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The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A geek is one who isn’t satisfied knowing only the surface facts, but instead has a visceral desire to learn everything possible about a particular subject. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question.
70 Things Every Computer Geek Should Know. | Arrow Webzine
Flatbed scanner becomes multitouch panel in five-fingered DIY documentary (video) -- Engadget
Few things do a better job at decimating desktop real estate than a bulky old flatbed scanner . Skinnier replacements are cheap these days, but what's one to do with the old ones? An enterprising hacker who goes by the handle Sprite_tm, the same bloke who brought us a knock-operated door , has managed to create a multitouch panel out of his.electronics,hack-a-make,arduino etc
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Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring ) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing ).
Exploring Natural Materials It's Natural Materials month here on Makezine. So far, we've looked at bone, rope, gemstone, flint napping, cuttlefish casting, and more. You can check out all of these themed posts on the Natural Materials archive page . I'm excited to see that Greg Borenstein has launched Makematics, a blog that covers his own exploration of advanced math topics that are found in new creative applications by and for makers. Tom Buchanan, a retired teacher, emailed to let us know he successfully built Owen Tanner's solar pendulum, as seen in MAKE: Vol. 28, page 146.
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I took the propeller powered skateboard out for a spin a few of the days last week: tons of fun. Check out the video I put together here ! Up next week: Related Science, with a primer in R/C gear usage and science, how propellers work, and how to size them to the engine/motor. Right now, I’m off to AZ for a few days – so I have to cut the verbage and hit the airport! I’ll be filling in the details and flushing out the articles next week!D.I.Y
Since the rise of private property and industrial production, modern capitalism has been on a undeniable crash course with Mother Nature. It's no so much that we'll end up murdering the entire planet, but just ... More Are you tired of wasting diamonds and iron on creating hoes?
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We had 34 fantastic entries for the Workbench Contest . These entries have been viewed more than 11000 times so far! They will continue to provide inspiration for years to come when people are looking for bench ideas. It was very hard to come up with a winner for this contest since there were so many great entries, many of them describing fantastic layouts and equipment ideas. It was nice to see that so much could be achieved in small places.
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