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  • William Gurstelle
    8:31 am Thu, Feb 18, 2010
    The Decision Tree

    Last May I had the opportunity to talk a while with Wired Magazine's Thomas Goetz about the idea of how people can take control their over own health care using… Read the rest of the article: The Decision Tree

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  • William Gurstelle
    9:44 am Wed, Feb 17, 2010
    45 Years of 43-Man Squamish

    Watching the nearly incomprehensible (for me anyway) Olympic men's short course team speed skating event on the television prompted me to do research that and find out it's the forty… Read the rest of the article: 45 Years of 43-Man Squamish

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  • William Gurstelle
    9:09 am Wed, Feb 17, 2010
    DaVinci in Mud

    I wrote an article for this month's issue (January/February 2010) of The Atlantic Magazine on the interesting and far reaching cultural effects that small, inexpensive computers (like the Arduino) are… Read the rest of the article: DaVinci in Mud

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  • William Gurstelle
    2:58 pm Tue, Feb 16, 2010
    Mechanical Sculpture by Aaron Ristau

    Aaron Ristau, who showed me his some of his amusingly rendered sculptures at the last Maker Faire held in Austin, Texas has a new webpage. His work is sort of… Read the rest of the article: Mechanical Sculpture by Aaron Ristau

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  • William Gurstelle
    9:02 am Tue, Feb 16, 2010
    The A-604 and the Recoil Flux Capacitor

    Maybe what's wrong with America's automotive industry is that we just don't innovate like we used to. I have an engineering degree and many years of experience, so I like… Read the rest of the article: The A-604 and the Recoil Flux Capacitor

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  • William Gurstelle
    8:43 am Tue, Feb 16, 2010
    2010: The Golden Anniversary of the best year ever for DIY Books

    1960 was a truly golden year in the annals of DIY history. Fifty years ago some of the most important how-to books in the history of making cool things came… Read the rest of the article: 2010: The Golden Anniversary of the best year ever for DIY Books

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  • William Gurstelle
    1:17 pm Mon, Feb 15, 2010
    Milktoast Nation?

    It seems our world is in danger, not of becoming too dangerous but of becoming too safe.

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  • William Gurstelle
    6:11 pm Sun, Jun 14, 2009
    Hittin' the Ole Dusty Trail

    (Bill Gurstelle concludes his guest blogging stint here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst)… Read the rest of the article: Hittin' the Ole Dusty Trail

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  • William Gurstelle
    7:51 am Sun, Jun 14, 2009
    On the Road with Kesey and Truman

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Today's the… Read the rest of the article: On the Road with Kesey and Truman

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  • William Gurstelle
    12:22 pm Sat, Jun 13, 2009
    The Word Gets Out

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Well, my… Read the rest of the article: The Word Gets Out

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  • William Gurstelle
    8:51 am Sat, Jun 13, 2009
    Can Bre Pettis Replicate Himself?

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Uber-maker Bre… Read the rest of the article: Can Bre Pettis Replicate Himself?

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  • William Gurstelle
    8:01 am Sat, Jun 13, 2009
    Hit by a Rock from Outer Space?

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Am I… Read the rest of the article: Hit by a Rock from Outer Space?

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  • William Gurstelle
    7:50 am Sat, Jun 13, 2009
    George Bush Goes Skydiving

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Eighty-five year… Read the rest of the article: George Bush Goes Skydiving

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  • William Gurstelle
    8:49 am Fri, Jun 12, 2009
    Why No Famous Scientists or Engineers?

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) In the… Read the rest of the article: Why No Famous Scientists or Engineers?

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  • William Gurstelle
    7:39 am Fri, Jun 12, 2009
    Growing the Poison Pepper

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) I ordered… Read the rest of the article: Growing the Poison Pepper

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  • William Gurstelle
    1:33 pm Thu, Jun 11, 2009
    Rocket Making for Amateurs – Another Living Dangerously Art

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Back in… Read the rest of the article: Rocket Making for Amateurs – Another Living Dangerously Art

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  • William Gurstelle
    11:38 am Thu, Jun 11, 2009
    Clever Interactive Forms

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Magnetism Studios… Read the rest of the article: Clever Interactive Forms

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  • William Gurstelle
    11:00 am Thu, Jun 11, 2009
    The Second Hundred Years of SOS Begins Today

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Back when… Read the rest of the article: The Second Hundred Years of SOS Begins Today

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  • William Gurstelle
    11:08 am Wed, Jun 10, 2009
    A Monkey on My Back (non-metaphorically speaking)

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Writing a… Read the rest of the article: A Monkey on My Back (non-metaphorically speaking)

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  • William Gurstelle
    10:20 am Wed, Jun 10, 2009
    Scalin Skullpaper

    (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) BoingBoing readers… Read the rest of the article: Scalin Skullpaper

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