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Great Stop-Motion Animation

stop motionWestern Spaghetti [via Make]

Death Star Canteloupe

death starHow to make a Death Star Melon [Make]

Home Automation Interface

home automation Danny Mavromatis appears to be nearing a launch of his sweet-looking home automation software.

S&W To Issue DC vs Heller Commemorative Pistol

gunEach of the plaintiffs in the 2nd amendment case to receive a Model 442 Special.

Vintage Italian Straw Pork Pie

pork pie hat
Nice Italian hat on eBay - 7 1/4.

Media Blackout?


Hmm… Not even John Stewart will have this best-selling former Los Angeles District Attorney on to talk about his book.

Mr. Jalopy on NPR

mr jalopy
NPR’s Day to Day interviews Alpha maker Mr. Jalopy on giant iPods, the Maker’s Bill of Rights, and more.

Chimp Mask Sneak Peek

POTA chimpMatt Sotis just sent me this picture of the newly completed POTA chimp mask that I commissioned. Full post to come upon completion of costume.

How to Play Marbles

Just like it sounds.

WTF?

obama I know a few Obama campaign donors who are starting to feel a little Buyer’s Remorse over Obama’s breaking of his campaign pledge on FISA. [image credit]

Have You Lost Your Marbles?

marblesDon’t worry, you can buy them back at Grandpa Marbles Homepage.

Shock Doctrine

naomi KleinThe always lucid Naomi Klein talks to Tavis Smiley about her new book, Shock Doctrine.

Awesome Soviet Rover

roverDinosaurs and Robots points out that you can buy this fantastic Soviet space rover toy/model/prototype on ebay.

Cocopunk Petanque

petanque
Apparently in Fiji they play a cocopunk version of petanque. What’s that you say? you don’t even play regular petanque yet? You will my friend, you will.

Antique Boule

petanque Petanque boules were once handmade by pounding nails into a wooden ball.

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Archive for April, 2005

Riker mounts

Saturday, April 30th, 2005

riker mounted prozacRiker mounts, they’re not just for entomologists any more.

Paint by numbers

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

painting
Can’t paint? Neither can I, check out my painting.

RIP - Lomo Kompakt Automat

Thursday, April 21st, 2005

lomo LC-ARIP - Lomo Kompakt Automat - Beloved cult camera out of production. Important Update! - Lomo offering lc-a refurbs.

iPod shuffle SPAM rosemary canape

Monday, April 18th, 2005

spam canape

SPAM rises to the occasion once again.

Lava Repair

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

centuryHome brew lava

Hodgson-9 Radial Engine

Thursday, April 14th, 2005

kurt Bjorn's radial 9Tinkerer extrordonaire Kurt Bjorn built this miniature 9-cylender radial engine from plans in home machine shop.

It’s your surveillance state

Monday, April 11th, 2005

mazda mpv hubcapPut Big Brother to work for you. Do you ever get the feeling that you’re always on camera? Well if you don’t, you should, because you are.

That didn’t sound good.

Saturday, April 9th, 2005

BMW 2002 spider gearYou know that exploded diagram of the differential in the Chilton manual? Well, mine did that.

Nixie Tube Clock

Thursday, April 7th, 2005

nixie clockNixie tubes were the state of the art in electronic numerical displays during the mid-twentieth century. By the 1970’s.hey were almost completely supplanted …

Build your own theremin

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

The theremin is unlike any other musical instrument in that you don’t actually touch the theremin while you play it. You just sort of wave your hands around in front of it.

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