Collaborate Disseminate
The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least since European contact, and probably long before. They’ve never shied from adopting innovation: churro sheep …read more Continue reading The 555 as You’ve Never Seen It: In Textile!
For all its friendly countenance and award-winning industrial design, there’s one thing the venerable Macintosh Plus can’t do: fit into a 1U rack space. OK, if we’re being honest with …read more Continue reading Rackintosh Plus Is the Form Factor Nobody Has Been Waiting For
Most people’s memories of programming in the 8-bit era revolve around BASIC, and not without reason. Most of the time, it was all we had. On the other hand, there …read more Continue reading Was Action! The Best 8-Bit Language?
Dedicated word processors are not something we see much of anymore. They were in a weird space: computerized, but not really what you could call a computer, even in those …read more Continue reading O Brother, What Art Thou?
Since e-ink first hit the market a couple decades back, there’s always murmurs of “that’d be great as a second monitor”— but very, very few monitors have ever been made. …read more Continue reading Modos is Open Hardware, Easy on the Eyes
There’s a saying in mine country, the kind that sometimes shows up on bumper stickers: “If it can’t be grown, it has to be mined.” Before mining can ever start, …read more Continue reading Ore Formation Processes, Part Two: Hydrothermal Boogaloo
Immersive audio is the new hotness in the recording world. Once upon a time, mono was good enough. Then someone realized humans have two ears, and everyone wanted stereo. For …read more Continue reading Maurice Brings Immersive Audio Recording to the Masses
Strictly speaking, a Theremin uses a pair of antennae that act as capacitors in a specific R/C circuit. Looking at [aritrakdebnath2003]’s MIDI THEREMIN, we see it works differently, but it …read more Continue reading Theremin-Style MIDI Controller Does It With Lasers
Weekends can be busy for a lot of us, but sometimes you have one gloriously free and full of possibilities. If that’s you, you might consider taking a gander at …read more Continue reading No Plans for the Weekend? Learn Raytracing!
When making a personal website, one will naturally include a personal touch. What could be more personal than creating a font from your own handwriting? That’s what [Chris Smith] has …read more Continue reading The Most Personalized Font is Your Own Handwriting