Cool Crowdfunding: Bits, Bots, and Bananas - Make: In April we saw crowdfunding campaigns for companion bots, hardware multitools, and a musical banana.

I don't know if people are very interested in "stuff you can buy" roundup posts, but I at least try to find fun stuff to buy.

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I can't believe "butt cheek" isn't in the thesaurus

Interactive Art Makers of alt.ctrl.GDC Simple parts can make big experiences

I went to a thing and met cool people and played fun games. makezine.substack.com/p/interactiv...
#altctrlgames #gdc2026 #altctrlgdc

There are so many more conferences than I realized

Same, except it was my name and email address. Not one person complained

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Joining from flaky connection, let's see how this goes! meet.zoho.com/fwjf-pqb-amy

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Dessert menus are places of lies

Finally finished my Cloq kit. I don't think it came out too bad.

Make: Live - Inside Volume 96, The Digifab Issue At Make: we’ve cheered, and sometimes steered, two decades of rapid evolution in digital fabrication tools for home, hobby, and business use. But this year is an astonishing one. Make: Vol. 96 is all ...

See me embarrass myself on the internet today: makezine.com/article/digi...

Review: Framework Laptop 13 - Make: Framework's Laptop 13 isn't just a capable machine, but one you can repair and keep using indefinitely.

This was fun to build. makezine.com/article/tech... I was surprised the hardest part was picking a Linux flavor.

Meet the Maker: Robert Quattlebaum of Lumanoi - Make: Robert Quattlebaum makes high-end interactive Lumanoi light sculptures from wood, acrylic, and custom circuitry.

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Literally the first choice for an example of beautiful LED artwork

Disgusted?

Reviewing the Shariff DMC2 Mini CNC Mill - Make: Shariff DMC2 Mini is a scrappy CNC mill for those who like getting their hands dirty.

I'd been meaning to build a CNC mill for almost 20 years, so this was fun. Still took s while. makezine.com/article/digi...

Can't believe how quickly some of these ended

frog sensor in the desert

We've got the latest certification round up on Make and Hackster.io! See 3 new certs we loved including the first Vietnamese cert from Long Phan, the first Pakistani cert from Hariz Zoran Farooq & we're so stoked that Ribbit Network has certified their frogs! Read here: makezine.com/article/make...

I love the samples at See's. I never realized it was a California thing.

Giving Tuesday is here. Four orgs worth supporting if you live online: EFF, Signal, 404 media, and The Trevor Project. Pick one, pick all, just click something good ...
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#GivingTuesday

@eff.org
@404media.co
@signal.org
@trevorproject.bsky.social

On the other hand, I wish I'd replaced a few more big things.

Next is the fun of figuring out the time

Suddenly my Baby Steps fascination makes way more sense

MakerFaire Orlando 2025! do-it-yourself science, art, rockets, robots, crafts, music and more!

My Maker Faire prep is 50% snacks. My bag now looks like a kid running away from home.

Maker Faire preparation energy status is currently: Jason Webley - Ways To Love

Ugh, I'm sorry

Still, 🤞🏻

I'm not sure tires are a detail

My first welding attempts, stick vs laser. @xtool-official.bsky.social MetalFab really is a game-changer.

This game was terrific! Have you thought about taking it to Maker Faire Bay Area?