Ever since Twitter discontinued its free SMS/text message service last year, my microcommunications have been limited to laptops and the occasional outgoing text because I lack of a data plan. Fortunately, there is a DIY solution that, while not the fastest or simplest, is better than nothing (well, I hope so.)
Because Twitter creates RSS feeds [...]
Halloween arrives tomorrow with it’s promise of an eventful weekend, candy and, of course, last minute costumes. Dressing up has been a vital part of the Halloween tradition, allowing people to be someone else for a night. Since more things have been discovered to be poison, it might be a good idea to DIY this [...]
Over on the TWIP blog, Scott Bourne has posted a U.S. model release for photographers to give to their victims. Legally, you do need this if the photo is being published, and it is common courtesy if you’re going to snap some souls. Anyway, the only problem with TWIP Photography’s release is that you can’t [...]
Tired of high home building prices? Print your house using a concrete jet printer and a CAD model. 3d printing has been around for a while, but this is one of the first large scale applications that looks like it may be successful.
They’ve just got funding from Caterpillar to further the research. Amazing stuff, especially [...]
Don’t you hate the clink of tiny metal discs bouncing around in your pocket?
Ok, you just gave the cashier a twenty and got back a five dollar bil, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. Now your pocket or purse is going to be jangling all day long until you can dump it into the car’s ashtray, [...]