A laser comes to town

Laser – overseeing the cut Originally uploaded by olleolleolle I’d been dismissive, even reluctant, about all this laser-cutting and engraving with laser. Until today. The beams were quite persuasive. Got my first hit of “foxic tumes” today, as the huge behemoth that 1scale1 co-bought fired its way through the plexiglass I’d bought the day before. …

DIY Bio, coreboot, and other new frontiers

“The last piece of the computer puzzle to become free”, said Kugg, in explaining the excellence and thrust of the coreboot project. “They make software to replace the BIOS of the computer. Among BIOS makers today, there are only about two large manufacturers. No innovation, or DIY. Until coreboot.” A 25C3 talk by Malmö hacker …

Arduino news today: New webstore and a new book

Blushing Boy, a web shop for sellers and buyers. Of home-made and self-designed Arduino electronics. And its ilk. It’s Malmö-based. This is awesome stuff. You can buy a Smapler there. Programming Interactivity: A Guide for Processing, Arduino, and OpenFrameworks, 1st Edition as a Rough Cut. Their pricing model is interesting – if you’re very curious, …