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85: New level
July 20, 2012
Hello. Noisy Typer “A typewriter for your laptop” http://vimeo.com/45668483 (via @JamesWallis) BBC spending: Where does the licence fee go?...
84: Coming true
July 13, 2012
Hello. Erratum: Last week I asked why the lake was covered in black balls, rather than white ones. Wouldn’t white balls reflect more light, I asked. Alby...
83: Hail Sauron
July 6, 2012
Hello. Last weekend, I went to BERG’s Little Printer hack day. It was a lot of fun. http://bergcloud.com/2012/07/02/little-printer-hack-day/ NYT: The ‘Busy’...
82: Organic robotoids
June 29, 2012
Hello. Erratum: I credited someone called ‘Mark O’Neil’ with a link to the Lego Turing Machine last week. I meant, of course, O’Neill with two Ls. Sorry,...
81: Granular jamming
June 22, 2012
Hello. I’m sorry to tell you that the longest day of 2012 is now behind us and the nights are now drawing in. Unless you’re in the southern hemisphere of...
80: Uninhabitable wastelands
June 15, 2012
Hello. The Atlantic: 'Get Ready, Because Voyager I Is This Close to Leaving Our Solar System' “A machine, built here on Earth by the brain- and handiwork of...
79: The musical
June 8, 2012
Hello. I’m taking a bit of holiday at the moment, which is usually a good time to catch up on hobby projects. This week, I built a LEGO case for my Raspberry...
78: Valve parts
June 1, 2012
Hello. Andy Cameron was kind, thoughtful and constructive. He was always late but was always forgiven because he made a room better by being in it. I was...
77: Killer robot
May 25, 2012
Hello. First of all, some advance warning; this will be the last daily newsletter for a while. I’m going to try weekly (every Friday) for the next few weeks,...
76: Fake frog
May 24, 2012
Hello. Mike Trinder emailed in after I linked to the Solidoodle sub-$500 3D printer “Aaargh. I hate you. Have ordered one. For work (honestly)” Stephen...
75: Condiment lubricant
May 23, 2012
Hello. Lots of horrified feedback about yesterday’s ‘skywalking’ video. Paul Annett (aka @nicepaul) points out that they received a $10 fine. “In addition to...
74: Alpha waves
May 22, 2012
Hello. Leap What fresh sorcery is this? http://leapmotion.com/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57437404-76/leap-motion-3d-hands-free-motion-control-...
73: Hack jam
May 21, 2012
Hello. Slow London I made a little video. A quick visual experiment. http://vimeo.com/42421725 Inspired by Trey Ratcliff’s ‘Stuck in Motion’ technique...
72: Chocolate brain
May 18, 2012
Hello. Wired on the Solidoodle ‘A 3D Printer for Everyone’ http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/05/solidoodle/ (A sub $500 3D printer? Oh yes. I love how...
71: Saddest photo
May 17, 2012
Hello. Men’s Ugg boots http://m.uggaustralia.co.uk/mens-ugg-uk-classic-short-warm-sheepskin-boots/5800,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_5800_color=GREY&start=3&cgid=men-...
70: Fairy tales
May 16, 2012
Hello. Adjective order Why does “little old lady” sound better than “old little lady?” Why does “big girl’s blouse” work, when “girl’s big blouse” doesn’t?...
69: Ruinous diagnosis
May 15, 2012
Hello. Richard Gingras, head of Google News, on the future of news “The pace of technological change will not abate, and to think of our current time as a...
68: Blink tag
May 14, 2012
Hello. Ferment - literature and illustration zine “Ferment is a quarterly non-profit zine combining original creative writing with complementary...
67: Abundant thing
May 11, 2012
Hello. This video comes in from @alicebartlett, who says “I love the frisson of excitement when they realise they are both WoW players, it makes my stomach...
66: Mostly kind
May 10, 2012
Hello Yesterday’s Cuusoo news (rejecting the Firefly Serenity set) caused a few responses. I love it when you reply, by the way. Lots of people were just as...
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