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The Airpiano, An Instrument Played by Hand Gestures
The airpiano is a touch-free electronic instrument that the musician plays by making hand gestures above it. As musician Jo Hamilton demonstrates, the airpiano is…
Gatling Slingshot Fires Eight Steel Balls In Half a Second
As German slingshot armorer Joerg Sprave repeatedly tells us, the Gatling Slingshot Crossbow is not “full-auto,” but is merely a repeating projectile weapon that unleashes…
Tony Orrico, The Human Spirograph
photo by Michael Hart photo by Bart Dykstra Artist and dancer Tony Orrico makes large scale Spirograph-style drawings, using his body to create the…
Epic Video Game Character Remix Thread on Canvas
There’s an epic remix thread underway on Canvas right now where people are creating endless varieties of video game characters.
Welcome EDW Lynch, New Contributing Editor at Laughing Squid
You may have noticed a new name showing up on our blog post bylines quite a bit over the last few months. Please give a…
Sys Admin/Tech Support Position at Laughing Squid Web Hosting
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who applied, the position has been filled. We currently have a full-time Sys Admin/Tech Support contract position available over at our…
How Buildings Get Made
How Buildings Get Made by Eric Harvey Brown
Missing E, A Tumblr Browser Extension That Adds New Features
Missing e is a browser extension for Tumblr (it adds the “e” missing from “Tumblr”) by Jeremy Cutler that adds a many additional features and…
Friendster Deleting All Blog Posts, Photos & Other Content on May 31st
Friendster, one of the earliest social networks, will be deleting all blog posts, photos, comments, messages and other user content as of May 31st. TechCrunch…
Star Wars Darth Vader Dark Side Coffee
Star Wars Darth Vader Dark Side Roast Coffee, available at ThinkGeek. Get a taste of the Dark Side with this rich hand roasted coffee. Three…