Hacker Friendly

John W. Cornwell writes from his project website,
Have you ever gotten up off the couch to get a beer for the umpteenth time and thought, “What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME???” Well, that was how I first conceived of the beer launching fridge. About 3 months [...]

We’ve all read about and seen pictures of how U.S. soldiers in Iraq have outfitted their trucks with customized armor in order to handle powerful explosive IED devices. It’s all in an effort to pick up the slack where government issued weapons and gear fail them. Soldiers are writing home for care packages and asking [...]

An article posted to an eclectic LiveJournal community (Second Lifers) called for submissions for real life and SL photos to compare. LJ user and author kateamdahl writes,
If instead we get in the habit of assuming that everyone is showing their Real Life self, I think we invite trouble, because that’s definitely not the case! [...]

‘Tis the season for holiday knitting, and don’tcha know I’m up to my elbows in yarn and needles. I decided to rest my weary fingers and do a little exploring within SL… and look what I found!
Enterprising knitter Ida Keen has created a cute crafter’s corner within Second Life. Her store is called “Knit This” [...]