Curta pictures (thank you, Richard). More information on the device (previously): “Computing without electricity“.
Dutch Book Bindings (12th – 21st Century)
February 27, 2010 by Filed Under: Books
Book bindings of the Royal National Library of The Netherlands. Via BibliOdyssey, where you can find a selection.
Primitive Technology Handbook
February 22, 2010 by Filed Under: Books & Reference, DIY, Primitive technology, Random
Primitive Ways makes use of the internet to teach us the lost knowledge of our Stone Age ancestors: making fire, tools, weapons, cooking utensils, musical instruments, shelters, and much more.
Not everything is that useful in the 21st century, but the site contains a wealth of information and many of the diy-projects sure look like fun. Moreover, they also combine traditional skills with modern materials, like in this four-hour kayak. Some articles are extremely short, but very useful – see the Inuit Thimble, for example.
Primitive Ways is also available as a book or a dvd, but all information is freely accessible on the website. Articles also appeared in the “Bulletin of Primitive Technology”, a print magazine from the Society of Primitive Technology.
Another good resource is “Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills
Digital Books and Your Rights
February 16, 2010 by Filed Under: Books
A checklist for readers by the EFF. Previously: Second hand bits and bytes.
Pen Shaking Centrifuge
February 16, 2010 by Filed Under: Hand tool overkill, Hand tools, Random, Wood
“Sometimes, if a pen stutters, you can get it going again by shaking it. But sometimes it seems to take a lot of shaking. So I figured, what if I could shake it really really hard? What if I built a centrifuge to get the ink flowing again? And so this project came about!”
Hand tool overkill. Don’t miss the video (and the other projects by Matthias Wandel).
Via Make Magazine.
