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Dealmonger: DeWalt Anti-Fog Safety Goggles $12

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 16 May 2008 11:38:00 AM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

In the aftermath of my nail-gun accident I’ve gotten on a safety kick, so I’ve been looking for a good pair of safety goggles. I stumbled upon these DeWalt DPG82-11C clear, anti-fog, dual-mold safety goggles over at Amazon for $12. DeWalt makes the goggles from a tough polycarbonate for impact-resistance, and they feature a replaceable [...]

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Mojo 2.0 Windows Beta Shares iTunes Over the
Internet

post from Daily DIY on 16 May 2008 11:30:00 AM. © Daily DIY

Windows only: Adam already walked you through how to download music from your friends' iTunes libraries over the internet using Mojo on the Mac, and now Windows users can get in on the fun. Install the Mojo 2.0 beta for Windows, set up an account, and[...]

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From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of
exergaming

post from Daily DIY on 16 May 2008 11:00:30 AM. © Daily DIY

From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of "exergaming" @ Boing Boing Gadgets - wow, this is really comprehensive!After hugely successful launches in Japan and Europe, Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise game is coming to the United States May on 19th, where it[...]

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TV Tonight: Still Dependable

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 16 May 2008 11:00:00 AM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

(Friday, May 16th, 2008) As always, the bright spot for tonight is Forge and Anvil, with tons of good reruns on Home and DIY as well.All times are central.Holmes on Homes: Shaky Foundation (Home, 5:00 p.m.)Modern Marvels: Metal (History, 6:00 p.m.)How It’s Made: Horse-drawn Carriages, Artificial Eyes, Dog and Cat Food, Mirrors (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)How [...]

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Maker Faire 2008: Vehicles!

post from Daily DIY on 16 May 2008 11:00:00 AM. © Daily DIY

Check out all the fun and excitement at this year's Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. People from all over the world came to experience this amazing event. Here are just some of the amazing riding machines we saw.To download Maker Faire 2008[...]

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How-to Make a Shrug Wrap, Bad Unkl Sista, 2nd
Skin, Thread Heads

post from ThreadBanger on 16 May 2008 10:59:44 AM. © ThreadBanger

This week we visit Anastazia Lousie of Bad Unkl Sista and the Carpet Bag Brigade for a special Janome Spotlight: Designer Dreamspace and take a look at an awesome event she participated in in San Francisco called 2nd Skin. Corinne makes the shrug bolero wrap thingy she was wearing in last week's episode because so many of you liked it and we get a sweet viewer transmission. Also, a shout out to ajackson_2010 for the cool shirt she made and don't forget to submit your videos to win a free Janome sewing machine!

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[slideshow] Body-Mod: Elf Ears

post from Daily DIY on 16 May 2008 10:40:51 AM. © Daily DIY

Here are some pictures of a body mod my friend did to her ears. Elf Ears. Looks pretty sweet and cool, i just dont know if I would do something like this, and no, you really shouldn't do this yourself in any way, shape, or form.Pictures are of my good[...]

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Fixing what’s broke…

post from CraftyGrrrl.ca on 16 May 2008 10:15:00 AM. © CraftyGrrrl.ca

This past year has made with the Crazy and I have felt this Crazy more acutely than I normally would because my normal oasis of calming fibery sedation has been limited. I’m lucky if I can get in 2-3 hours of either spinning or knitting a week and it’s really starting to show, I’m becoming shorter tempered than normal and my empathy and sympathy have taken a vacation. I’m general I feel like I’m becoming less and less suitable to be in General Population, which just adds to the foul mood and makes me withdraw further and things get compounded. Now, I have hit that point where a bizarre survival instinct I have has kicked in: Self Pity makes me break out in hives of Angry (this is a large part of the reason why I made a crappy Goth) and I start looking for ways to fix the problem. These are a few solutions I have come up with:

1: Get some perspective!

It’s going to be a bit before I can have a dedicated studio space where I can have all my fiber equipment set up at the ready, until that time comes I need to reacquaint myself with small, easily portable projects that are simple yet rewarding. I need to be able to pick it up and and put it down regularly and not have to worry about losing my place or the kids messing around with my equipment. So, my hand spindles are going to get dusted off and pressed into service and I’m pulling out all my simple yet elegant WIPs. Complex knitting and other grandiose projects are going to take a back seat for a bit.

2: Learn something new!

I want to learn Amigurumi and Nuno felting! Anyone care to teach me or know where in the city there is going to be a class?

3: Get out of the house!

I need to learn that the kids and Chris are fine on their own for a few hours and I shouldn’t try to micromanage everything, I hated it when various bosses did it to me so why the hell would I do it?!

That is the game plan, it’s simple and straight forward which will carry a greater chance of success! I think I’ll treat myself to a hand spindle I have been eying for sometime to help me kick start my plan.

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ITP show wrap up

Ok, I think we posted up a good chunk of the projects from NYU's ITP show - it's one of the few events where you can actually see some of the building blocks we cover @ MAKE taken to the extremes when tech-artists do projects, Tom Igoe (author of Making[...]

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How to live with curly hair

Filed under: miscellaneous, beauty and skin careYou know how it is: gals with straight hair envy their curly-haired friends, and ladies with straight hair wish they could have bouncy ringlets. As a member of the curly-hair club, I've always envied the people I know whose stick-straight hair looks terrific first thing in the morning -- and doesn't go frizzy at the first sign of humidity. After years (and years, and years) of trying to wrestle my locks into submission, I've learned to embrace the[...]

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