Jointed borosilicate glass robot figurine
Etsy seller Jenine made this amazing bit of flameworked Pyrex: a 3″ humanoid figure with articulated joints, all made of glass. [via Boing Boing]
Makers
Dale interviews Steven Levy on Hackers – 25th Anniversary Edition
Here’s a fun conversation from Foo Camp between Dale Dougherty and Steven Levy on the 25th anniversary edition of his ground-breaking book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. This is one of those books that changed the direction of my life. How about you?
We Won!
Make: television Executive Producer Richard Hudson, Maker Workshop segment host John Edgar Park, and MAKE Editor and Publisher Dale Dougherty, proving that they can clean up well. Note Dale, the rebel, sans bow tie. Shocking! John Park and his wife Erin Kelly Park (who’s contributed to MAKE). Nice dress, Erin! Okay… ah… technically, we didn’t […]
Maker Birthdays: Harry Partch
Born on this date in 1901, American composer Harry Partch (Wikipedia) made music he wrote himself, in a tonal system he designed himself, on instruments he designed, and built, himself. He is largely responsible for the build-your-own-instruments craze that began in the 70s and continues to influence modern performers like The Blue Man Group and, oh, what’s his name…that cigar-box guitar guy…Mark something? Partch died in 1974, aged 73. American Public Media has a great online gallery of Partch’s instruments, including “virtual” versions you can play yourself in a Flash application.
A maker’s take on Maker Faire, a story told in slides
Maker James Horeck sent us a link to this awesome Flickr slideshow he’s put together explaining what Maker Faire is, describing his participation in it, and in the process, deftly capturing the look, feel, and spirit of this truly unique and inspiring event. From now on, when people ask me to explain more about Maker […]
Brainstorming oil leak containment
Over at Core77, designers are brainstorming containment ideas for the BP oil leak: Are you tired of watching the BP Oil Spill continue to flow unabated, and all anyone seems to be talking about is who is going to pay for the damage that is ongoing with no end in sight? The relief wells that […]
Handicapped “grabber” door opener hack
One of our readers, Milton Ammel, sent us images of this clever little hack he did to his mother’s “grabber tool” so that it could both trigger the latch on the door and grab the handle. So simple. Funky, but effective. Milton writes: This is a door opening device I made for my handicapped mom. […]
