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Hit The Jackpot With These Pillows

jackpot Heavy Duty Inc. is having a big pillow giveaway. Turn your couch into a giant slot machine!

Autonomous Hexapod CNC Milling Robot

robot In case you had any doubts that the robots were about to rise up…

micRo CNC Robot Kit

cnc routerLumenlab is now accepting pre-orders for a cool 3-axis mini CNC platform kit called micRo.

Make 16 Is Here

make magazine OMFG! Make 16, the Spy Tech issue has a Spy vs. Spy cover. Not to mention 10 sneaky projects that you can make.

Pramulator

pramLook at this fantastic alu-minium pram by Bent Fabrication!

CNC Pumpkin Carving

lumenlab pumpkin The mad geniuses of at Lumenlab have been using their RoGR Gantry Robot to carve photorealistic pumpkins.

Good Frontline

frontlineFrontline profiles the 2 candidates. Watch the whole show online.

Nice R/C Gyroplane

gyroplaneWho doesn’t love a model gyroplane?

The Big Swindle

It’s not too late to call your Congressperson and express your outrage at the The Insanity of the $700 Billion Giveaway. And another view can be read here.

Man Building Stone Henge

stone hengeA Michigan man sets giant pillars by himself, using smart gravity and wooden lever technology. Via J-Walk.

The Keating 5 would be proud

keating fiveBefore the current bailout, there was the Savings and Loan scandal…Hey, is that John McCain? Why is McCain getting a free ride on this fact during today’s bailout/heist?

Chelsea (I don’t want to go to)

elvis costello Great little live ska-punk-new wave ditty on YouTube from Elvis Costello & The Attractions at the top of their game in 1978.

Squirrel Melts

Do you like tuna melts? Next time, make it a squirrel melt. It’s a good thing.

Soylent?

soylent greenWhen I read that the riot police were using snowplows and dump trucks against protestors, of course I immediately assumed that the Green biscuits were finally going into production!

Lawn Darts Presentation

lawn dartsA man stands off camera while describing his lawn dart collection, which he has laid out on his dining room table.

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Archive for August, 2008

Draw Yourself a Cool Glass of Beer

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Mark Frauenfelder linked to a really tasty looking “how to illustrate a glass of beer” Photoshop tutorial by Eren Göksel at PSDTUTS the other day. It looked so good, I just had to give it a whirl. No matter how much you use Photoshop, you can always learn a new trick, and Eren has […]

Purple Blown Motor in Stereo

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Stereo pair set up for Cross-Eyed viewing.

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