Man I gotta get my scratch made Reprap Prusa 3D printer working again. I desperately want to build that stand.

just coat it in that weird cat nip spray....

...or you could just buy a simple laser. My roommate used to run his dog up and down our dirt road by getting his dog to chase the laser as he sat on his fat ass smoking a cig in the front yard. Although the idea of a stuffed bunny tied to the top of a very fast RC car would be a lot of fun to watch too.

The Makerbot philosophy got a little muddy after Autodesk purchased the company.

No idea of per cost, but a 1kg (about 2.21 lbs) spool for printing will run you about $35. Some of the nicer 3D printer software will give you an option for "infill percentage" which basically allows you to create a honeycomb like structure inside the object so you're not wasting a ton of extra plastic creating a…

Will check when I get home... I'll try to remember.

I haven't pulled the trigger and ordered the DJI Phantom yet. A friend has a custom built quad running an Arduino and that thing has way more control and the ability to finess it's movements. He's almost convinced me to buy a frame and build my own as his has GPS and can be automated to follow flight paths while the…

Been having fun with one of the little Estes quads I got from a friend. My only problem is that it just makes me want to get a larger one... and a camera... and gimball mount...and $1000 later I'm broke.

I used to read a lot of books on my iPhone using the Kindle app. The convenience of not carrying a second device with you is great. Then I broke down and bought a Kindle PaperWhite last Winter and have read a ton of books on that in the evenings of while traveling. I still use my phone since the books sync between…

Really want to try putting an OS on one of these and see how they fare. Windows Enterprise 8 has an option to install the OS to a USB thumbdrive, really want to try it on one of these. I wonder since it has a controller onboard if I could partition and have a multi-OS boot stick with Linux and Windows on it. Being…

Juneau, AK here... That price seems a hair high, but just about right. Percy's is a little 12 foot wide 20 foot deep hole in the wall store right in the downtown area (all 6 blocks of it) that sells pipe tobacco and specialty beers and liqueur including taps and growlers refills. I did just pick up a 750ml bottle of…

I just toss a little Sta-bil in the gas tanks of the mower, weed wacker and generator at the end of the season. Stuff works well, with that said my mower and weed wacker were hand me downs. I'll probably go electric once these break down and I finally have to purchase one.

So..... citation coming in six months then... >.<

I love newegg as they tend to be so thorough with product information and reviews. The only problem I have with them is their shipping to Alaska was really steep not like that would affect many people out there. So I ended up switching and using Amazon for most my computer parts ordering (free shipping). I haven't…

Can't say enough good things about bias lighting behind a computer monitor or TV. If you're the kind of person who likes to watch TV or play games in a dimly lit room it will keep you from getting the dreaded zombie eyes. I'm a big fan of the RGB LED 5050 15 foot long strips you can get off amazon. I've got them on…

Can't say enough good things about bias lighting behind a computer monitor or TV. If you're the kind of person who…

I'm basically in the same boat. I use free remote access software "TeamViewer" and have it installed on all my relatives computers I have to deal with. It works on Mac, Windows, Linux and has free apps for Android and iOS. I've actually fixed a problem on my sisters computer when a big term paper was due while I…

Anyone know if these little humidifiers really work? Can something that small actually increase the humidity in a room by more than a few percentage points or are they designed to be set up on the nightstand and pointing right at your face on the pillow to get the benefits? I've been really curious about these…

Mine was on the list, looks like the password they had was more than four years old. I try to change my passwords for my email and any account that has my credit card number attached to it every six months.

Hack-a-day has been covering kickstarter and indigogo campaigns that come across as really sketchy and then have engineers and software designers talk about the different claims and what's likely, unlikely and utterly impossible. They have a really interesting breakdown about a silent PC recently that claimed to have…

Having not had a chance to get my hands on a dev kit yet I was wondering if they can be used to watch a normal 3D movie (without head tracking).