The Île du Guesclin and the Saint Malo Mini-Maker Faire
I talked to makers Serge Porcher and Jacques Pichon at the Saint Malo mini-Maker Faire about the self-sufficient Île du Guesclin.
Makers
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Kate from Mini Eco
The crafts that the U.K.’s Kate Petty of Mini Eco create have a distinctly clean, bold, and graphic look: geometric shapes constructed in paper, yarn, ink, and even Lego. I was curious about the crafter behind these creations, so I recently got in touch with Kate and asked her a few questions
Silicon Chef Female-Focused Hardware Hackathon
San Francisco-based Hackbright Academy offers 10-week software engineering fellowships for women, and last weekend, on October 5, they hosted their first female-focused hardware hackathon called Silicon Chef.
Weekend Projects HOA – TV-Go-Sleep Universal TV Timer LIVE NOW
Join us today at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET for a quick 20-minute Hangout On Air with Tom Rodgers, maker of the TV-Go-Sleep Universal TV Timer, an Arduino-powered sleep-timer that will turn off any TV in range after a countdown.
Building a Tribe With Kinetic Steam Works
At this past year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, I had the privilege of riding atop a steam-powered Case 40 horsepower steam traction engine from 1940 with Stephen Rademaker.
10 “MAKE” Graffiti Tags Found in the Wild
Next time you see graffiti, take a close look. You might just see a familiar word.
Make: Inventions “Pin Tumbler Lock”
In this episode, we look at the pin tumbler lock, the most popular, enduring lock design of the last 150 years