Collaborate Disseminate
The name Rube Goldberg has long been synonymous with any overly-built contraption played for laughs that solves a simple problem through complicated means. But it might surprise you to learn that the man himself was not an engineer or inventor …read more
Continue reading Rube Goldberg’s Least Complicated Invention Was His Cartooning Career
It was an American ritual for over four decades: wake up early on Saturday morning, prepare a bowl of sugar, and occupy the couch for four glorious hours of cartoons. The only interruptions came when the least-significant sibling had to be commanded to get up to change the channel to one of the two other networks, or when your mom decided to vacuum the TV room. It was a beautiful ritual, but now it’s gone.
Or is it? If you really want to recapture your misspent youth, you can try this Raspberry Pi multi-channel cartoon server with retro TV display. …read more
Continue reading Bring Saturday Mornings Back to Life with this Cartoon Server
Current prototypes can only be driven by remote control. Continue reading A Turkish Company Is Building Real-World Transformers
“Rocko” creator Joe Murray recently spoke to Motherboard about the future. Continue reading ‘Rocko’s Modern Life’ Is Making a Comeback