Mattadata writes “These guys created a RSS speaking alarm clock on their video show. They have a HOWTO in their show notes. Basically, it takes the latest 5 stories in the RSS feeds of your choice and converts the Title/Description to speech, then plays it when you set the alarm.” Link.
Timbuktuchronicles writes “This is a page about how to cut feathers into useful quill pens. It attempts to go into most of the tradeoffs and possibilities that are possible with one of the most flexible writing instruments ever made. A practical guide to making feathers into something that writes.” Link.
If you’re looking for a free alternative to Photoshop – here’s GIMPshop – Gimp is a powerful, open source image editing application. GIMPshop is essentially the same program with some cosmetic changes to look/act more like Photoshop. Link.
The Melloman, uses Walkmans and cassette tapes to play original Mellotron samples, or whatever cassette tapes you want to put in. Inside the box, there are 14 continuously running Walkmans mounted side by side. The first Walkman is designated for drums, and the next 13 provide sampled loops for 25 notes. [via] Link.
Flashman writes “Junior Maker – An 8-year-old Australian boy, whose cat will only drink running water, built an infrared switch to activate a bath faucet when the cat wants a drink.” Link. This would go well with our VCR cat feeder!
SDB writes “The gEDA project is working on producing a full GPL’d suite of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production. Currently, the gEDA project offers a mature suite of free software applications for electronics design, including schematic capture, attribute management, bill of materials (BOM) generation, netlisting into over 20 netlist formats, analog and digital simulation, and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.” Link.
Jeffery writes “This guy builds train layouts, but of scenes of urban decay – slums, pawn shops, scrapyards, liquor stores, and lots of graffiti, much of it build from scratch. Really amazing photographs.” Link.
