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 Book Binding
Comic artist Toby takes you through the step-by-step process of binding your own book as he works on the assembly line to put together his comics for a MoCCA event. There are tons of photos and descriptions on the whole process. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee | November 30, 2005 at 17:08 PST
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Bait and Switch Camera Stores...
 Most Makers I know are usually thrifty (in a good way) and on the prowl for a good deal, but be careful...Today will likely go down in web history as another example of just how quick and bad things can get online - we've lived through the Kryptonite bic pen lock swarm, the recent Sony Rootkit and now read the story of someone who may have discovered when those low-cost camera sites have deals that seem too good to be true, they usually are. Link. If you're a fan of Digg, this saga is the most "Dugg" story along with the most comments, ever. It will be interesting to see what happens next...
Posted by Phillip Torrone | November 30, 2005 at 15:58 PST
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Treehugger round up...
 Our pals from Treehugger sent in their weekly round up - "An office chair made from an Audi driver's seat. Cant afford an electric scooter? Try a dog-powered one. And, we find lamps made from recycled plastic bottles..."
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Posted by Phillip Torrone | November 30, 2005 at 14:30 PST
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Build a Magnetic Ball Levitator for $20
 "There's a super article in Popular Electronics, May 1996, pp 48-52, 78, titled "Build a Magnetic Ball Levitator", by James Cicon. It describes how to build an electromagnet with an optical sensor which will keep a hollow steel ball floating in the air about 1/4" below the electromagnet. This is like the globe of the earth which is suspended in air under an electromagnet that can be purchased for about $125. The material costs for this project is only about $20." Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | November 30, 2005 at 12:00 PST
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HOW TO - Build a Home Terabyte Backup System Using Linux
 Wow, this will likely be commonplace in just a few years..."Build a low-cost, terabyte-sized backup server using Linux and back up your digital audio files, digital images and digital movie recordings. A terabyte-plus backup and storage system is now an affordable option for Linux users. This article discusses options for building and configuring an inexpensive, expandable, Linux-based backup server." Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | November 30, 2005 at 11:45 PST
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Meet Your Fellow Makers!
Find and post events, exhibits, and more with our new events listings!
dorkbotSF 23
Nov. 30
at 7:30pm
somewhat monthly gathering of people doing strange things with electricity
this month's speakers:
* graham plumb - light fantastic
* tom zimmerman - using electronic gadgets to teach kids science and engineering
open dork lineup:
* paul spinrad - author of the vj book | http://thevjbook.com
* kimo crossman - providing public input into the city's (SF) TechConnect WIFI process | http://webnetic.net
* jonathan moore - SVG plugin hacking in the new firefox
* team1031 - high school robotics | http://www.team1031.org
* michael shiloh - linux sys admin class announcement
stick around after the talks to geek, drink, and be merry! ORDER of presentation does not correspond to this announcement so come at 7:30pm
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Phil Torrone visited Squid Labs in Emeryville, CA and brought back a special video podcast. The intelligent designers at Squid Labs create chips, electronics, robotics, materials, embedded systems, manufacturing processes as well as recently launching Instructables. Saul Griffith was kind enough to give us a tour of their work shop, fab lab and some of their projects. Watch the video and/or subscribe to our podcast!
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Kits, books, back issues, T-shirts, and other cool Maker goodies!
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