I used to love magazines like this when I was a kid – “Look & Learn”, etc … – but back then I didn’t have a salary!

[make.oreilly.com]

The first magazine devoted to digital projects, hardware hacks, and D.I.Y. inspiration.

Volume 01: Premiere

Table of Contents

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10: Yak Shaving
Stuck in the middle of a stack of stuff you’re supposed to do? Sharpen your wool clippers, and stop getting distracted by the pointless activities which surround any serious problem–unless you want to, that is.

12: Gauss Rifle
A linear accelerator for studying high-energy physics costs around $5 billion. But you can make one for about 30 bucks with four strong magnets, a wooden ruler, some plastic tape, and nine steel balls.

22: Hacking the Dog
Who says you have to spend thousands of dollars to get a cool robot? The world’s toy stores brim with cheap-ass, rough and ready robotic platforms just begging to be modded. Meet a hacker who converts toy robots into toxic waste dump avengers.