This may be one of those times where the image and concept is more interesting that the final product. I mean, what could you actually do with a mouse-driven Etch-a-Sketch? Project Page via Gizmodo, via Make.
Lengthy article on how to build your own Bender beer brewery which includes a rather unfortunate placement of the spigot.
Scout is my least favorite avatar, but this is interesting.
No Gimmicks: Eat Less and Exercise More via the new york times.
…it doesn’t matter whether you choose a diet based on your genotype or the phases of the moon, or whether you cut down on sugars and starches or fats. If you consume fewer calories than you need to maintain your current weight, you will lose.
My advice here is to save your money, toss out (or donate to a soup kitchen) the leftover high-calorie holiday fare, gradually reduce your portion sizes and return to your exercise routine (or adopt one if you spent too much of ’07 on your sofa).
Great list of 10 best obscure google search tips over at lifehacker.
From Die Gestalten Verlag via gizmodo.com
For a new art project, the designer Martin Postler has investigated the history, the aesthetics and the lethal seductiveness of the Kalashnikov. He has freed the AK-47 from its terrible capacity to injure and kill by deconstructing it into a paper model construction set. At the end of the construction process each person can decide if they would like to hang their own AK-47 on the wall, paint it, customize it with stickers or simply burn it. Then ultimately this AK-47 thankfully remains a piece of paper.
A Father, a daughter, a gorilla head: a cautionary tale
I like the “how it’s made” show as they usually take us thru some cool factory to show how different products are made. But this segment on how video games are made is really simplistic and doesn’t even come close to describing the entire process — they’re mostly focused on characters, animation, and cinematics.
Sadly I couldn’t figure out how to post the video here, but you can find it and more info over at the Anti-Social College Kids Build Autonomous Foosball Table article at gizmodo.com and at the Autonomous Foosball Table’s project site where they even describe how they built it.
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Thanks, Steve
You need to install these two programs. Handbrake will rip the video, but you have to do the whole movie, not just a clip (as far as I know). Then you can trim down to the section you want.
This program lives in your taskbar…..I think it removes the security, but not totally sure.
