Former HaD’er [Phillip Torrone] has written an extensive collection of Open Source Hardware projects for Make Magazine. This impressive list covers over 125 projects and kits, broken into 19 categories including 3d Printing, Music, Robotics, and Wireless systems. A number of these projects have been either extensively detailed or mentioned on HaD, so there is bound to be something for everyone here.

[Phillip] is not only detailing these projects for people new to the Open Source Hardware movement, but is also calling for new and unheard of projects to be listed in places like this, as well as central locations such as the OSH Wikipedia page. We are sure that a number of HaD readers will be answer this challenge.

Thanks again to [Phillip] for sharing this with us.

gerade eben mal meine wohn-blogger-rolle am überarbeiten.

schade, dass von den blau-gelben blogs nix mehr neues zu lesen ist.

schwedenhacker und pimpmyschwedenmoebel trotzdem nochmal im hinterkopf behalten. haben die ärger bekommen von dem riesen aus schweden? egal, die kegel ich mal raus.

wo ich in letzter zeit gerne mal stöber: http://blog.makezine.com/

ist wahrscheinlich schon hinlänglich bekannt, macht aber spass zu lesen.

neu in der blog rolle: der blog botchjob vom neulich beim 1-2-do.com bosch meeting  kennengelernten ”preuß. robert”. watt is da sache? in einem wort: diy!

soll´s für heute erstmal gewesen sein. demnächst mehr, wenn ich lust und laune habe

This weekend, my friend Action Girl and I show you how to make a Rubik’s Cube out of dice, magnets and epoxy.
Interestingly enough, the first Rubik’s cube ever was made with magnets! We found inspiration in gfixler’and burzvingion’s instructables.
The hardest part that we had with this was getting all the magnets in the right polarity! You can find the pdf for this video and all the other Weekend Project Podcasts at http://makezine.com/podcast …

Shopping store: buy cheap Munchkin & discount

Make a Rubik’s Cube Out of Dice

by makemagazine (Category: Howto & Style)

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Awesome email exchange: Pets in the building, by David Thorne.

Kitten hides inside couch, via buzzfeed. (Video after the jump)

Literal video version of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”

This is cool.  Oxford physics professor Josh Silver invented cheap eyeglasses with an easily-adjustible water-filled membrane that you can adjust to your vision needs without a doctor.  He’s already distributed 30,000 free pairs in 15 countries.

Nobody likes Rob.

Homemade $14 Video Camera Stabilizer

Wanna see some swearing muppets?

Seven-year-old tells NASA how to unstick Spirit, the Mars rover.

Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology from editing any articles.

Mai multe aici

Alat berikut ini merupakan alat yang digunakan untuk membuat gambar atau melukis gambar diatas telor.

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Kelebihan dari alat ini tentu saja adalah dalam hal ketepatan / kontrol tekanan bagian pelukis pada telor karena jika tekanan terlalu keras maka akan merusak telor tersebut. Begitu juga jika tekanan tidak pas maka gamabr yang dihasilkan akan jelek.

Sumber : blog makezine

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Preview robot :

Seorang veteran TELEVISI memperlihatkan Battlebots, Jamie Price sudah membangun banyak sekali mesin merusak. Tetapi menjelang akhir tahun yang lalu, dia mendesain robot dengan panggilan yang lebih lembut: “menawarkan bir dan koktail dingin”.  Hasil — karya agung kayu tripleks, plastik, aluminium dan mesin listrik singgah Bar2D2 — menghidangkan segalanya tetapi nasehat tanaman sage. Penjual berumur 35 tahun dari Nashville mendesain mesinnya seperti Perang Bintang ikonis droid R2D2. Dia mengeluarkan kubah plastik dari tempat pakan burung untuk menggunakan sebagai kepala dan membuat kerangka kayu tripleks robot untuk mencocokkan. Untuk membuat Bar2D2 bisa berpindah-pindah, Harga dilucuti ke luar pantat, sistem kontrol dan pasang mobil dari bekas listrik wheelchair, menambahkan aki baru sejumlah 12 volt, dan memasang kabel di seorang kurator ke mesin oleh sebab itu dia bisa menguasainya menggunakan R/C helikopter-macam jauh. Dia juga menimbulkan sistem bahwa membiarkan dia mengirim minum perintah secara tanpa kawat dari komputernya

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Pernah membayangkan tidak kalau anda menggabungkan 12 hardisk komputer yang anda punya menjadi satu.

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Haardisk-hardisk tersebut dapat dikontrol dengan menggunakan keyboard yang anda di diatas gambar tersebut.

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I generally don’t bother to look at my Time Warner Cable statement when it is emailed to me.  I have automatic bill pay set up so each month when it’s time, I see the $140 and change deducted from my checking account and I continue to have uninterrupted access to the 300 channels I pay for.  Recent economic situations and the purchase of a new car made me take a closer look at January’s PDF statement, and I found something interesting.

Cable TV is a GD waste of my money.

For access to basic cable, DVR, expanded HDTV, 300+ channels — of which I probably only watch 15 of — and equipment rental (the remote…for real?) I was dropping $85 a month.

WAS is the key word there.  As of last Saturday, for the first time in 26 years, I’m living cable TV free, and it feels great.  Here are four reasons why I’m OK with giving TWC the old heave-ho.

1.  $85 a month in savings.

This is reason enough right here to be OK with ditching the plethora of channels I barely have time to watch.  It wasn’t an issue till I picked up a monthly car payment, but I’m still a bit mad at myself for not making the cut earlier.  That’s almost a thousand bucks a year that could have been allocated elsewhere (bike stuff, probably).  Huge waste of cash.

2.  Classic syndicated shows are still entertaining

This week I caught a classic episode of Seinfeld (The Boyfriend Part 1).  Among other things, Vandlay Industries was highlighted. LOL funny.

3.  HD is free…

Seriously, I didn’t think it was true at first either.  All you need is a set of rabbit ears (make your own!) that can catch terrestrial HD broadcasts, and boom…FREE local TV in HD.  Makes the plasma a little more useful, even sans cable.

4. …and so is Hulu

I started digging through Hulu a few seasons of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ago and I’ve been pretty impressed with how many shows have been added lately.

Just last Saturday, after watching LeBron drop 55 on the Bucks Friday night and missing the final episdoe of Conan, I jumped on and caught the entire show.

If you sign up for an account on Hulu, you can queue clips and episodes, keep track of your favorites and even get email updates when a show you subscribe to is updated.  Pretty much like DVR!

For anybody who really, REALLY enjoys do-it-yourself magazines and TV shows, MAKE magazine has debuted a tv/webcast series for your viewing pleasure, and to help cut down on the inevitable piling up of old DIY magazines and video tapes of episodes recorded off the TV.

MAKE:Television recently debuted both online and on two public televsion stations, Twin Cities Public Television and American Public Television. You can also get RSS feeds, stream the episodes through other media, and according to their website “Make: television is the first TV show in history to launch on public television, iTunes, blip.tv, vimeo, YouTube & direct (full) HD downloads, and Bittorrent – each week when the episodes come out we’ll post all the ways to get them!”

Their first few episodes have had different make-your-own methods for aerial photography, as well as catapults and pretty gizmos. MAKE just loves Steampunk stuff.

Hey everybody! Think you need to have that pricey custom Fender Strat or Gibson Les Paul for your next guitar? Think again…

Yes, that is an Altoid Box electric guitar!! Genius! We often forget that instruments can be made and fashioned out of the simplest, everyday items, and more often than not, they sound great! I challenge everyone this week to go out and make their own custom musical instrument. (It could even turn into a money-saving Christmas gift!)

LOTS OF GOOD IDEAS HERE.

the 5-in-1 network admin’s cable

ethernet / crossover / modem / null modem / Cisco console

Featured in the premiere edition of Make Magazine

This is a very useful guide (specially for network enginners) on how to make your own 5-in-1 network cable.

“There is nothing worse than showing up for an on-site visit without the correct cable you need for a job. So what is a network admin to do, carry around several bulky cables everywhere?”

–michael ossmann

Here is the originally published (featured) guide in Make Magazine (premiere edition)

You can also visit: Makezine.com’s 5-in-1 cable or Michael Ossmann website

view/download PDF(5.37Mb)

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MAKEzine put out a special Halloween edition of their DIY know-how magazine last year, and it’s still apparently the standard. While MAKE doesn’t have a 2008 Halloween issue, you can still get last year’s craftion-packed volume at their website.

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Still recovering from last week’s craziness. My fatigued neurons hungover from binge working, in that zone of zen where sleep deprivation and barely eating go hand in hand. Really believe I have slept probably only 10-15 hours last week consisting of 2 hour naps scattered about and meals of cinnamon bread and the occasional frozen dinner. And cans of guaraná laced Ballz, the only energy drink that seems to work on me. Maybe I’m going through guaraná withdrawal, hence the headaches.

occasio praeceps – “opportunity fleeting”

About a couple of weeks ago I walked into American Science and Surplus for a couple of things and saw the blazing bright neon orange sign that mentioned American Maker, a live show and tell event. It was taking place at the Museum of Science and Industry. It was by Make and Craft magazine. Publications that I admire and adore, yet rarely buy because I don’t want to overtax my lifetime list of projects. There was a $500 cash prize and being on the magazine. I knew I wasn’t going to win (who can compete with a human powered submarine?) yet I would love to be in those magazines. It’s like the equivalent of “Person of the Year” in Time for me.

I entered on a whim with the Das Kraftwerkkleid project, really didn’t believe I would be picked on such short notice. Entered that particular project because of the line, “Clothing with LEDs?” on the flyer, because my clothing lights up with el wire. So on that rain drenched weekend caused by Hurricane Ike, was shutted in and didn’t even start working on the project due to doubt. We had to keep an eye out on the apartment too because of extensive leaking due to roof repairs.

The words “occasio praeceps” kept ringing in my head. If I don’t try to enter or apply, then I’ll regret it and beat myself up. I was bummed out for not entering the Q101 Lollapalooza video contest, and missing some Instuctables contests such as the t-shirt hack and the glowing contest. Opportunity is fleeting so I took a chance.

experimentum periculosum – “experiment treacherous”

Das Kraftwerkkleid work in progress

After the rainy weekend I received an email that my project was picked. So only 5 days to improve what I have. Wanted to showcase a complete dress in its neon green and grey glory. The state it is in, the mesh was falling apart and needed to be replaced.  I couldn’t find the same exact mesh that I used before. It was softer and seemed to be more stretchy. Found a great substitute in a laundry hamper from cvs, and it was all the more appropriate that it was neon green to match. I considered it a happy accident.

Sally Stitch Dressform

Another fortunate accident was that I chatted with a woman about my project while picking up a mannequin.  She wanted to show it off at the shop for passersbys to see and also sold me a really old school dressform. She asked why I am not involved in theatre, it never occured to me to do so.  Never seen anything like it, a Sally Stitch dress form made of metal and paper. Used to seeing the plastic dressforms or the industrial type with collapsible shoulders that the pros use.

Before sewing unfamiliar materials, test sewings are always in order. Was happy with the results that the machine gave me but when it came time for the final assembly, the swimsuit fabric got stuck into the feed dogs. It was frustrating being crunch time and all but I knew that you cannot ever rush in there with vulnerable fingers because the machine will always win. Learned my 2nd lesson when I burned my left anterior forearm superior to the carpals, with an iron while reaching for something. My first one was I was rushing to get a sign done for the company I was working for at the time and cut my left distal index finger with the box cutter. I didn’t realize what happened until I saw a small bit of skin and blood on the pristine, white foamboard. When I reported it, my direct supervisor/manager got the others convinced to let me go to the hospital for a tetanus shot.
SAFETY FIRST. NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, RUSH.
That particular slicing finger lesson didn’t teach me well enough to avoid the hot iron though. Maybe because it didn’t leave a scar. Now there’s a iron burn mark as a reminder.

Sewing feed dogs eating fabric

So I’m working with the fabric eating Brother CS-8060 and the nightmare threading Consew 14TU5432 and I remembered “experimentum periculosum”. To experiment with the unfamiliar will have unexpected results which makes it all the more perilous. There’s a quote that I heard but I don’t know where it is exactly from, there’s no exact source, it’s just posted on many martial arts websites as a kung-fu principle or a Chinese proverb:

“It is better to avoid than to block,
It is better to block than to strike,
It is better to strike than to hurt,
It is better to hurt than to maim,
It is better to maim than to kill,
It is better to kill than to be killed,
All life is precious and none can be replaced”

-kung-fu principle

“Hurt rather than maim; maim rather than kill; and kill rather than destroy utterly.”

Not sure where I first heard it, just remembered it and it was in my head while working with the machines. And I’m thinking:

I would rather make one great piece of work than 2 mediocre pieces.
But
I would rather have a mediocre piece of work than my hands in pieces.

So this helped put my mind at ease while working. Yes it’s horrible that my vision is compromised but it’s either that or my health and safety. Ended up gluing the pieces together with Glue Pins because it’s temporary and water soluble. Upon examination, the sewing notion I was using, the Dritz Basting Tape was gumming up the process. Which is weird because it didn’t do that in previous tests and sewings. My guess is that the grey fabric was recently washed and it might still have moisture in the fibers and it affected the tape, melting it and then it started gumming up the needle. Still trying to figure out the best way to place blocks of jersey knit onto swimsuit knit fabric. With minimal seams showing and not using a serging flatlock stitch though might resort to that.

iudicium difficile – “judgment difficult”

We are all our own worst critics. Even though everyone was encouraging and approving after my presentation I’m embarrassed to death of my stage presence. I had it all thought out on my head, what to say, what to do, what music, video, slideshow. I was wishing that I explained my pseudonym, safety precautions, how I’d rather show a prototype rather than lose my fingers. Tried to prepare the night before to get used to the environment of the stage. Of course it all fell apart in my perfectionistic mind’s eye. Stumbled speeches, falling battery packs, forgotten stage props. Too embarrassed to look at my own video. Yes, I’m beating myself up (but I’m so good at it.)

Just because I’m genetically derived from a car salesman is no guarantee of my public presence. Just used to being in my workshed/officespace, toiling away and to be outside of that is so unsettling. I am better at one-on-one conversations than presenting to a mass of people. But unless I’m familiar with someone it’s sometimes also hard to talk to someone. Also used to a camera or film & video lens. My guess is that having a point of focus or visual reference whether it be a face or a lens helps me be grounded. But staring out there into a blankness, darkness, no wall, no point, hidden eyes is unnerving.

Link:
American Maker Flickr Photoset by Marc de Vinck,
Product Designer and MAKE blogger

It was the first time Make magazine did American Maker show and tell, and my first time presenting to the mainstream general public (Around the Coyote doesn’t count due to my absence.) Being out of the bubble of school and peers, need to adjust and adapt to these new conditions. So used to being in particular niche microcosms, not everyone knows about Burning Man or realize where the core influences or sources of a culture or music are. Learned a lot though, realized presentation in person is going to take as much work as R&D (research & development), preproduction, and assembly. Didn’t want to be tied down to a table or booth because I’m so tired of being crammed down in my workshed/officespace. Looking around though many people are interacting with the other displays. I brought my el wire designers’ kit but it was meant for the stage (which I forgot to demonstrate.) Everything went so fast and disorienting, somehow managed to be awake with one hour of sleep. Despite these setbacks, had a great time talking to little kids, it forced me to rethink my explanations. Seeing them excited over the work is wonderful to watch and very satisfiying.

During the craziness, a woman from the museum was looking for me so I can be interviewed by a writer who is writing a book or article about women inventors. Don’t know where I stand, I’m just making stuff, I dislike titles, they’re limiting. Once you christen yourself a title then people will primarily view you as such and not see the other facets of your capabilities. Guess some things I do are inventive but I see them artistically yet I don’t like being an artist per se because I make things and don’t really do fine art as much if ever. Even though I call myself a “multi-disciplinary artist”, what about designer? engineer? inventor? assembler? hacker? modifier? maker? creator? bricoleur? Dammit do I have to change my identity cards all over again? Maybe drop the title “artist” and convert it to “creator”? Or “bricoleur” sounds nicely exotic. “Jill-of-all-trades” is a common but tiresome moniker that I’m tired of using. Aware that many of the things I make aren’t the most absolute original stuff and it’s derived from other sources but it’s fun and it keeps the blues away. Also, being a female is an after thought, so is my cultural and racial background. More tomboy in girl clothes, don’t even know how to properly put on makeup at all. I just want to make stuff and show it and share my knowledge and findings that’s all.

Like my first audience experience with the Radiohead Bearsuit, this is a trial by fire (to use the terminology loosely X-p). In fact it’s pretty damn close to that experience because I was alone in the endeavor most of the time. Needed to fall this much so improvements can be made. Realized that this is the year I’m starting get out more away from my workshed/officespace (yes, it’s 2 movie references). I was a bit bummed out many people couldn’t make it but the whole thing was last minute and the museum is so far south and far away from Chicago north siders so it wasn’t surprising. Maybe it was a good thing because of the goof ups :p Pleasantly surprised and grateful one of my friends showed up last minute. Came up with more ideas after the show too, urgh like I need anymore of those

Well hopefully there’s more of this to come (without the awkwardness). It was great to meet other individuals that are DIY makers, another group to be aqcuainted with. Did wish I spent more time talking to them to learn more but it was an energenic and chaotic day to say the least. It was wonderful to meet the Make magazine folks and it was perfect that it was at the Museum of Science and Industry. Hopefully they’ll keep doing this and hopefully they’ll pick me again to present. Alas I don’t know if I’ll still be in Chicago by then but would love to participate as much as possible whereever I am in these events.

Apropå gårdagens inlägg om History Hacker så kom jag att tänka på ett annat kommande program som jag inte kan se men skulle vilja kunna se; Make: Television. Fast har jag tur så kommer de väl att gå att ladda ner nånstans.

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Sobre o Buckminster Fuller Challenge:

The Buckminster Fuller Institute has an annual Buckminster Fuller Challenge, a $100,000 prize for “comprehensive solutions that radically advance human well-being and ecosystem health.” The 2008 prize was awarded in June, in NYC. The 2009 Challenge will begin this fall.

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Site Oficial: http://challenge.bfi.org

Ideias já propostas: http://challenge.bfi.org/ideaindex

fonte:blog.makezine.com

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Thought this was cool.

Basically’s it’s a normal USB Thumb drive, but it has fake cables coming out, so it looks like a normal USB Cable that somone has cut on you.

Orginally designed as a joke, it’s not an actual product that you can buy

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Este sitio que siempre esta en mis bookmarks recopila manuales, planos y videos de diferentes proyectos que la gente en diferentes lugares del mudo ha decidido compartir. Los temas van desde creacion de figuras de origami hasta manuales para hacer reproductores de mp3, pasando por procesadores de biodiesel y camaras fotograficas. Un sitio muy interesante, comodo de leer y muy organizado.

Recomendado especialmente para las personas que no se quedan quietas y que prefieren antes de comprar algo hacerlo ellas mismas (DIY ó Do It Yourself), si eres asi pasaras horas y horas mirando los post que se han hecho desde marzo del 2005 (cosa que recomiendo).

La pagina principal: http://www.makezine.com/

La que siempre tengo es la del blog, esta muestra directamente los ultimos post: http://blog.makezine.com/