The Yarn Museum
Linda Scharf of the Yarn Museum says, “The Yarn Museum honors the artistry + beauty of handspun yarn. Requesting submissions from all spinners for lots of different galleries + shows for when it opens in early December 2006!” Link.
Announcements
Real-time link counts on MAKE posts
Ok Makers we added a cool new link to all the blog posts on MAKE, it’s called the “Technorati Link Counter Widget” – it will show other makers and sites that are linking to the post you’re reading. Just click “View blog reactions” – It’s a great way to find other maker-friendly sites, tech sites […]
Owner’s Manifesto
If you can’t open it, you don’t own it: Here’s our Maker’s Bill of Rights to accessible, extensive, and repairable hardware… Something to carry around when you’re shopping this year and figuring out what to buy (we are included a little print out of this with our MAKE: warranty voider Leatherman tools) MAKE 04 – […]
MAKE: warranty voider – Leatherman “Squirt” preview
On Monday we should have these available in the MAKE store – you can order a plier version (P4) or electronics version (E4). They’re very small and fit on your key chain. I’ve had one for awhile now and it’s been the perfect companion for mobile fixing, hacking and MacGyvering. Anyhoo, we are laser etching […]
Win a Daisy MP3 player kit – Open source MP3 player
Regine at we-make-money-not-art and MAKE have a contest, she writes – “The guys at MAKE magazine have released one of the few (if only) open source mp3 players. It’s called Daisy. You get the kit, build the device, improve it and it’s meant to interface with anything. Phillip Torrone has offered to give away one […]
Happy Thanksgiving from MAKE
We have a lot to be thankful for this year–but most of all, we’re thankful for our readers and community of makers who make MAKE what it is. Have a great holiday folks, and enjoy this Thanksgiving-themed post filled with projects and more for turkey time… Liquid Nitrogen ice cream? Fractal pecan pie? A recirculating […]
Unlock your phone, break the DeCSS on DVDs, remove DRM on ebooks, crack old software…
Wow, for years I’ve always needed to buy GSM based cell phones from other countries to get the “unlocked” version so I can switch providers, but as of Monday users can legally unlock their phones. For example, you could use a Tmobile phone with Cingular, provided it’s a GSM phone. A lot of other free-your-tech […]
