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Gallifrey One and the Pros of Cons

Next weekend, February 17-19, Gallifrey One, the world’s largest Doctor Who convention, will be celebrating its 23rd anniversary. Once again at the LAX Marriott in Los Angeles, fans will get to see members of the show’s cast and crew from both the new and classic series, attend discussion panels on a number of excellent topics, and even see our illustrious leader, Mr. Hardwick, on Sunday filming stuff. But maybe the… more
 
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Posted by on 2/10/12

Make Cool Stuff: Links from the GeekDad Podcast

Oh, my nerdy friends, how fantastic was the GeekDad podcast from Father’s Day? To quote our nerdy host, “ah-maze-ing!” Ken covered so many fantastic projects and I want to make… more
 
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Posted by on 6/27/11

Make Cool Stuff: Digi-Comp II

Nerds! I’m so excited I can barely contain myself! Why? I’ve been catching up on the various feeds in my reader and finally got to reading a couple weeks worth… more
 
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Posted by on 6/15/11

News From The Homemade TARDIS Bureau

Oh, yeah, that “Where’s the TARDIS?” contest BBC America ran to promote this season of Doctor Who? They picked a winner: The Bull family of Madison, Wisconsin’s ice fishing shanty… more
 
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Posted by on 6/14/11

 

Make Cool Stuff: The Green Lantern Edition

Green Lantern fans, this one’s for you! We’ve got instructions for your very own power battery, five versions of the ring, and logo graphs for your needlecraft needs. The Power… more
 
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Posted by on 6/8/11

Make Cool Stuff: World Wide Knit in Public Day

Commenter Stormarela reminded me that June 11 is World Wide Knit in Public Day! Knitters and crocheters get together and practice their craft in public. Personally, I love any opportunity… more
 
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Posted by on 6/6/11

DIY: A 16-Bit Urinal

You have a bunch of old and broken Super Nintendo video game cartridges. What to do with them? Well, there’s this: Yes, a urinal composed of SNES video game cartridges… more
 
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Posted by on 5/27/11

 

Malibu Wild Wings

Have you ever dreamed of living under an airplane? No? Me neither, but this woman in Malibu has a different idea of luxury: She bought a retired 747 in the… more
 
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Posted by on 5/23/11

Make Cool Stuff: Robots

Exciting things are happening in robots, my friends! Meet ROS, the Robot Operating System. ROS is an open source platform for robotics development that originated at Stanford. The awesome folks… more
 
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Posted by on 5/23/11

It’s Not Just A Bike, It’s A Star Wars Bike

Thursday turned out to be Bike to Work Day, of which, as a non-commuter, I was totally unaware. Besides, I live in the Los Angeles area, where driving to work… more
 
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Posted by on 5/13/11

 
 
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