Archive for the 'Inspiration' Category

Amazing transistor clock

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

This site has a transistor clock. Made with no IC’s! Just tons of transister, diodes, capacitors and resistors. Amazing, I’d love to build something like this I don’t know I have the patience.

Kiva - Loans that change lives

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

I’ve read and seen a good number of sites dedicated to mirco loans. Kiva - Loans that change lives is one of those that helps to give small loans to people in developing countries. A number of these loans are collaboration loans where multiple lenders are building up to the total amount. […]

Electric Plane

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Someone has built a human carrying electric plane. The original site was in French so here’s Translated version of http://www.apame.eu/Projet03.html. Now all they need is some solar panels on the wings.

Visualizing the Bible

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Chris Harrison has done some visualization work on the relationships of name in the bible. It’s a large relationship made that he’s done a number of interesting different ways. Quite elegant and beautiful.Chris Harrison - Visualizing the Bible

Sugar and Yeast Power Generator

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Here’s an interesting prototype of a generator using rotational motion, powered by sugar and yeast. It sounds like it just causes an imbalance in the system and gravity does the rest. I don’t think that he’s hooked a generator up to it yet, but it’s still an interesting concept. I’m powered by […]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo Essays

Monday, January 21st, 2008

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Here’s a great photo essay from Time. Today is the day you should think about the hardship endured to have a fair and equal society. The life’s that were lost, so there could be a beginning for all people to be free.

Everyone has an inner n-rd.