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Lazymonster writes – This was made from some plexi and an Ikea paper towel holder that I had laying around. I drilled some holes in the stainless steel crosspiece (don’t try this without a drill press and graduated high speed bits). I counterbored 4 screws into the plexi and bolted it together. It works and […]
Jason @ Hackszine writes – Don Hopkins has released a GPLed version of the original Sim City, cleaned up and renamed to the original title, Micropolis: The “MicropolisCore” project includes the latest Micropolis (SimCity) source code, cleaned up and recast into C++ classes, integrated into Python, using the wonderful SWIG interface generator tool. It also […]
You knew somebody was going to do it. This is a Macintosh 512k which I upgraded to run OS X by replacing the innards with a modern Mac Mini and various supporting components, including a grayscale CRT monitor, an LS-120 floppy disk drive, and a microcontroller-based USB device that interfaces the Mini to the original […]
Thecontaminated writes – With a bit of free time at your disposal you can redesign all your computer accessories from scratch. And I ain’t talking about some crappy modifications – adding switches here and lights there. I’m talking real hard core stuff. It is stainless steel (stainless steel 18/10 to be precise) right down to […]
Here’s a good follow up to our last post about consumption (Artist Chris Jordan) – The NY Times on where cell phones go when they die… Americans threw out just shy of three million tons of household electronics in 2006. This so-called e-waste is the fastest-growing part of the municipal waste stream and, depending on […]
Drakemj writes – The finished product is a custom laptop bag for an OLPC XO laptop computer, but these instructions could probably be modified for many portable electronic devices. The bag core is made of high density foam, reinforced with paperboard. The bag is trimmed in polyester belting, has an adjustable strap, and a parachute […]
Dimme writes in – WebVisitors blinker is a quick ‘n’ dirty Arduino project. Something very easy to do to get started with Arduino. If you have a web server where you live you can see when somebody visits your web site in real time. It gives you a warm feeling of knowing that somebody visits […]
