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MAKE #29: Go Out And Buy It
MAKE Magazine #29 should be everywhere by now. The theme this time is DIY Super Human. Turns out I’ve recently developed a gadget that fits that category (Tacit, the ultrasonic range finding glove...
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Indestructible LED Lanterns & MAKE Issue 30
MAKE magazine issue 30 is out, and, as usual it’s full of how-to goodness. Although the official theme of this issue is home automation there’s almost another subtle theme: Durable stuff. You can make...
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International Month
If you’re near Istanbul sometime in the next month, come to the Istanbul Design Biennial running from October 13 to December 12, 2012 put on by the İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı. One of the exhibits,...
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Listen To Me On The Engineering Commons #17: DIY
This week I’m a guest on The Engineering Commons podcast. TEC is a show about the broader concept of engineering regardless of industry or field. I talked with hosts Chris Gammell and Jeff Shelton...
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I’m not sure I really know what goes into creating a “maker”. I know a lot of people who are makers and they’re a pretty diverse group. AnnMarie Thomas, Executive Director of MakerEd as been asking...
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5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Steve Hoefer
Make is doing a great series of interviews on their favorite makers. As always I’m happy to be included in that group. Thanks to the always great folks at Make for asking interesting questions. This...
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Introducing my new video series: MAKE: Inventions
I’m happy to announce that I’m doing a new series of videos for MAKE . Each episode I take a landmark invention and build one – or at least try. (Patents typically leave out all sorts of useful...
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Make Dagerous Things
MAKE magazine issue #35 – The Danger Issue – is out! And (as you might guess because I’m posting it here) you can find one of my projects in it. Though my project is not particularly dangerous. The...
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MAKE Volume 39: Robots (and my Toothy Toothbrush Timer)
The current issue of MAKE Magazine (The one with Mythbuster Grant Imahara on the cover) is mostly about robots, and as always there are a ton of projects for you to build your own. Near the back,...
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Going to bits: On BoingBoing and Wisconsin Public Radio
Ever been baffled by all those different drill bits at the hardware store? What could they possibly all be for? I answer that over at Boing Boing with my Beginner’s Guide to Drill And Bits. And if that...
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Signs of Life: New Books And Projects
Even casual readers have noticed that updates have been sparse around here. The main reason is that I’ve spent much of the last several years writing novels. Which, as it turned out, took more energy...
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