The First Non-Valve Game on Steam was Weird as Hell
‘Rag Doll Kung Fu,’ the first game on Steam not developed by Valve, showed that the platform was great for small, weird games. Continue reading The First Non-Valve Game on Steam was Weird as Hell
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An Exploit Left Millions of Steam Users Vulnerable for the Past 10 Years
A security researcher found a serious vulnerability that allowed hackers to take control of a Steam user’s computer. Continue reading An Exploit Left Millions of Steam Users Vulnerable for the Past 10 Years
Valve Has Removed a School Shooting Simulator From Steam, Calling the Developer a ‘Troll’
Valve said the maker of ‘Active Shooter’ is “a troll, with a history of customer abuse, publishing copyrighted material, and user review manipulation.” Continue reading Valve Has Removed a School Shooting Simulator From Steam, Calling the Developer a ‘Troll’
‘It’s an Anime Titty Holocaust:’ Steam Is Cracking Down on Visual Novels
Developers are saying that Valve is going to kick them off of Steam despite already going through a ‘vigorous’ review process years ago. Continue reading ‘It’s an Anime Titty Holocaust:’ Steam Is Cracking Down on Visual Novels
Battery-Powered Watering Timer Converted to Solar on the Cheap
Watering the garden or the lawn is one of those springtime chores that is way more appealing early in the season than later. As the growing season grinds along, a chore that seemed life-giving and satisfying becomes, well, just another chore, and plants often suffer for it.
Automating the watering task can be as simple as buying a little electronic timer valve that turns on the flow at the appointed times. [A1ronzo] converted his water hose timer to solar power. Most such timers are very similar, with a solenoid-operated pilot valve in line with the water supply and an electronic …read more
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Cams and Pushrods Improve 3D-Printed Compressed Air Engine
Some folks just can’t leave well enough alone, and that often ends up being a good thing. Such is the case with this 3D-printed compressed air engine, which just keeps getting better.
The design has changed a lot since we first covered [Tom Stanton]’s attempts at reviving the powerplant from the glory days of the Air Hogs line of toys, which he subsequently built a plane around. The engine was simple, with a ball valve that admitted air into the cylinder when a spring mounted to the top of the piston popped it out of the way. That spring has …read more
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Steam Is Filled With Groups That Celebrate School Shooters
Steam Groups praise the Columbine killers, Elliot Rodger, and shooting up schools. Continue reading Steam Is Filled With Groups That Celebrate School Shooters
I’m So Desperate for ‘Half-Life 3’ I’m Playing This ‘Final Fantasy XV Half-Life Pack’
Pre-order the upcoming RPG on Steam to play as Gordon Freeman. Continue reading I’m So Desperate for ‘Half-Life 3’ I’m Playing This ‘Final Fantasy XV Half-Life Pack’
Auto-Tracking Sentry Gun Gives Deer a Super Soaking
Things rarely go well when humans mix with wildlife. The problems are exacerbated in the suburbs, where bears dine on bird feeders and garbage cans, raccoons take up residence in attics, and coyotes make off with the family cat. And in the suburbs, nuisance wildlife can be an intractable problem because the options for dealing with it are so limited.
Not to be dissuaded in the battle to protect his roses, [dlf.myyta] built this motion-activated sentry gun to apply some watery aversion therapy to marauding deer. Shown in action below against a bipedal co-conspirator, the sentry gun has pretty much …read more
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The Miracle of Injection Molding: How Does it Work?
Pretty much any household item nowadays has an involved, extremely well-thought-out manufacturing method to it, whether it’s a sheet of paper, an electrical outlet, a can of tuna, or even the house itself. Some of the stories of how these objects came to be are compelling, though, as one of the recent videos from [This Old Tony] shows as he takes a deep dive into a $5 ball valve, and uses it to talk about all of the cool things you can do with injection molding.
Injection molding is the process of casting molten plastic into more useful pieces of …read more
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