By Harold on July 26, 2010
Posted in DIY, MacGyver, Technology | Tagged DIY, iPod, MacGyver |
Another useful DIY from instructables could help you resurrect your old iPod without having to shell out FRN’s for a new one.
Via member bryceronie
If you have a broken ipod , with a business card and five minutes it will be fixed!
I enjoy instructionables that are easy to do , short to complete, and will work [...]
By Ben on May 26, 2010
Posted in Communication, News and Views, Technology | Tagged Bangladesh, bicycle, Gizmodo, InfoLadies, information, Internet, netbook, third world |
Gizmodo’s Kyle VanHemert writes about a simple and brilliant program to bring important information to people who have less access to it — the InfoLadies of Bangladesh:
Many people living in Bangladesh’s impoverished villages haven’t yet been reached by technology. But a determined band of InfoLadies—young women equipped with netbooks, phones, and medical equipment—are delivering technology’s [...]
By Harold on May 5, 2010
Posted in History, Power, Technology | Tagged anti-gravity, documentary, free energy, inventors, physics, quantum mechanics, space, Tesla, video, zero point energy |
In this award-winning, feature length, two-hour broadcast-quality documentary you will learn about the latest developments in the field of Free and Zero Point Energy from Tesla to Dennis Lee.
Hosted by Bill Jenkins, formerly of ABC Radio, this comprehensive documentary features physicists and inventors who are challenging orthodox science to bring this non-polluting technology forward despite [...]
By Ben on April 25, 2010
Posted in News and Views, Shelter, Technology | Tagged anarchist societies, Cato Institute, debate, homesteading, lecture, Patri Friedman, seasteading, video |
This is a video from a Cato Institute talk (and debate) on the subject of seasteading. The pros and cons are discussed, the talk provides a very informative look into the concept. The points and rebuttals made shed light on some of the contingencies that must be accounted for with this type of theoretical venture. [...]
By Harold on April 21, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, Power, Technology | Tagged battery, iPhone, iPod, phone charger, solar power |
A great post on instructables.com by the user Honus, provides step-by-step instructions how to make a USB solar charger with a lithium polymer battery for your iPhone/iPod. For about $70 and a few hours of work, this fun project will give you confidence to make other DIY gadgets for yourself and others.
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By Harold on April 13, 2010
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology | Tagged computer, Internet, off-grid, solar power |
Low powered PC’s from Aleutia, originally developed for third world environments, are perfect solutions for computing off-the-grid. The T1 Mini Atom PC, with a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom CPU and up to 2GB RAM, averages just 10 Watts while idling and 14 Watts peak. With a power consumption rate this low, it is ideal for [...]