MAKE MagazineMAKE is a quarterly publication from O'Reilly for those who just can't stop tinkering, disassembling, re-creating, and inventing cool new uses for the technology in our lives. It's the first do-it-yourself magazine dedicated to the incorrigible and chronically incurable technology enthusiast in all of us. MAKE celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend technology any way you want.ArtBots 2008 Dublin - this weekend- September 16, 2008 Art meets machine September 19-21 -What: ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show Where: Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin Friday, 19, noon-11pm: show open Friday, 19, 7pm & 8pm: Robotic musical performances by Ray Lee as part of Fringe FestDublin Culture Night Saturday, 20, noon-8pm: show open Sunday, 21, noon-8pm: show open Sunday, 21, 6pm: ArtBots awards ceremony Admission: FREE! The 2008 ArtBots show will take place this weekend, September 19-21, 2008, at Science Gallery at Trinity...http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/artbots_2008_dublin_this.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B4898489... Free rice game - more subjects!- September 16, 2008 You can now change the subject in the Free Rice game - you can identify art, learn languages, be quizzed on the multiplication table, and identify chemical symbols. Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Gaming Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/free_rice_game_more_subje.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... Kimmies of the Codgy Moshe- September 16, 2008 Dale (our publisher) writes - I came upon this exhibit of old tractors and tools at the Mendocino County Fair, which ran this weekend in Boonville, California. I saw this unusual sign for the exhibit: I wondered what the heck it meant and learned that it was a phrase in the local Boontling dialect created in the valley here. "Kimmies" means men, and it can mean young men or old men. "Codgy" means old, similar to "codger" and moshe means "machines." The fellow who explained it to me said..http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/kimmies_of_the_codgy_mosh.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... Austin Event: Energy Conservation- September 16, 2008 Energy Conservation Tips & Techniques for the Home Guest presenter: Miki Cook, Austin Energy's Green Building Program Wednesday, September 17th at 7pm Casa de Luz (1701 Toomey Rd.) As the second part of our "Tips & Techniques" series (July's topic was water conservation), we will explore the many and varied ways to save energy in our homes. To get the discussion started, Miki Beacom Cook, with Austin Energy Green Building's Single-Family Program, will give a presentation describing the...http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/austin_event_energy_conse.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... A blinking fashion statement- September 16, 2008 Nice article Forbes with a lot of familiar projects and faces from the world of MAKECRAFT and the DIY space! A blinking fashion statement... For all their talk of breaking glass ceilings, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton have nothing on Leah Buechley. In the several years since she first sewed a circuit board to a T-shirt, the 31-year-old University of Colorado computer-science researcher has done a lot to bring gender equality to the world of do-it-yourself, perhaps shattering a certain...http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/a_blinking_fashion_statem.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... Poul Beckmann's living jewels- September 16, 2008 Now for the real thing - Poul Beckmann takes incredible photos of beetles - there's lots of info about them if you poke around the site. I especially like the element of surprise here with no thumbnails. He sells posters here. Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Arts Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/poul_beckmanns_living_jew.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... Bento rock box- September 16, 2008 The Jacket Lunch Box blog boasts an awesome collection of album-styled bento boxes and even some video documenting how they're cooked up. Crank up the umami! - Jacket Lunch Box More: Amazing bento art Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Crafts Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/bento_rock_box.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890 Scratch the Internet's finest jingles like a real DJ- September 16, 2008 This project puts famous "Internet" audio samples such as "RickRoll", "Peanut Butter Jelly Time", and "Will it Blend" on a 12 inch vinyl record that can be easily scratched by any DJ. Now if only it could double as a "scratch" disk. Internet Meme Scratch Attack Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Arts Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/scratch_the_internets_fin.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... New in the Maker Shed - Danger Shield!- September 16, 2008 Prepare to get your fun on with the most versatile self-contained Arduino add-on yet - Mr. Hoeken's Danger Shield -The Danger Shield is an add-on for the Arduino micro controller board. It contains a variety of fun and useful electronic circuits that you can use to do fun and useful things. It is a fully self-contained shield. You plug it into your Arduino, and you can immediately start using it. No extra things to hook up, no external components. Just a really rad board ready to rock....http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/new_in_the_maker_shed_dan.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... Robot partner reinvents autonomous furniture- September 16, 2008 The "Robot Partner" by artist John Nussey is an autonomous robot that attempts to connect humans and machines in a creative approach to automated systems through a "living" table that can move small objects around on its surface. Check out the video and look closely to see the moving object. Robot Partner on Vimeo Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Arts Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/robot_partner_reinvents_a.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... |