Folks frequently ask me what happens at Maker Faire tryouts. This episode of BBtv gives you some idea, as Greg MacLaurin demos his “Judy Phone,” a playback device via an old analog phone of bizarre Judy Garland audio recordings done for her 1960 autobiography. Note to non-fans of conceptual/installation/pomo art: Don’t bother to hit the […]
Jason at HACKS writes: There’s a special place reserved in my digital heart for the classic arcades like Tempest and Asteroids, and ironically it’s because of the flawless analog goodness of their vector-based displays. I still boot up a Tempest emulator for the Dreamcast from time to time, though while it remains fun to play, […]
Clever way to sharpen knives, Science And Mechanics 1936 – Link. Related: Knife sharpening tricks (video) – Link.
Tetris themed Valentines from 4 color rebellion! – [via] Link.
Sam writes in – I found this little gem on gutenberg. there’s probably some other stuff of value hidden in the archives, searching for ‘craft’ gets a number of good results too. “Things To Make” by Archibald Williams – Link.
The folks at Kinetic Steam Works show Xeni around the shop in this latest issue of BBtv. Kinetic Steam Works: artifacts of clockwork modernity. – Link
Case modd’er from Popular Mechanics 1924!- Showing skill possessed by watch-makers long before members of this ancient craft had advantages of modern tools, a collection of old timepieces owned by an eastern jeweler, provides a n interesting contrast with similar creations of a machine age…. One was cleverly made in a suit of armor that […]
