Bootie Top Ten for June
The Bootie Top Ten Mashups for June have been released! And it’s a great collection this month! Favs from this month: Pretend We’re Alala (L7 vs. CS...
Category: Hobbies
I (Heart) Orange Tools
CMT makes some nice tools. I have a pretty good collection of CMT router bits and I’m pretty happy with them. They have nice profiles and they cut really ...
Build a cheap, solid-state A/V switch
Now here is a great hardware hack. Build a cheap (about $1 per input) A/V switch with as many inputs as you like. The link comes from Hack A Day, a great hardwa...
Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years?
PZ Myers points out this list of “Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years” I’m not sure I agree with all these titles be...
The Wood Whisperer
The Wood Whisperer is Marc Spagnuolo, a Gen-X wood worker who has a weekly(?) podcast on wood working. It’s pretty amusing, but I wonder how he can afford...
DIY Mobile Projection Theatre System
This is a really cool project. You can build a mobile projection theater system for supposedly around $1000. Just the projector itself intrigues me.
Kinetic Sculptures
Arthur Ganson makes very cool kinetic sculptures. These are the kinds of sculptures that I really like and I would love to be able to make things like this. I j...
The Real Acme
Back when men were men and there were no lawyers there existed the Turbonique rocket assist systems for your drag racing pleasure. Total pure insanity. And way ...
Do you like sharp knives?
Here is a very thorough and well written article about how to sharpen your knives. It’s not difficult and does not require expensive equipment. It just ta...
Build your own RC Helicopter!
Here is a site were there are instructions to build your own electric RC helicopter. It’s small enough to fly indoors. The instructions are a little rough...