What I’ve Learned About Creating Meaningful Work
Paul Jarvis, thenextweb.comPaul Jarvis is a Web designer and author. His latest book, Everything I Know, is now available.
Working for yourself is scary stuff.
When you work for someone else, it’s easy to blame failings or frustrations on the boss, the…
An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at the FireFly, an Ultra-Compact Camping Trailer Inspired by Space Travel
core77.comAfter spending several years in the habitation department at NASA, developing living spaces for the International Space Station as well as multiple off earth exploration vehicles, designer Garrett Finney left in 2009 to launch his dream recreation…
Pulverizing with the Ninja Ultima Blender
cnet.comThe good: The Ninja Ultima BL810 blender performs as well as models that cost twice as much.
The bad: The Ninja Ultima looks bulky and you may not like having to keep track of the various accessories.
The bottom line:…
Here are the top 5 cities for computer science jobs
Christina Farr, venturebeat.comTickets On Sale Now
If you’re fortunate enough to posess a computer science degree, or have picked up coding skills on your own time, you have the option to live and work virtually anywhere in the world.
But in certain cities, tech…
FlyKly’s Smart Wheel lets any bike go electric and get connected
Devindra Hardawar, venturebeat.comTickets On Sale Now
Forget those clunky electric bike conversion kits — FlyKly’s new Smart Wheel is a simple (and stealthy) way to add some juice to your existing bike.
The New York City startup, originally known for its cheap…
Gross alert: This guy has eaten only raw meat for the past five years
Holly Richmond, grist.orgViceDerek Nance.If you slide waaaay down from the Paleo diet on the weird scale, you find Derek Nance. Dude’s been solely subsisting on raw meat for almost six years and, according to Vice, has “never been healthier”:Five years ago, Derek h…
Is this the magic compost bin of your dreams?
Holly Richmond, grist.orgWe know: $70 is A LOT of money to spend on something to hold your apple cores. Especially when a plastic bucket works just fine. (For that price, it should also make you dinner … and wash the dishes afterwards.) But the CompoKeeper promises to be …
Like The Evolution Of Apple’s iPod And iPhone, Nest Is Building One Product At A Time
Aaron Tilley, forbes.comToday Nest officially unveiled the follow up to its popular learning thermostat with a smoke and carbon monoxide detector called the “Nest Protect.”
Getting a look at it in person, co-founder and VP of engineering Matt Rogers sho…
Tropospheric Gas Detector
Jake Spurlock, makezine.comMake: Projects
Build a Tropospheric Gas Detector with two gas sensors. By using the MQ-2 and MQ-6 together, you can obtain accurate ground-level air pollution data.
By
Category: Arduino
Time Required: 15 minutes
Difficult…
Stop Wasting Water Washing Dirty Jeans…Freeze Them!
ecouterre.comPhoto by duncharris
Turn those blue jeans green—or at least maintain their deep indigo hue—by putting them on ice, literally. Employed by denim enthusiasts to prevent premature fading, the …
Flour Power DIY: Make Gluten-Free Flours at Home with a Coffee Grinder
Lana Winter-Hébert, inhabitat.comAs I’m writing this, I’m stuffing a delicious piece of toast into my face and crunching on it rather happily. That might not seem like a big deal for most people, but for those of us who have to adhere to a gluten-free (GF) diet, a gorgeous piece …
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