”
…
Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your... →
Make contributor Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler published a fun kids’ acitvity book called Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do). Above, one of the activities:…
Still lives in toilet tubes →
I love these little cardboard dioramas inside of toilet paper tubes, crafted by artist Anastassia Elias. Spotted on Boing Boing. I was touched by part of Cory’s post: Empty-loo-roll-day is…
Masters of the Universe tribute art show →
Chad of Devoted Bee points out this sizable collection of artwork inspired by the He-Man universe. Just about every character from the 80s era cartoon/toy-series (yes, even …
Time traveler's cheat sheet →
Have you ever fantasized about traveling back in time a few hundred or thousand years and giving civilization a boost? Here’s a poster for you in case your fantasy comes true. You can even…
Hooray For Pizza Doodles! →
When I was working with Ralph Bakshi, I would regularly prowl the hallways after hours digging through the trash for discarded doodles. One night I was in Ralph’s office rummaging…
Ciencia y experiencia →
No enseñamos ciencia desde la experiencia. La enseñamos desde un libro, justo como la religión. No me extraña que estemos perdiendo.
– Dale Dougherty en DGREE (Vía Tim O’Reilly y Luis Rull)
“The MTM group has this awesome idea of a fablab 2.0, where all of the big...”
– http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/low-cost_fabbed_3-axis_mill.html
Steampunk mask: "Raptor pilot" →
Here’s the latest mask from Ukrainian steampunk leather virtuosos Bob Basset, entitled “‘Raptor’ Fighter Pilot Mask.”
“Raptor” Fighter Pilot Mask. “Хищник” Маска пилота истребителя.
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“In other words, rock ‘n’ roll is cheap, experimental and fluid, and...”
– Locus Online Perspectives: Cory Doctorow: Close Enough for Rock ‘n’ Roll