These are things I find awesome

[Kate Bolin]

I'm starting a thread which will be nothing but things I pick up from the Craft newsletter and other random places that I think are awesome and that we should totally do. Or change to make awesomer.

Tron-inspired laptop bag with EL wire:

http://ladyada.net/make/tronbag/

Man, I just wanna play with EL wire in general. Can we trim the HackSpace with it?

Make's Robot Plant:

http://makezine.com/makeitlast/index.csp#robotplant

Awww! The little robot flower that grows and blossoms! I love that it's made out of a tape measure. That's awesome.

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[Dominic Morrow]

Ummmmm Tron! I still really want to make Roman blinds out of duct tape.. 

Sent from my iPhone

[Michael Erskine]

Trontastic!

http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000129253/news/tron-legacy-premiere-mini-ramp-session/

Projection I think - we should do something similar.

Michael.

[Tony Shannon]

EL wire - yes, count me in :)

On a related note - Tron Legacy = Win.

Tony

[Kate Bolin]

Here is another thing I find awesome:

http://unionbridge.org/design/yarn-monster

If someone were to make something like this for me, I (and my yarn stash, and my husband) would be delighted.

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[David Hayward]

Lovely linear clock:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Linear-Clock/

That guy makes some really good stuff, and was a fellow runner up in the last Epilog challenge Instructables ran.

David

[David Hayward]

Ketchup bot wins your heart while screwing up your room:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C3D0rcFXrY

[David Hayward]

Not so much awesome as "AAAGH! RUN AWAY!"
http://www.wonderlandblog.com/wonderland/2011/01/3d-facemaking-machine-for-dolls.html

[David Hayward]

Robo-Rainbow:

http://vimeo.com/19374769

[Dominic Morrow]

Is it wrong to be in love with a machine? 

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Combo-Lathe-w-Milling-Attachment/G0516

Sent from my iPhone

[James Hayward]

As of yesterday - XBox Kinect! Not for games though...

http://www.keyboardmods.com/2010/12/howto-kinect-openninite-skeleton.html

Imagine using it as a door entry system - where you have to stand in
front of the door and do the secret dance, or Minority-report stylee
to control a massive screen...

On Feb 4, 1:17 am, Dominic Morrow <nottingh...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Is it wrong to be in love with a machine?
>
> http://www.grizzly.com/products/Combo-Lathe-w-Milling-Attachment/G0516
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>

> On 3 Feb 2011, at 02:02, David Hayward <nachi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Robo-Rainbow:
> >http://vimeo.com/19374769
>

> > On 18 January 2011 11:48, David Hayward <nachi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not so much awesome as "AAAGH! RUN AWAY!"

> >http://www.wonderlandblog.com/wonderland/2011/01/3d-facemaking-machin...

>
> > On 11 January 2011 11:51, David Hayward <nachi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ketchup bot wins your heart while screwing up your room:
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C3D0rcFXrY
>

> > On 9 January 2011 12:21, David Hayward <nachi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Lovely linear clock:
> >http://www.instructables.com/id/Linear-Clock/
>
> > That guy makes some really good stuff, and was a fellow runner up in the last Epilog challenge Instructables ran.
>
> > David
>

> > On 5 January 2011 09:07, Kate Bolin <katebo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Here is another thing I find awesome:
>
> >http://unionbridge.org/design/yarn-monster
>
> > If someone were to make something like this for me, I (and my yarn stash, and my husband) would be delighted.
>
> > --
> > Kate Bolin

> >www.katebolin.com- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[Kate Bolin]

Plarchie, the 8m knitted squid:

http://whodunnknit.com/2011/02/11/plarchie/

It's the picture of him sitting on the Charles Darwin statue that MAKES IT AWESOMER.


--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[David Hayward]

Bicycle seat clamps with integrated bottle openers:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swarm/nectar-and-elixir-bike-seat-clamp-bottle-openers

Actually, maybe these will just be in pound shops in a few years. They're nice though.

[Matt Lloyd]

Nixie tube thermometer

http://www.tubeclockdb.com/forum/Builders-Forum/1280-Nixietherm-IN-9-bargraph-based-thermomer.html

Might be my next project now the clock is finished and i all ready
have a IN-9 tube.

'RepRap' Matt

[Kate Bolin]

But you can already get bottle openers in your bike multitools:

http://www.discovercycling.com/accessories/accs-tools/knog-7-function-universal-multi-tool.html

How much beer do cyclists need?

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[Matt]

On 22/02/2011 15:15, Kate Bolin wrote:

> How much beer do cyclists need?

Depends... how far you planning on cycling?

Matt Spandex

[Matt]

On 22/02/2011 15:20, Dominic Morrow wrote:
> I question the logic... Regardless of the number of beers you intend
> to consume you only nerd (oops I mean need) the same number of bottle
> openers...non?

I'd advise budgeting to lose 1 bottle-opener per 8 beers opened. Even
if it's attached to your bike.

Matt Spandex

[Dominic Morrow]

I question the logic... Regardless of the number of beers you intend to consume you only nerd (oops I mean need) the same number of bottle openers...non?

D

Sent from my iPhone

[Dominic Morrow]

Loosing the beer bottle opener on your bike seat that'll be a night to remember if you can after all those beers.

Sent from my iPhone

[Kate Bolin]

Phillips Head Earrings:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Phillips-Head-Stud-Earrings/

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[Matt (RepRap) Lloyd]

http://hackaday.com/2011/02/28/reverse-engineering-shopping-cart-security/

Now I just want to try this myself.

'RepRap' Matt

[David Hayward]

Instead of spending a load on ice spikers, or making some with old tyres and screws, this guy made winter bike tyres using zip ties:

http://likecool.com/LowCost_Solution_to_Keep_On_Biking--Bike--Gear.html

[Kate Bolin]

Knitting a giant Lego doorstop:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-knit-a-giant-lego-brick-doorstop/

Beating heart pendant:

http://www.quinndunki.com/blondihacks/BlondiHacks/Index/Pages/Beating_Heart_Pendant.html


--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[Kate Bolin]

Making a glove into a bluetooth headset:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bluetooth-Glove-Talk-to-the-Hand/

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[Jon Spriggs]

At some point (and I've been talking about doing this at HacMan for .... well a couple of years now I guess), I *really* want to make a Bluetooth Chording Keyboard, inna glove.

http://gkos.com

It uses a combination of three buttons on each hand, and you press combinations of buttons to generate the scan codes for the keyboard.

Long-term, I plan to pair it to my Desire Z (or similar phone - depending on how long it takes me to actually get around to doing this), and use it with something like IRCRadio.
--
Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs

[Matt (RepRap) Lloyd]

http://www.pyroelectro.com/projects/tupperware_turret_airsoft_gun/

I have that airsoft gun!

'RepRap' Matt

[Russell]

>
> http://gkos.com
>
> It uses a combination of three buttons on each hand, and you press
> combinations of buttons to generate the scan codes for the keyboard.
>

Hmmm there's a nice keyboard. Three buttons in two rows.
Open source. Nice ergonomic handheld design
Perfect for braille typing.

[Dominic Morrow]

Did anyone see the article in Vol 25 of Make Magazine about the "Things of Science" boxes. 

Little boxes that used to get posted out monthly and would contain some small wonder within to experiment with. 

There is an extensive article about the boxes here  which is from someone at MIT I think.

I think this is a really cool idea... I think it could be revived too... we have all the knowledge of the world at our finger tips but how often can we actually touch an item or really experiment with something. 

I would love to make these and send them out in the post again, maybe with a Hackspace branding on them. It would be an interesting though I suspect a lot of work for small reward.

Dominic 

--
Dominic 

Nottingham Hackspace Organiser 

For more information about the Hackspace please visit us at

www.nottinghack.org.uk 

[Dominic]

Is it just me that thinks vending machines are awesome... this one is
in Leicester... that's not far away is it!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180654341841&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_949

On Apr 2, 6:27 pm, Dominic Morrow <nottingh...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Did anyone see the article in Vol 25 of Make Magazine about the "Things of
> Science" boxes.
>
> Little boxes that used to get posted out monthly and would contain some
> small wonder within to experiment with.
>
> There is an extensive article about the boxes here

> <http://ecg.mit.edu/george/tos/> which

> is from someone at MIT I think.
>
> I think this is a really cool idea... I think it could be revived too... we
> have all the knowledge of the world at our finger tips but how often can we
> actually touch an item or really experiment with something.
>
> I would love to make these and send them out in the post again, maybe with a
> Hackspace branding on them. It would be an interesting though I suspect a
> lot of work for small reward.
>
> Dominic
>

> <http://ecg.mit.edu/george/tos/>

[James Hayward]

If you can pick it up, go for it!

J

sent from my HTC Desire

[Dominic Morrow]

If only we had a van

[Michael Erskine]

On 18 April 2011 23:44, Dominic <notti...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Is it just me that thinks vending machines are awesome... this one is
> in Leicester... that's not far away is it!
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180654341841&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_949

I also think that vending machines are awesome! - I bid on it just to
track the progress.

Michael.

[Michael Erskine]

On 18 April 2011 23:47, Dominic Morrow <notti...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> If only we had a van

I'll talk to you on Weds about vans.

Michael.

[Dominic Morrow]

Why did you bid on my vending machine? Are you winning?

[Dominic Morrow]

Trip to Scotland? This auction has ended but look... the nice lady put her mobile number!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150590807416&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_949

[Michael Erskine]

On 18 April 2011 23:57, Dominic Morrow <notti...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Trip to Scotland? This auction has ended but look... the nice lady put her
> mobile number!
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150590807416&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_949

You can also see her dramatic photography style in the reflection!

[Michael Erskine]

On 18 April 2011 23:49, Dominic Morrow <notti...@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Why did you bid on my vending machine? Are you winning?

No, are you? :D

I think I just cost you 50p -- I'll repay you in the pub/cinema.

[Dominic Morrow]

If I go for it can we get it back to Nottm and if we do will it eat into our campaign budget much. We'll need a van to move HS

Sent from my iPhone

[Marcus]

Those vending machines look retro. Beware of the old refrigerated ones
though!!!

A '90s cold drinks machine will use 3000-4500 kwh/year. If we leave it
on 24/7, that'll be somewhere around �350-�550 pa. And that is probably
a couple of tonnes of CO2 emissions? Plus they can be extremely noisy
... so please don't put a refrigerated one in the space.

Marcus

[Dominic Morrow]

Not even if we don't run the chiller? I don't want to put drinks in it... I want to put arduino's and sugru in it! lol

[Dominic]

Got to get one of these

http://www.mummystayclose.co.uk/?page_id=3&category=3&product_id=3

... and hack it into a new wallet. I NEVER want to loose my wallet
again. Also why have I never seen this before

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyjKbMlaMbM

Check out this bullshit item from the Mummy Stay Close people

http://www.mummystayclose.co.uk/?page_id=3&category=8

Talk about selling using fear... I hate that.

D

On Apr 19, 7:16 pm, Dominic Morrow <nottingh...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Not even if we don't run the chiller? I don't want to put drinks in it... I
> want to put arduino's and sugru in it! lol
>

> On 19 April 2011 19:02, Marcus <marcus.listm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Those vending machines look retro.  Beware of the old refrigerated ones
> > though!!!
>
> > A '90s cold drinks machine will use 3000-4500 kwh/year.  If we leave it on
> > 24/7, that'll be somewhere around £350-£550 pa.  And that is probably a
> > couple of tonnes of CO2 emissions?  Plus they can be extremely noisy ... so
> > please don't put a refrigerated one in the space.
>
> > Marcus
>
> > On 18/04/11 23:44, Dominic wrote:
>
> >> Is it just me that thinks vending machines are awesome... this one is
> >> in Leicester... that's not far away is it!
>

> >>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180654341841&ssP...

[Ken Boak]

Curiously enough,  I was approached to help develop a wireless distance monitor approximately 20 years ago -  exactly for this purpose.

 

I took it as far as a working prototype but the project fizzled out.

 

What goes around, comes around,

 

 

 

Ken

[Michael Erskine]

On 20 April 2011 00:02, Dominic <notti...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Got to get one of these
>
> http://www.mummystayclose.co.uk/?page_id=3&category=3&product_id=3
>
> ... and hack it into a new wallet. I NEVER want to loose my wallet
> again.

That's a neat little thermonuclear warhead to crack your wallet losing
walnut of a problem! :D If my lanyard solution is too low tech you
could make one from el-wire!

[Dominic Morrow]

I had a dream... I dreamed of a world without wires (tight rope walking acts where a scream (literally))

Sent from my iPhone

[Marcus]

I guess we can remove the compressor and the condenser/evaporator fans.
And even resell them...

http://cgi.ebay.com/SODA-VENDING-MACHINE-cooling-fan-condenser-evaporator-/250803213827

Btw - for an arduino, is anyone going to feed �10-�20+ in coins into the
machine? Could we hack the vending mechanism so we can pay online,
using something like sagepay or paypal?

On 19/04/11 19:16, Dominic Morrow wrote:
> Not even if we don't run the chiller? I don't want to put drinks in
> it... I want to put arduino's and sugru in it! lol
>
> On 19 April 2011 19:02, Marcus <marcus....@gmail.com

> <mailto:marcus....@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Those vending machines look retro. Beware of the old refrigerated
> ones though!!!
>
> A '90s cold drinks machine will use 3000-4500 kwh/year. If we leave
> it on 24/7, that'll be somewhere around �350-�550 pa. And that is
> probably a couple of tonnes of CO2 emissions? Plus they can be
> extremely noisy ... so please don't put a refrigerated one in the space.
>
> Marcus
>
>
>
> On 18/04/11 23:44, Dominic wrote:
>
> Is it just me that thinks vending machines are awesome... this
> one is
> in Leicester... that's not far away is it!
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180654341841&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_949
> <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180654341841&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_949>
>
> On Apr 2, 6:27 pm, Dominic Morrow<nottingh...@googlemail.com

> <mailto:nottingh...@googlemail.com>> wrote:
>
> Did anyone see the article in Vol 25 of Make Magazine about
> the "Things of
> Science" boxes.
>
> Little boxes that used to get posted out monthly and would
> contain some
> small wonder within to experiment with.
>
> There is an extensive article about the boxes here
> <http://ecg.mit.edu/george/tos/> which
> is from someone at MIT I think.
>
> I think this is a really cool idea... I think it could be
> revived too... we
> have all the knowledge of the world at our finger tips but
> how often can we
> actually touch an item or really experiment with something.
>
> I would love to make these and send them out in the post
> again, maybe with a
> Hackspace branding on them. It would be an interesting
> though I suspect a
> lot of work for small reward.
>
> Dominic
>
> <http://ecg.mit.edu/george/tos/>
>
> On 2 April 2011 17:53,
> Russell<russelljenkinsfe...@hotmail.com

> <mailto:russelljenkinsfe...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
> http://gkos.com
>
>
> It uses a combination of three buttons on each hand,
> and you press
> combinations of buttons to generate the scan codes
> for the keyboard.
>
>
> Hmmm there's a nice keyboard. Three buttons in two rows.
> Open source. Nice ergonomic handheld design
> Perfect for braille typing.
>
>
> --
> Dominic
> Nottingham Hackspace Organiser
> For more information about the Hackspace please visit us

> atwww.nottinghack.org.uk <http://atwww.nottinghack.org.uk>

>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dominic
> Nottingham Hackspace Organiser
> For more information about the Hackspace please visit us at

> www.nottinghack.org.uk <http://www.nottinghack.org.uk>
>
>

[James Hayward]

What we need is a space... somewhere you could do hacking...

It's a shame I don't know of anywhere like that!

sent from my HTC Desire

[Dominic Morrow]

Marcus - Exactly my thoughts! Definatly a hack project. Also want it
to stock Ada Fruit kits, solder and other consumables.. glue gun glue?

We shoul have a wiki or something to write this stuff down.

james - Yes we're going to need a bigger hackerspace... oh wait!

[Dominic Morrow]

We didn't win the stupid thing anyway... :o(

[Michael Erskine]

On 20 April 2011 14:22, Dominic Morrow <notti...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> We didn't win the stupid thing anyway... :o(

Me neither - £50 is a bit steep in the scheme of things right now!

[Kate Bolin]

Yeah, piss off with your soldering irons - I have a soldering GUN:

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg//lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_20124.htm?offerdate=&ar2=

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[Dominic Morrow]

Nice language... so are you planning to do some plumbing?

[Jake Howe]

I think we need to worry less about the soldering gun, and more about that £35 arc welder they have!

Plus that Genny would be might handy come the zombie apocalypse.

[Russell]

I have a long time secret fetish for strange bicycles.
I'm officially comming out now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkRAzLpcgI&feature=related

I would LOVE to do this stuff.

I also love the bicycle museum in Lincoln

I don't care who knows it.

[Michael Erskine]

When we move to the bigger space we will have room for a bike
maintenance and larger-scale mechanical hacking area. I'm determined
to build a good bike trailer (I already have the plan in mind and most
of the parts) and perhaps a bicycle rickshaw. Bicycles FTW!!!!

[Dominic Morrow]

I've always wanted to build a bike trailer too. 

[David Hayward]

I'm looking forward to having a work area for bikes :)

In the absence of readily available or cheap workstands, there are various things you can do with timber or pipes if you have the space.

David

[Dominic Morrow]

Regarding the DIY stuff that's supposed to be in Lidl (I went yesterday and didn't see any) they have:

Wall Storage Boxes - 25 Piece Set £12.99  

Welding Electrodes - 1kg Pack £4.99

Arc Welder £34.99

Sabre Saw (corded reciprocating saw)  £29.99

Blades for above £3.99

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=20109

All looks good to me. 

[Michael Erskine]

I'll get myself an arc welder if there are any left and keep it at the space for all to use.

On 23 Apr 2011 23:07, "Dominic Morrow" <notti...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Regarding the DIY stuff that's supposed to be in Lidl (I went yesterday and
> didn't see any) they have:
>
> Wall Storage Boxes - 25 Piece Set £12.99
> Welding Electrodes - 1kg Pack £4.99Arc Welder £34.99Sabre Saw

> (corded reciprocating saw) £29.99Blades for above £3.99

[Dominic Morrow]

Do you know how to do it? I really want to learn this. 

[Matt Lloyd]

I taught myself on a mig welder. 

Haven't used an arc. 

I understand Arc welders are a little harder and a little less precise. But it would be a good start for getting the hacspace into welding. 

Webpage says it comes with face sheild. Some welders leather gloves and apron wouldn't go a miss aswell. 

Hot sparks go right through clothing 

'RepRap' Matt

Sent from my iPhone 4

[Russell]

Arc or stick welding is a bit harder than MIG. You have to hold the
electode just away from the metal to be welded
to make th arc. The advantages are that the machinery is much simpler
and doesn't go wrong like a dodgy MIG machine.

In general Stick welding is for big stuff and MIG for little stuff and
tack welding stuff together.
TIG welding, where you control a spark and feed wire in by hand as you
use it, is for the most delicate work.
It's not too hard and can give beautiful results.

I'm not world class but I'm alright at all these three types of
welding and would love to help people to learn.
I have no equipment of my own nowadays, not even a mask. I got rid of
it all when I gave up being a welder for the sake of my health and
sanity about ten years ago.

Just to be clear I'm no kind of fabricator. All the welding I have
done is production welding in factories
I have no idea how to design and build stuff. Still never too late to
learn.

[David Hayward]

I'd love to learn to weld.

Russell, how does it affect sanity? Does it bring forth Elder Gods if you do too much? :)

David

[Russell]

I think it was the three shift system and the VERY repetetive work
that was hard.
I spent years making bicycles and repairing bicycles made by robots at
Raleigh.
Then a couple of years making seats for Ford Modeos and repairing
seats made by robots.

I can still see if a Raleigh bike was made/repaired by me. I recognise
my (very good) work.

AS to old Gods Isn't it Thor the god of ironwork and therefore of
welders? Him of the big hammer.
In Santeria/Voodoo/Camdomble it's Ogun God of Iron, technology & the
advancement of Mankind.

But God of Hackers in General? Who's that? Surely there's a Patron
Saint.

On Apr 25, 9:02 am, David Hayward <nachi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd love to learn to weld.
>
> Russell, how does it affect sanity? Does it bring forth Elder Gods if you do
> too much? :)
>
> David
>

> On 25 April 2011 00:48, Russell <russelljenkinsfe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Arc or stick welding is a bit harder than MIG. You have to hold the
> > electode just away from the metal to be welded
> > to make th arc. The advantages are that the machinery is much simpler
> > and doesn't go wrong like a dodgy MIG machine.
>
> > In general Stick welding is for big stuff and MIG for little stuff and
> > tack welding stuff together.
> > TIG welding, where you control a spark and feed wire in by hand as you
> > use it, is for the most delicate work.
> > It's not too hard and can give beautiful results.
>
> > I'm not world class but I'm alright at all these three types of
> > welding and would love to help people to learn.
> > I have no equipment of my own nowadays, not even a mask. I got rid of
> > it all when I gave up being a welder for the sake of my health and
> > sanity about ten years ago.
>
> > Just to be clear I'm no kind of fabricator. All the welding I have
> > done is production welding in factories
> > I have no idea how to design and build stuff. Still never too late to

> > learn.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[Dominic Morrow]

Some half hearted research tells me that:

The patron saint of those who work with computers is Saint Isidore of Sevill

St Joseph is ONE of the patron saints of engineers... figures as he was a carpenter.... bet he's also patron of carpenters too. 

Personally I think R2 D2 should be the patron of Hackers or possibly McGyver.. ok Q for people who hate Americans and mullets. 

[Chunky]

Yo,
A friend of mine has gifted the hackspace a MIG welder. Its working -
he just needed it to fix his fence and its now waiting to be picked up
for us to use.
I'd love to know how to weld properly (rather than just metal blobs
which fall off when moved).
Later,
Matt

[Dominic Morrow]

Awesome... me too totally want to learn.

[Russell]

Where is the welder waiting to be picked up from ?

I volunteer.

Russ

[Marcus]

The most bodacious pillars of Noisebridge:

https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Diversity#Tripartite_Pillars

We should adopt them!

[Dominic Morrow]

It's not a do-ocracy... it's anarchy... join their mailing list and
see. It WAS founded by Bill S Preston Esq and Ted Theodor Logan
though... IRON MAIDEN? *air guitar*

[Jake Howe]

I find it awesome that my colleague informed me of an awesome doughnut shop near to where the new hackspace is going to be.

[Dominic Morrow]

..could it be any more awesomer?

[Dominic Morrow]

>>> The most bodacious pillars of Noisebridge:
>>>
>>> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Diversity#Tripartite_Pillars
>>>
>>> We should adopt them!

The trouble I find with Weaton's Law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheaton%27s_Law#Wheaton.27s_Law

Is that no one ever thinks they are being a dick. If you thought you
were being one you'd probably say "I'm being a dick... sorry."

Telling people they are being a dick... is a dickish thing to do
anyway... which I think is explained here

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_a_dick

...bloody hippies.

Dominic

[Russell]

This is genius !

http://www.instructables.com/id/Lunchtime-Clock/

[Kate Bolin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Db5n2ZN7A

The little robot that gets people to donate.

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[David Hayward]

That is cool, though I think it would probably annoy me into donating to make it go away :)

It's similar to a tween bot:

http://www.tweenbots.com/

This is a giant ball processing and sorting machine made out of lego:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWd3vgLaA_M

[David Hayward]

A radio controlled, vertical take off plane made to look like a super hero:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1F1OpRxY-k

[Martin Raynsford]

A coffee table worthy of the junk in the hackspace
http://chrisharrison.net/index.php/Fun/CircuitTable

[Michael Erskine]

On 13 June 2011 18:08, Martin Raynsford <msray...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> A coffee table worthy of the junk in the hackspace
> http://chrisharrison.net/index.php/Fun/CircuitTable

That is really nice.

[David Hayward]

Two things today:

This was stated to me as "An equation for saying hi", which sounds like one of those super-dodgy newspaper stories claiming to be science when actually doing PR, i.e. "Person discovers equation for happiness/density of extra terrestrial life/optimum ratio of peanut butter to nutella". Actually though, it's lovely:

http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=19

Secondly, this:

It's a very whimsical way to waste paper, while *also* using electricity. The developer obviously despises trees, and the ozone layer, and the very forces that animate a laughing child, and the moments of silent communication that pass between lovers. Therefore, he must in fact want our planet to burn to an existentially bereft cinder dotted by fallout shelters inhabited by nothing but investment bankers and politicians... but his project still made me smile. Because I'm an enormous bastard and I hate plants, obv:

http://indiegames.com/2011/06/receipt_racer_race_along_a_rol.html

David

[Chunky]

What about a bike part vending machine for the space?...
I like it.

http://www.good.is/post/minneapolis-gets-a-self-service-bike-repair-kiosk?utm_campaign=daily_good&utm_medium=email_daily_good&utm_source=headline_link&utm_content=Bike-Part%20Vending%20Machine%20Arrives%20in%20Minneapolis

Matt

[David Hayward]

Two things today:

Videoing guitar strings from the inside:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKF6nFzpHBU

Drawings of imaginary machines:

http://www.coolhunting.com/design/justin-amrhein.php

[Hayley Thompson]

This I found in the magazine you get on flights, completely forgot
about it till now but thought it was awesome
http://ledwatchstop.com/store/watch-odins-rage-p-156.html

[Martin Raynsford]

I just love the tag line on the website. I can totally see how a modern led based digital watch will make you feel like the ancient norse god odin.

[Ben Gray]

Just seen this that fits the bill of awesome

http://www.raspberrypi.org/

[Andy Harsley]

Been looking at these myself. Anything from Mr Elite should be pretty
cool, but best I could discover on the web suggests they won't be
available until next year.

andy

[David Hayward]

Someone is attempting to spec a mobile CNC machine. Basically the equivalent of one of those Toyota pickups with a machine gun on the back you see on the news, but constructive instead:
http://www.miiu.org/wiki/CNC_Truck

[Dominic Morrow]

We must have these...

http://www.neatoshop.com/product/Lightsaber-Room-Light?tag=1588

[Matthew Gates a.k.a. Mouse]

For those of you like me who grew up with the original Star Wars
films, loved them, and for whom the Phantom Menace was a bitter (well,
inevitable...) disappointment, this review/deconstruction might be of
interest. R-rated. Annoying advert at the start is blocked with
Adblock+.

http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/star-wars/star-wars-episode-1-the-phantom-menace/

Mouse

[Matthew Gates a.k.a. Mouse]

Oh, it's a little... erm... dark at times.

[Panikos Christofi]

This is by far the coolest one I've ever seen:
http://hackaday.com/2010/12/30/lightsaber-boasts-detachable-blade-and-crystal-chamber/

[Russell]

3d printing with sand and sunlight.

 

http://player.vimeo.com/video/25401444?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0

 

so un cool.

 

What about a british version printing with sleet and wind power?

[David Hayward]

A lego CNC machine, milling blocks of oasis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX1cO2XhMrg

[Martin Raynsford]

I would say that oasis and loft insulation foam are awesome things to start cutting with the cnc. The feed rate (movement speed) is practically irrelivant. Its like a hot knife through warm butter.

On 20 Aug 2011 15:24, "David Hayward" <nach...@gmail.com> wrote:

A lego CNC machine, milling blocks of oasis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX1cO2XhMrg

On 6 August 2011 23:01, Russell <russellje...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>

> 3d printing with sa...

[gareth howell]

Amazing!

Gareth Howell

Research fellow, IOCT

www.ioct.dmu.ac.uk

http://athousandtinypieces.tumblr.com

Twitter: @garethdoodles

[David Hayward]

The best geek business card I've seen yet:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Robotic-claw-business-card/

[David Hayward]

Diffusing skylights from pop bottles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zMAWztZ6TI&feature=player_embedded

[Kate Bolin]

I wish I had a shed, so I could put those skylights in.

Sadly, the only place that really needs light in my house is the cupboard under the stairs. Which, unsurprisingly, cannot be lit up by sunlight.

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[Russell]

I'm loving the stuff these guys make.

Sometimes they just smash cars which is a bit boring

but when they make things like this I love it..

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeoIO89Idno

 

[David Hayward]

That's fantastic Russell :)

I like the way they're so matter of fact about the cooling system not working on whichever is in reverse.

This is a saucepan that uses thermocouples to power a USB port in the handle:

http://servalpaul.blogspot.com/2011/09/thermo-electric-saucepan.html

Which may seem both frivolous and stupid at first glance, but has been developed as a way to charge gadgets while also heating water in disaster zones.

David

[Russell]

A recommendation from Ben Gray

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gusJeslMbLc

I've seen these water screens before but never so well done

I love that the little children look in the trough below for the
fallen flowers