Volume 08

Columns

168: Toolbox

The best tools, software, publications, and websites.

178: Retrocomputing: Games on the PDP- 1

The first computer games. By Tom Owad

184: Reader Input

Where makers tell their tales.

188: Making It

How I went from cubicle slave to full-time maker. By Mikey Sklar

190: Retrospective: Barricelli’s Universe

Early experiments in digital evolution. By George Dyson

193: Maker’s Calendar

Our favorite events from around the world.

194: Homebrew

My LED Heirloom Clock. By Blake Hannaford

Maker

17: 1+ 2+3: Custom Travel Game Mod Make a travel edition of your favorite, and otherwise housebound, board game. By Harry Miller

18: Made on Earth

Snapshots from the world of backyard technology.

28: Maker Profile: Caleb Chung Will Pleo be the biggest robot toy ever? By Robert Luhn

37: Grandpop’s Shop

A tribute to my favorite maker. By Robyn Miller

38: Heavy Lifting

A ski resort on an extreme budget. By Dale Dougherty

44: Citizen Scientist: Magnetometer Detect solar flares in your living room. By Dr. Shawn

48: 1+ 2+3: Shaker Flashlight Hack Use your muscles to power electronic games. By Cy Tymony

122: 1+ 2+3: Streamerator 3000 High-powered toilet paper launcher. By Prof. Greg Arius

156: Howtoons: Rola Bola

Go surfing in your imagination.

158: MakeShift: Castaway

How do you get fresh water on a deserted island? By Lee D. Zlotoff

177: Tips and Tricks

Banana ripening, remembering lock combos, and more.

179: Aha! Puzzle This

Gold chains and chicken nuggets. By Michael H. Pryor

180: Blast from the Past The 1948 Union Hardware Catalog. By Mister Jalopy

182: 1+ 2+3: Water Bomb Plane A winged origami missile. By Ewan Spence

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READ ME: Always check the URL associated with each project before you get started. There may be important updates or corrections.

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123: Music 146: Workshop

TV synthesizer, Washing machine salvage. iPod bass boost,

Xbox car music. 149: Imaging

How not to make

133: Home a how-to video, van with LED desk lamp, TV on the side, quick HVAC automation, and dirty light table. dorm TV spinner.

142: Circuits

MIDI sock monkey.

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MAKER PROFILE Can a machine have a soul? Can it laugh and cry, bug you for a snack, tease you, and dream robotic dreams? Can you sell it for $250?