"Humans have massage chairs so why shouldn’t our pets have petting machines. I gave it a Rube Goldberg style flare to make it interesting to watch."
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9:40 am Thu
Feb 7, 2019
Fantastic Rube Goldberg-esque dog-petting machine
My top ten maker tips for 2019
In the spring of this year, I started a weekly tips newsletter, Gareth’s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales. I had released a book of tips in 2018, called Tips and Tales from the Workshop, and couldn’t shake the habit of tips-collecting. So, I decided to launch a newsletter to share what I was rounding up […]
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See the magic of a Tesla Valve
In 1920, the great Nikola Tesla patented this ingenious valve that allows fluid or gas to flow in one direction but not the other. And it does it based entirely on its geometry without any moving parts. Here is the US patent, number 1,329,559.
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Video tutorial on how to play retro video games with a Raspberry Pi
In this video from Pi My Life Up you’ll learn how to install and use software called RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi. RetroPie lets you emulate a bunch of different game platforms, like Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, and so on. By the way, I co-wrote a book with Ryan Bates called Raspberry Pi […]
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This smart notebook saves your scribbles with a simple scan of your SmartPhone
For some folks, writing notes by hand is just plain easier, but having to re-type them later can be a huge bore, not to mention time-sink. The guys from Rocketbook successfully merged the best parts of analog and digital note-taking with their Everlast notebook awhile back. And now, that tech just got a lot more […]
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Save 40% on this innovative desktop toy and card game
There are fast-paced card games, and some of them even require enough dexterity for a mini-workout (like Skip-Bo or Snap). But there’s nothing quite like the Mokuru® Card Game, which uses an already addictive fidget toy as the centerpiece for a cutthroat game of tabletop challenges. The game is named for the toy that gets […]
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Save over 50% on this collision-detecting dash cam
People who ask themselves why they need a dashcam usually have one thing in common: They’ve never been a serious collision. Even in fender benders, these gadgets can save you an immense amount of time and hassle, stopping headaches before they even start. If you’re looking for a reliable starter cam, the myGEKOgear Orbit 110 […]
