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  • What If Mad Men's Don Draper Had a Computer? [PC Mods] September 7, 2010
    We know Don Draper uses an iPhone, but what sort of computer would he use? PC modder Jeffrey Stephenson met the challenge with ease, designing this mid-century plywood enclosure to house a Silverstone TJ08 micro ATX tower. More » […]
    Kat Hannaford
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  • Mr Hide-Patten's Ralxila September 7, 2010
    My half of a trade with Mr Hide-Patten ([link]).I said I was just going to do a lineart for this trade, but after seeing the splendid job MrHP did on Chloe; I would've felt bad to not try and put t... […]
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  • Kiel Johnson's Wonderful (and Working) Cardboard Cameras September 7, 2010
    A lot of people use cardboard in their arts and crafts, but Kiel Johnson took that into a whole ‘nuther level with his cardboard cameras. This one above, the iconic twin lens, even works as a pinhole camera. See more of Kiel’s cardboard camera over at OddityCentral: Link | Kiel’s Website | The Twin Lens Reflex, a video clip of the making of the camera above. […]
    Alex
  • Scientists Coaxed Red Rain Cells To Replicate September 7, 2010
    Remember the red rain that fell in India back in 2001? Back then, it was reported that the red color was from cells unlike any found on Earth, prompting speculations that these cells have extraterrestrial origin. Scientists were baffled and the matter disappeared from public consciousness … until now. Godfrey Louis, a physicist at Cochin University of Scienc […]
    Alex
  • Signs You're Married to a Geek Dad September 7, 2010
    How do you know that you’re married to a geek dad? Kathy Ceceri of the new (and very enjoyable) Geek Mom blog (yes, the "better half" of Ken Denmead’s popular Geek Dad blog) writes: Not all GeekMoms are married to GeekDads. And GeekDad-ism, like many things, exists on a continuum from “enjoyed the first Star Wars movie” to “named his first daughter […]
    Alex
  • Free the 'Shine! Why it's finally time to legalize liquor September 7, 2010
    Ted Balaker of Reason.tv produced a video about moonshine. He says, "You can make beer at home, but if you try to make spirits at home it's a felony. Go figure." If drinking makes us healthier and wealthier, why is America's liquor policy so screwy? Jimmy Carter legalized home brewing in 1978, and that newfound freedom fueled the craft be […]
    Mark Frauenfelder
  • World's First Implantable Artificial Kidney September 6, 2010
    Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have developed a prototype for an artificial kidney: The device, which would include thousands of microscopic filters as well as a bioreactor to mimic the metabolic and water-balancing roles of a real kidney[...] The treatment has been proven to work for the sickest patients using a room-sized exte […]
    John Farrier
  • Cheap, portable personal 3D printer: the UP! September 6, 2010
    The UP! personal 3D printer from China retails for $1500, with goop running at $50/kg. From this early adopter's review: It runs at 0.3mm resolution, and the finished models show striations from successive layers of goop, but light sanding produces a smooth finish. For objects with funny extrusions and sitcky-outie bits that aren't stable until the […]
    Cory Doctorow
  • We owe the existence of life on Earth to metals like copper and iron [Mad Biology] September 6, 2010
    The origin of life on Earth poses a basic paradox: basic biochemicals like nucleotides and catalysts like proteins need each other to exist, but one must have come first. We may now have an answer, thanks to the transition metals. More » […]
    Alasdair Wilkins