August 20, 2009

Awesome 4x8 chain driven CNC router

blackToe 4x8

OMG. I want to build one of these.

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August 06, 2009

Foot gloves? Awesome!

Vibram FiveFingers KSO and Classic Running Shoes | Wired.com Product Reviews

Really cool looking shoes for natural running. I need to find a pair of these before they fail and stop producing them.

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July 31, 2009

KFC clone recipe

The Word of Mouth KFC challenge | Life and style |
guardian.co.uk

A awesome version that compares to the colonel's secret recipe.

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July 21, 2009

Knap an arrowhead from a beer bottle

From Beer Bottle to Arrowhead

Way too cool. Goes in the post-apolcalypse how-to file.

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Nice little appetizer

Apartment Therapy The Kitchn | My Edible Escape: Peppadews and Goat Cheese
This looks like a great little appetizer to make for our next get-together.

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Eat your way across Manhattan

From The Kitchn an article that lists a cornucopia of things to do as you eat your way across Manhattan.

Need to remember this for my next trip back East.

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April 16, 2009

Interesting WiFi Attenna Mod

Ez-12

An interesting modification you can make to your wifi external attenna that is supposed to improve reception directionally.

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April 15, 2009

Speed Climbing DIY Timer

Speed Climbing Timing - Part 1 Sensors | IR Sensors, Speed timing | sawdust.see-do.org

A build diary for putting together a solid state Speed Climbing timer by a Dad for his kids events.

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April 05, 2009

I gots me a new toy!

I picked up a new toy over the weekend. It's the first tech toy I've purchased in over a year. I think the last thing prior to this was when we replaced the broken TV. I don't count cell phones since they are pretty much ubiquitous now.

I got a netbook.

Yep. One of those little mini laptops with the tiny everything; screen, harddrive, keyboard (especially keyboard). It's all teeny tiny.

But it's so cool!

Continue reading "I gots me a new toy!"
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February 26, 2009

Crazy Video Art Project

Concrete TV

NSFW. A crazy NYC Public access Video art project made of music and video snippets. Trippy.

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February 25, 2009

Excellent article about Brooklyn NY foodie explosion.

Brooklyn’s New Culinary Movement - NYTimes.com

A fun article about the small business eplosion of food and food-related businesses growing in Brooklyn. Great resource list at the end.

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Make a font out of your own handwriting - For Free!

Font Generator - Make Your Own Handwriting Font With Your Fonts

Great site that will make a font out of your handwriting for free! Squee!

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Great little mini robots

HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures

Cute little mini robots that are relatively inexpensive.

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Rainbow cake!

Rainbow Cake: No Decorating Talent Required! | Geekdad from Wired.com

An awesome idea for decorating a cake with food coloring that is pretty low on the "how hard is it to do" scale.

Need to make this for the next birthday cake.

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