Archive for October, 2009

(newsletter) Brain Cake, Tesla Radio, Proton Pack

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Sign-up for this newsletter: Welcome back! NEW: Stay visible as the nights get darker in the Light Up the Night! Contest and win some cool clothes from Cordarounds with secret reflective powers! Mega…
By: fungus amungus

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Desktops of Oct & Nov – Creative Patch Addition

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Want to get another patch??Last months desktop wallpaper thread did excellent, it would seem you loved the idea of getting some patches for your work. This month I am going to ask you to work harder for your patches! I want to encourage your creativity, so dig out one of your best digital photos,…
By: gmjhowe

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(newsletter) Milk an Almond, Headless Bride, Fix an Xbox 360

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Sign-up for this newsletter: Creepy and Cute Face Masks How to Milk an Almond Fakin’ It – Polaroid Transfers Halloween Lamps You Can Make! …
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Yes Men talk at MIT – 10/26/09

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The Yes Men are speaking at MIT next Monday, October 26th, in the Bartos Theater in the Media Lab (E15, on Ames St).? Wish I could pop over, but it’s a long trip – if you get to go, share your thoughts. Why do you want to see this talk?? From the posting: The Yes Men have an unusual hobby: posin…
By: canida

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Giant Insect Ambassadors for the Rainforest

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For our newest video for Time.com, I visited an old friend, Norm Gershenz of SaveNature.org, to discuss some of their programs for raising awareness and saving precious habitats that are home to strange and beautiful creatures like the giant thorny…

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How to build a Solar Power Station

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This Instructable is on how to build a battery power pack that charges
from the sun. I built it this past summer to have a portable device
that I could run and charge my  gadgets on. Wiring Diagram
The first thing I did was draw a wiring diagram. The Parts Next I
shopped around and purc…
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Brennn10 Wins Digital Open

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Congratulations to Brennn10 for winning the Digital Open with his Super Awesome Altoids MINI Flashlight! Read the full announcement on Boing Boing and in Institute for the Future’s press release.
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(newsletter) Automatic Cat Feeder, Silk Spectre Costume, Funnel Cake…

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Sign-up for this newsletter: Welcome back! Mega Contest: It’s our most awesome Halloween Contest ever! Any Instructable published since the last Halloween contest is elig…
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Singer Scarf Contest

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CRAFT and Singer are teaming up to bring you the Me, My Scarf  & I Contest!   Show off your own personal style in scarf-version for a chance to win a new Singer ProFinish serger or a universal carrying case + $25 to the Maker Shed. All you need for entry is a Flickr photo of you wearing the sca…
By: scoochmaroo

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Instructables Halloween Build Night – 10/15

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Greetings ghouls and goblins! We are proud to announce another upcoming Instructables Build Night at the reMake Lounge this Thursday at 6:30 PM. This build night is themed around perfecting your Halloween costume, so bring what it is you are planning on wearing! If you don’t have an idea yet, come a…
By: randofo

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Science Comedy Show in Sunnyvale

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Science Comedian Brian Malow

presents

Rational Comedy for an Irrational Planet

An evening of science humor

8pm, Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Rooster T. Feather’s Comedy Club
157 W. El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 736-0921


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I’ve Been Scooped Again

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A couple of the presentations at today’s “Let’s Have An Awesome Time Doing Science” conference were conducted via Skype video.

Uri Alon of the Department of Molecular Cell Biology & Department of Physics of Complex Systems at the Weizmann Institute in Israel, gave…

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The Scientific Mind Behind FlashForward

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Our most recent video for Time.com is about the new ABC series, “FlashForward.”  The show is based on the 1999 novel by Canadian science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer, whom we met this summer at the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop.
I went down to Los Angeles to meet Rob on the set of the show.  Well, [...]

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Ten Things I Love About My Academic Job

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Wrapping up a great first day of the “Let’s Have An Awesome Time Doing Science!” conference/unconference, Ron Vale, Chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology at UCSF, endeavored to impart some optimism and positivity to some proceedings that would no doubt also explore some of the challenges and downsides of doing science.
He began [...]

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How to Milk an Almond (fresh homemade almond milk, easy)

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Fresh raw almond milk is delicious, healthy, unprocessed, and
economical. There is no waste, no unrecyclable plastic-lined tetra-pak
boxes or cartons to put in landfills and drink BPA out of, and this
tastes much, much better than storebought. The resulting almond meal is
a free bonus, useful in coo…
By: megmaine

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(newsletter) Build a Lightsaber, Fiber Optic Ceiling, Steampunk Laptop

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Sign-up for this newsletter: Welcome back! Arduino Contest – Make anything involving Arduino and win a sweet prize from Evil Mad Science or an Arduino Mega! Closes Sunday: Digital Days Photo Contest – Show us your best…
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Ladyada wins EFF Pioneer Award!

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The always-awesome Ladyada of Adafruit Industries is one three winners of the EFF’s Pioneer Awards! It’s doubly awesome to see more geek women on lists like these. Check out her recent projects here!From the official notice:A pioneer in the field of open-source hardware and software hacking, Ladya…
By: canida

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Real life Magic Wand for your TV

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The coolest TV remote ever! The "World’s First Magic Wand," can now be yours. This universal remote comes with a built-in accelerometer which allows it to perform "13 magical functions" with which to amaze your friends. In fact, it works with IR sensors to engage with almost any device that can be…
By: scoochmaroo

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Were moving to myozone.org

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Hi’ all, we have some great news for all our avid readers. Global Events Technology~News is moving to myozone.org which will be the new site for the latest on gadgets to the green policy and green solutions.

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WHAT IS ‘ART AROUND THE WORLD’?

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WHAT IS ‘ART AROUND THE WORLD’?

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Sinautec to Showcase America’s First Zero Carbon Mass Transit Vehicle Electric Shuttle Featuring Solar Charging and New Ultracapacitor Technology

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Sinautec to Showcase America’s First Zero Carbon Mass Transit Vehicle Electric Shuttle Featuring Solar Charging and New Ultracapacitor Technology

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