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The Mystery and Joys of Strange Crates in the Mail
Today was another hectic day at the office. Workdays can get tangled up sometimes, serious, fraught with drama, looming deadlines, and too much coffee. And then you get a mysterious wooden crate in the...
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Peace, Love, and EL Wire
The thing this first-time Burner found the most overwhelming (in the good way) was the presence of the maker spirit everywhere I looked. Practically everything that makes its way to Black Rock City is...
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Swinging in the Rain
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here at MAKE HQ in Sebastopol, Calif. we’re enjoying a great run of Indian Summer weather, deep blue skies, temps in the low 80s and a tinge of...
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World Control: A Demonstration
Pick up a copy of the new issue of MAKE and check out Steve Lodefink's "world control panel," but also have a look at this video of Steve's son Harlan demonstrating all the features of the device. If...
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Red Bull’s “Kluge” Rube Goldberg Machine
Red Bull’s Kluge Rube Goldberg Machine was built over 17 days by Syyn Labs (who also built that OK Go RGM using over 100 builders and 25 tons of material. Not to be a naysayer but I’d much rather watch...
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Travel Train Set in a Suitcase
Mario Marchese of The Suitcase Machine created this ingenious working model train set in a suitcase, so he can bring the miniature fun wherever he goes!Read the full article on MAKE
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MAKE Goes to Comic-Con
We’re excited to be covering Comic-Con this year for MAKE, as part of our “alt.” event coverage, where we look at these cons through a maker’s lens. I got here last night and things were already...
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Alt.Comic-Con: Strolling Artists’ Alley
My morning at Comic-Con was jam-packed, and I do mean jam-packed. It’s absurdly crowded. The whole harbor area of San Diego is aswarm with unwashed geek masses (and the booth babes who pretend to like...
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Alt.Comic-Con: The Magic of Frankenweenie
My absolute Comic-Con highlight yesterday was getting a chance to tour the traveling art exhibition for Tim Burton’s upcoming stop-motion, black & white film, Frankenweenie. The small exhibition...
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Alt.Comic-Con: The Shortening Distance Between Imagination and Media
On Friday, I spent a lot of my time focusing on the Small Press Pavilion and other publishing efforts on the indie end of the Comic-Con spectrum. Given the immensity of the con, and the fact that the...
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