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MAKE is a quarterly publication from O'Reilly for those who just can't stop tinkering, disassembling, re-creating, and inventing cool new uses for the technology in our lives. It's the first do-it-yourself magazine dedicated to the incorrigible and chronically incurable technology enthusiast in all of us. MAKE celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend technology any way you want.

The shape of soundToday

The shape of sound is a few different experiments in circuit bending and creating simple laser pointer light shows. There are some interesting sounds generated from the hacked toy sword. Also, I like the effect of bouncing the laser beam off of tin foil as opposed to a mirror.

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Stealth project mixes sound creation with 3D lighting effectsJanuary 7

The "Stealth" project uses a NOVA 3D grid of LEDs to display a 3D light visualization. The "piece acts as a collaborative spatial musical instrument where each "missile" of light emits sounds based on its relative position and the conditions it encounters along its trajectory." Interesting use of lighting which reminds us of several other 3D LED cube projects.

Stealth Project

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SliceModeler - fantasy to physicalJanuary 6

Asteronimo writes about SliceModeler for Sketchup:

Based on

TIG's Slicer script I wrote a plugin that slices a solid 3d model along 2 axes, f.i. an X- and a Z-axis. You can enter separate parameters for each axis. After the slices have been created it calculates the slots for each intersection which allow the cross sections to interlock in an open cell framework, like an egg crate. This process is used in rapid prototyping and can be used to create molds for casting or forming parts.

SliceModeler looks like it could be a neat resource. 3D landscapes, making physical models of data and more. Check out his project page for more info.

Slicemodeler is based on the work of John Sharp. You might want to check out

City of books papercraft animationJanuary 1

This Is Where We Live from 4th Estate on Vimeo.

Just captivating. Via Wooster Collective.

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Top contributors and top tags for the MAKE Flickr photo poolDecember 30 2008

2008 was a big year for the MAKE: Flickr photo pool there are over 4,527 members with over 29,190 items! As 2008 ends, here are the top 5 contributors to the pool (that's all that's possible to list it seems) along with the most popular tags, enjoy!

Top photo makers!
pt (1,026)
kentkb (726)
connors934 (497)
shifzr (489)
Laughing Squid (474)

And... here's a cloud view of the most popular tags, this is a list of the 100 most used tags associated with the content in the MAKE pool. The bigger the link, the more popular the tag. You can check