Collaborate Disseminate
When [bdk6] tried painting aluminum for electronic projects, he found it didn’t tend to stay painted. It would easily scratch off or, eventually, even flake off. The problem is the …read more Continue reading Old Ham Wisdom Leads to Better Aluminum Painting
As you might expect, the release of last year’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife has not only lead to renewed interest in the old 1980s toys and tie-in merchandise, but has spawned a …read more Continue reading Cheap Ghostbusters Toy Turned Convincing Prop
When putting together a home workshop, available floor space is often the deciding factor when it comes time to pick tools and equipment. This ultimately leads to some very difficult …read more Continue reading Two-Part Primer in a Can is a DIY Dream Come True
Creativity is a very human trait, and one that many try to emulate with robots. Some focus on the cerebral side of things, working with neural networks and machine learning to produce new artistic output. Others work on the mechanical side, building ‘bots that can manipulate tools in the real …read more
A gallery is tricked into giving millions to a fraudster, software tells doctors to push opioids onto patients, and an artist finds a novel way to trick Google Maps into thinking there’s a traffic jam.
All this and more is discussed in the latest… Continue reading Smashing Security #164: A bitter pill to swallow
Scammers got away with a $3.1m BEC heist, art dealer and museum blame each other, and ownership of a valuable landscape is up in the air. Continue reading Fraudsters posed as art dealer, bilked museum for millions
Scammers got away with a $3.1m BEC heist, art dealer and museum blame each other, and ownership of a valuable landscape is up in the air. Continue reading Fraudsters posed as art dealer, bilked museum for millions
Let’s say you’ve watched a few episodes of “The Joy of Painting” and you want your inner [Bob Ross] to break free. You get the requisite supplies for oil painting – don’t forget the alizarin crimson! – and start to apply paint to canvas, only to find your happy little …read more
Continue reading Color Your World with this CNC Painting Robot
Koko died in Woodside, California, on Tuesday. The beloved primate was 46. Continue reading RIP Koko, the Kitten-Loving Gorilla Who Communicated With Humans
I print something nearly every day, and over the last few years, I’ve created hundreds of practical items. Parts to repair my car, specialized tools, scientific instruments, the list goes on and on. It’s very difficult for me to imagine going back to a time where I didn’t have the ability to rapidly create and replicate physical objects at home. I can say with complete honesty that it has been an absolutely life-changing technology for me, personally.
But to everyone else in my life, my friends and family, 3D printers are magical boxes which can produce gadgets, weapons, and characters …read more