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  • Use Linux to water your lawn

    Use Linux to water your lawn

    Posted on May 14, 2010 | No Comments
    So you bought the EasyBloom to take precise soil moisture readings. You have a spreadsheet plotting plant growth over time. But you're still schelpping out to water the lawn like all your Luddite neighbors. Where's your sense of pride? You're a geek! You should be using technology to make your life better. Here, we'll help get you started with this Instructable on using Linux to water your lawn!

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  • Party people, wave your wristbands in the air

    Party people, wave your wristbands in the air

    Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments
    This cool Instructable teaches you how to build your own persistance of vision wristband, one of those things that spell a word when you swing it in front of someone fast enough. The device uses a Lilypad Arduino board and about eight 8 LEDs. You actually have to program the board to get things to show [...]

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  • Mod: Audio line out from SNES Super Gameboy

    Mod: Audio line out from SNES Super Gameboy

    Posted on March 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Chiptune is fun to mess around with, but programming on a tiny Gameboy screen can get a little annoying. Nintendo created the Super Gameboy to allow players to plug Gameboy cartridges into their SNES, so it would stand to reason that you could run LSDJ or Nanoloop through your TV. But how to get the [...]

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  • DIY: Convert a 1984 Mac into a Snow Leopard machine

    DIY: Convert a 1984 Mac into a Snow Leopard machine

    Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
    >Apparently with a bit of geek know-how, a 1984 Macintosh can run OS X Snow Leopard. Who knew? Best of all this is something that nearly anyone with some determination and Google skills can do. The hardest part is probably locating a 1984 Macintosh.

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  • Construct your own Head Mounted Display for fun and profit

    Construct your own Head Mounted Display for fun and profit

    Posted on February 13, 2010 | No Comments
    While you jerks are wasting away watching the Olympics this weekend, I'm going to attempt to make this sweet-ass Head Mounted Display. The Instructable doesn't seem that hard. Basically I'll just be transplanting the screens from my busted Myvu personal media glasses into some utility or ski glasses. Maybe I'll make one for me and one for the wife, solving my Valentine's Day shopping conundrum.

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  • DIY: A wood induction charger based off of a Powermat

    DIY: A wood induction charger based off of a Powermat

    Posted on November 18, 2009 | No Comments
    The Powermats are pretty cool. They charge without eff’n wires. But they are all plastic and might not look right in some deco. So why not stuff the guts into something a little more pleasing like a block of wood. It seem to work fine and this Instructable will guide you through how to make [...]

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  • DIY Dyson-like workshop vacuum

    DIY Dyson-like workshop vacuum

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments
    The core concept behind the Dyson vacuums are nothing new. In fact workshoppers have been using similar, but a whole lot more simple versions, to take some load off of their expensive dust collection units for years. Either you buy one, or you spend some quality time with some PVC pipes and make your own.

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  • DIY Werewolf Costume

    DIY Werewolf Costume

    Posted on October 1, 2009 | No Comments
    FN5WHU6F7YGTDFR.MEDIUM With All Hallows' Eve creeping up at the end of the month, that means its time to get cracking on your costumes! Missmonster posted a very elaborate Instructable on how to turn you (or a loved one) into a lycanthrope, complete with fully articulate jaw. Be forewarned, this is a rather complex project. You're pretty much casting the mask out of plaster and resin. But you can't argue with the results.

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  • DIY garage door sensor

    DIY garage door sensor

    Posted on October 1, 2009 | No Comments
    garage-door-sensorI don't use my garage very often, but I am a pretty forgetful person. So it's not uncommon for me to leave my garage door open all night, revealing its precious contents to passers-by. Thankfully I haven't been burgled yet. And now, thanks to a new instructable, I can make my own "Hey dummy, you left your garage door open" reminder system!

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  • A real, hand-made bamboo bike

    A real, hand-made bamboo bike

    Posted on September 24, 2009 | No Comments
    So this is a bike made entirely of bamboo. That's right - there's no metal under those tubes. The maker put his entire process on Instructables and seems to be able to ride the thing without it exploding on him. However, he uses epoxy and other stuff to keep it together, which is slightly disconcerting.

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  • DIY: How to set up your own analog tv station

    DIY: How to set up your own analog tv station

    Posted on September 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Despite the fact that analog television is dead (at least according to the FCC), some stalwarts are using their proficiency in dead tech to create their own channels, to rival the pirate radio of the 80's. Seems that it's actually pretty easy to pick up your own analog TV broadcast setup on ebay, strap an antenna to the nearest chimney, and then start spewing your own content over the airwaves. So easy in fact, there's an Instructable on how to do it.

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  • The teeny, tiny little music making thing in a Tic Tac box

    The teeny, tiny little music making thing in a Tic Tac box

    Posted on July 16, 2009 | No Comments
    This slightly complex Instructable shows you how to make a wee little potentiometer and circuit board to make something called a Tic Tac Tunes. When you move a stylus up and down the potentiometer you play one or more of the notes in a pre-defined set of musical tones. In this way you can play the song at different tempos. You then stuff the whole thing in a Tic Tac box and play away, ensuring you'll be the life of the party.

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