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Fully 3D Printed Snow Blower

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For anyone living in cooler climates, the annual onslaught of snow means many hours shoveling driveways and sidewalks. After a light snow, shoveling might seem a waste of time, while a snow blower would be overkill. If only there were a happy middle ground that required minimal effort; perhaps an RC snow groomer with a 3D printed snow blower would work.

We featured an earlier version of this project last year. This year’s model features a slipper clutch — combined with a differential from a heavy RC truck — to forestall damage to the attachment if you happen to hit …read more

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Leaked hacking tools can be tied to NSA’s Equation Group

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The batch of data released by the Shadow Brokers, an entity that claims to have hacked the Equation Group, contains attack tools that can be tied to the group. Equation Group is a threat actor that is believed to be linked with the National Security Agency (NSA), and is believed to have been involved in the creation of Stuxnet, Flame and Duqu. The Shadow Brokers announced on Saturday that they will be auctioning off the … More → Continue reading Leaked hacking tools can be tied to NSA’s Equation Group→

Snowball Machine Gun

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[Mark Rober] is an uncle to three nieces and nephews, and when there is snow on the ground he faces the relentless onslaught of three elite juvenile snowball aces. Lesser men would face the fact that they are over the hill when it comes to snow-based combat, but not [Mark]. He has brought technology to his aid, and with the help of his brother created a snowball machine gun capable of firing 13 snowballs at the unruly youths in half a second.

Power for his creation comes from a leaf blower, and the gun itself is made from ABS pipe …read more

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