Lyra’s Lamp
We have a new puppy in the house, and while this is a wonderful thing in general, it means I sometimes have to get up in the middle of the night to let him out. The problem is I don't have a bedside lamp so I end up stumbling
Steampunk Gift Guide @ Make:Blog
Greetings everyone! It’s hard to imagine that an entire year has passed since MAKE asked me to write last year’s Steampunk gift guide. What a year it’s been too! Last year, I still had some doubt that Steampunk was a bona fide subculture, but so much has happened in
Mad Uncle Cliff Wins at Steampunk
Cliff writes: Just thought you might like to see progress on the communicator, got the monitor done and it is almost ready to mount. Then onto the keyboard… Of course you know that I hold you responsible for this mad fetish of mine, all because a mate
Small form factor keyboard and monitor
Here’s a nice little keyboard and monitor set from Daniel Pon. I particularly like the small form factor, I have a Happy Hacker KB kicking around the shop that I might do something like thing too.
NIMBY must raise another $14,700 by December 15th
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From http://www.nimbyspace.org/ : The outpouring of support for NIMBY in the past week has been inspiring. Excitement is building in the final countdown to taking possession of the new space. Thank you to everyone who has contributed thus far. NIMBY is well on its way to making through a
Dead Simple Charging Station
Here's a dead simple cell phone charging station I installed next to our main entrance. It's just a pair of hangers of the sort you'd use in the garage to store a shovel or a rake. If your wall isn't made of barn-board like ours, you can screw the
Steampunk Sheddie
I love to see people’s workspaces, probably because my workshop is just about my favorite place in the world to spend time. My workshop is in my garage, which is a common situation in the States. However, in the U.K. it’s the garden shed that often houses the secret laboratories
Steampunk Star Trek Wallpaper
The title says it all – these are just brilliant! (via – Steampunkpics )
Upcycling: Re-filling a Swiffer WetJet Bottle
From Wikipedia: Upcycling is a component of sustainability in which waste materials are used to provide new products. It is generally a reinvestment in the environment. "Upcycling is the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value." This process allows
The Clockwork Quartet
I have legions of minions (both cybernetic and meatiform) so if you say ‘steampunk’ anywhere on the interwebs I’m liable to pop up in UR LJ or UR Flickr within hours. Such was the case this morning when I discovered this marvellous machine built by banjo player Will Segerman