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Re: Make: Skill Set: Woodworking

Gareth Branwyn — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:46:15 -0000

This is really great stuff, folks, keep it coming! We'll have a book drawing later in the month and will do questions with crowdsourced answers (like we did with the Make: Electronics giveaway), but we'll try to get as much of this covered in the course of the month as possible.

Re: MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

Gareth Branwyn — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:45:56 -0000

Yay, SMR! Nice job on the round-up. Thanks.

Re: Make: Live 2/9/11 – Soldering (video)

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:12:10 -0000

This was resolved on our end yesterday (fall-out from the migration). We're just not sure when it will be updated on the iTunes side. Hopefully "any minute now."

Re: Make It Last Build Series #3: Prototyping the Stepper Driver

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:49:03 -0000

There's more in the newsletter, Dan. These posts are just basically a teaser. You can sign up for the newsletters on the Make It Last landing page. We'll have the latest NL on that page soon.

Re: Collin’s Lab: Digital to Analog Converter

Gareth Branwyn — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:36:34 -0000

Bravo, Collin. This is so beautifully done (love the drawings and animations) and the info is crystal clear. Nice work.

Re: Make: Live Episode 03: Science Fair Projects (preview video)

Gareth Branwyn — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:45:19 -0000

We changed our minds -- a geek's prerogative :-) The bike episode is now scheduled for April 13.

Re: Homebrewed Gear Puller

Gareth Branwyn — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:52:21 -0000

OMG, that's awesome. I want one!

Re: Is a Wikipedia Editor on a Mission to Delete Hackerspaces?

Gareth Branwyn — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:34:04 -0000

To me, the whole issue of whether a member of a group should post about that group is not the point here (a legitimate issue, just not the point here), it's that somebody is putting up hackerspaces for deletion based on the assertion that they can't find evidence of notability for them and then ceding when evidence (easily gathered via Google) is provided. And it's not other hackerspaces linking to their MySpace pages that are these sources, it's reputable publications like the Irish Times, Wired, NPR, MSN, and yes, MAKE.

Re: Make It Last Build #3: Rigging Up Your Drawbot

Gareth Branwyn — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:52:56 -0000

Do it, Eddy! Don't forget, it doesn't have to be the finished project to be eligible for the prize drawings, just any progress shows (it's a random drawing). Deadline is March 3rd! See the landing page for the prize lists: http://makezine.com/makeitl...

Re: Enter Our Arduino Book Drawing

Gareth Branwyn — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:26:17 -0000

Post your questions to the giveaway announcement here: http://blog.makezine.com/ar...

Re: Build a Simple, Sturdy Wooden Table

Gareth Branwyn — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:34:06 -0000

Good feedback, A! Thanks. The cool thing about Make: Projects is that it's a community wiki, so these sorts of tips/corrections/modifications can be added. Would you be willing to add this to the project? If so, we'd greatly appreciate it. We want these project articles to be living documents that change with the interactions of the maker community.

Re: Build a Simple, Sturdy Wooden Table

Gareth Branwyn — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:11:22 -0000

Thanks so much, Art. We'll get your additions reviewed and posted ASAP.

There is a little bit of learning curve in Make: Projects, and some quirks, but it becomes much easier, and downright fun (at least I enjoy it) once you get the hang of it.

Thanks again.

Re: How-To: Arduino-Controlled Yogurt Maker

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:23:30 -0000

Agreed. I used to live in a hippie commune in my youth and when the yogurt was good -- made from our own cows' milk, man was it amazing. When the cows got into the onion grass? Not so much.

Re: Arduino Giveaway

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:17:33 -0000

And the winners are: Gene Kaufman, Rob T Firefly, Liz Valentine, Michael Voss, Crow. Email me to claim your book.

Re: Interview with Kinetic Artist Andrew Smith

Gareth Branwyn — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:16:03 -0000

Great job Goli and Andrew! Thanks so much.

Re: MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

Gareth Branwyn — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:06:34 -0000

Dude, your Flickr pool round-ups are awesome! Thanks!

Re: Skill Set: Building Woodworking Low Horses

Gareth Branwyn — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:51:54 -0000

If folks actually build these, PLEASE send us some pics (post to the MAKE Flickr pool) We'd love to see what you come up with.

Re: Arduino Kit Giveaway Closing!

Gareth Branwyn — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:53:17 -0000

Folks: Please post these comments to the giveaway page: http://blog.makezine.com/ar...

Re: Arduino Kit Giveaway

Gareth Branwyn — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:09:46 -0000

Contest entries closed last night at Midnight. Thanks to all who entered this drawing. A lot of great ideas for Arduino projects here. One awesome benefit of doing these drawings is that we get to find out more about our readers and what sorts of DIY projects they're interested in, what their desires for content are, etc. So thanks to all who participated. We'll announce the winner later today.

Re: Where Have All the Robots Gone?

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:32:20 -0000

I meant specifically at the power plant. But then, I've only seen one image of a rescue robot, altho I assumed more were being used.

Re: Where Have All the Robots Gone?

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:35:30 -0000

I bailed on US coverage pretty quickly. I've been watching Japanese and European coverage and have still not heard about anything related to robots being used or planned. But maybe I'm just missing it.

Re: Where Have All the Robots Gone?

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:39:36 -0000

What about batteries and portable generators for tethered robots?

Re: Where Have All the Robots Gone?

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:46:42 -0000

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/...

Ooops. I stand by my use of "cooking."

Re: Making a Laser-cut Zoetrope with Processing and Kinect

Gareth Branwyn — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:01:03 -0000

That's awesome, Lorelei! I will do a separate post about your sync-strobe.

Re: The Latest in Hobby Robotics 04

Gareth Branwyn — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:32:45 -0000

This "show" is part of a casual series of videos we're doing in "The Latest on.. [some area of making]." We're asking people whose work we like in those areas, makers we know, to turn on the camera and record what's on their radar. It's a slice of "the latest," not everything, and it's (largely) from one maker's viewpoint, it's not a reporter (of any stripe). If you have a site you think we should cover, or a particular robot project you find exciting, or something in the realm of "latest" you think is being missed here, please send it along. You can send directly to me (gareth@makezine.com).