Neave Planetarium
Paul Neave has a wonderful site to wander through, it’s full of little toys and wiggly kind of stuff. I really liked the Neave Planetarium; you can virtually explore the sky from any point around the world.
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Top contributors and top tags for the MAKE Flickr photo pool
2008 was a big year for the MAKE: Flickr photo pool there are over 4,527 members with over 29,190 items! As 2008 ends, here are the top 5 contributors to the pool (that’s all that’s possible to list it seems) along with the most popular tags, enjoy! Top photo makers! pt (1,026) kentkb (726) connors934 […]
Top 10 things searched for on MAKE and the Maker Shed in 2008
In 2008, the top 10 search terms on MAKE using our google search box at the upper right were… LED Arduino Solar Halloween 555 Guitar RFID Steampunk Laser Bike Also in 2008 – the top 10 search terms in the Maker Shed store were…. Arduino starter kit Arduino Make magazine SIM card reader Pinewood derby […]
Manhole covers of Japan…
New mashup Web site reveals the hole story behind Japan’s manhole covers / Ittemia（イッテミア）å‰ç·š While not the oddest fetish in Japan by a long way, there are some who travel the length of Japan enticed by the prospect of a compellingly designed manhole. But while even the most ardent manhole cover buffs come up against […]
Time to Reboot America?
NYTimes Op-Ed Columnist Thomas Friedman – Time to Reboot America… …we’ve fallen into a trend of diverting and rewarding the best of our collective I.Q. to people doing financial engineering rather than real engineering. These rocket scientists and engineers were designing complex financial instruments to make money out of money — rather than designing cars, […]
Best of GeekDad
10 Gifts Under $10 for the SF Geek With the economy in a downward spiral and Christmas just eight days away, the gang at GeekDad headquarters are there to help you decide on what gifts to get every member of your geekly gang. Christmas Camouflage Christmas Camouflage, not as cruel tricks to fool and deceive […]
MAKE on GOOD (video)
I was on GOOD’s video show today, a more positive spin on all the “depression talk”…. So, we’re in a recession: now what? Consumer spending is down and the common (wo)man has been forced to cut back. But there’s no reason to go without. Phillip Torone, senior editor at Make, visits the GOOD News studio […]
