Well, these just look fun. Now I just need to get that 3D printer I’ve been meaning to buy for over a decade.
You Can Download And 3D Print These Unique Toy Transformers
Category Archives: Geekness
In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way
I am a sucker for folks using old tech to reproduce the past. This definitely fits the bill.
How Do Board Games Go Viral? | Atlas Obscura
There Will Always Be a Max | Tor.com
Could a Unit of Marines Defeat the Entire Roman Empire? – Upvoted
I am not sure what happened to this project but I have hopes they make it happen.
Edit: Including an update from 2018. Project is pretty much dead.
Headshot: A visual history of first-person shooters | Ars Technica
A little bit of FPS gaming history for ya.
The Mystery of Go, the Ancient Game That Computers Still Can’t Win | WIRED
I find comfort that some things just require a human to do properly.
Batkid
I could only catch snippets at work, but this was so fun to watch. Great to see a whole city turn out to make one little guy’s day.
Batkid from San Francisco Chronicle on Vimeo.
Caine’s Arcade, Built of Cardboard and Tape, Brings Fast Fame – NYTimes.com
An update on Caine’s Arcade. They are now using the money to create a foundation to send similarly clever kids to college. Good stuff.
Why Fixers Will Save Our Planet – Fixers – Technology – The Atlantic
I like our tinkerer culture that seems to be growing every day. I want to find the time and tools to be a part of it. Here is a quick intro to the scene and some resources to follow.