Ethan has a post about these amazing baskets that are made from telcom wire in Africa (or not) – “Some of the most striking pieces of contemporary African art you’ll find are the colorful Zulu imbenge baskets that are woven from “recycled” telephone wire. Using the same techniques as were used to weave reed baskets […]
Wired has a round up of impressive uses of LEDs in architecture, pictured here the Crown Fountains at Chicago’s Millennium Park – “Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are reinventing the look and feel of skylines, bridges, facades and other architectural surfaces around the globe. The light bulb is being unscrewed by energy-efficient LEDs that are both […]
Erik writes – “Bernard took me to see Stephan, an auto mechanic who is a master of fixing things with very few tools or supplies. Stephan is truly amazing, an example of an African who uses his ingenuity to solve problems that would seem insurmountable to others. One of the things Stephan has done, is […]
Usually we have a few Etch-a-Sketch projects with some robot controlling it or DJ interface, but here’s an incredible gallery of sketches made on an Etch-a-Sketch from artist George Vlosich III… [via] – Link. Related: Robots, computers and DJs Etch-a-sketches – Link.
Monopole writes – “These Tazmainian hams transmitted voice over 104 miles between mountain peaks using Luxeon LED powered transmiters. The circuits and pictures of the rigs are described. Check out the old school handset being used. Of course they were dismayed that US Army Heliograph operators managed 183 miles over a hundred years ago (Morse […]
Here’s a handy Instructable on making an auto-commerical skipping DVR using SageTV, Vielmetter writes – “I hate commercials…especially the repetative ones on my favorite shows like Law & Order and the Jon Stewart show. I’ve spent a long time customizing my DVR, but I’ve finally got it to automatically skipp any and all commercials on […]
Will’s part 2 of building your own CNC machine – Link. Previous: Part I – Link.
