DDoS-Happy ‘Bitcoin Baron’ Sentenced to Almost 2 Years in Jail

Far from being a simple hacktivist filled with an impulse for social justice, a different picture emerges when his activity is collated together. Continue reading DDoS-Happy ‘Bitcoin Baron’ Sentenced to Almost 2 Years in Jail

Need for New Hobby Leads to Stone Marbles

[Tom Lange] said he was looking for a new hobby when he saw a marble made out of stone and wondered what goes into making one for himself. Fast forward three years and he set up shop at the Madison Mini Maker Faire to show off the tools he built and the fascinating glossy orbs he’s produced. Read on to see the awesome process he uses to turn a hunk of stone into a perfect marble.

[Tom] doesn’t have a YouTube channel or a web page, but he brought along a photo board which documents the process (click above to …read more

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Behold the Many Builds of World Create Day

World Create Day was huge this year. Over 70 different groups on six continents got together on Saturday to work on projects as a global Hackaday community.

LearnOBots Labs in Islamabad, Pakistan

Perhaps the best documented World Create Day so far comes from our friends in Pakistan. LearnOBots hosted a day-long extravaganza of projects on everything from home automation, to wearable computing.

[Haziq] and [Rafay] didn’t just build an IoT lighting project together, they took the time to present their work in this excellent demo video. The build connects Arduino, a Bluetooth module, and a relay to drive the lightbulbs …read more

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