I remember just missing out on a box of Hungarian light bulbs when the walls came down. Probably should have tried harder.
Category Archives: Gadgets & Gear
The life and death of Buran, the USSR shuttle built on faulty assumptions | Ars Technica
An interesting story on the not-ready-for-prime-time Russian shuttle. Learned a feew things and I actually followed this story for a time.
MAKE | What is “Making”?
Food for thought as folks continue to question why anyone would make something themselves.
Pill Bottle Survival Kit
I probably need to whip together a couple of these prior to our next camping trip. Or heck, just make some to keep in the car.
DIY – Single Use Antibiotic Packs | Brian’s Backpacking Blog
Still on the subject of homebrewed safety gear, these sound like a bit of work but probably are worth it once you need them.
Building A Village Starts With Building The Tractor : NPR
I read about the project mentioned in this article a couple years ago. Nice to see they are still working on it – and getting interesting results.
Arduino Factory Tour
The Adafruit folks took a tour of the Arduino factory. Here are the pics. Get your geek on!
MAKE | Adam Savage on NewsHour, Discussing Maker Movement
My browser took a steaming dump awhile back and I had all these old links I meant to post here during the transition from IonWeb to Hostmonster.
Anyway, this is a start in clearing out the backlog. Also, following this video is the larger NewsHour program on the Makers.
The Evolution of the Spacesuit | Wired.com
A pretty cool look at how spacesuits have evolved. Considering we’ve only been at this for 50-ish years, it’s an interesting process to see.
The How-To Geek Guide to Making Your Own Custom Ethernet Cables – How-To Geek
It is always good to know how to make your own ethernet cables.
Somehow I rarely go a year without having to churn out a few of them.
