http://www.metafilter.com/tags/saulgriffith Posts tagged with 'saulgriffith' at MetaFilter. Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:34:21 -0800 Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:34:21 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/46788/Ive%2Dalways%2Dwondered%2Dhow%2Dto%2Dmake%2Da%2Dfart%2Dmachine <a href="http://www.instructables.com/">Instructables</a> for showing what you make and how to make it. Not just any DIY site, the creator <a href="http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~saul/">Saul Griffith</a> has an <a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2005/view/e_spkr/2101">impressive pedigree</a>. The site comes with all the things you'd expect from a new collaborative widget including Creative Commons licensing options and of course <a href="http://www.instructables.com/ex/t/tags/">tags</a>. From the about page: "<em>We like to think about the physical world as something that is programmable. We like to think of objects or stuff you make as 'code'. In other words, we are approaching the physical world as something that is describable and replicable.</em>" Dive in and learn how to make a <a href="http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/5344F470625F1028A786001143E7E506/">pimped out megaphone helmet</a>, <a href="http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/0FE7476264691028A786001143E7E506/">Hungarian bookshelves</a> or <a href="http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/6779F1A6577A1028A786001143E7E506/">canned applesauce</a>. (<a href="http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/">via</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.46788 Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:34:21 -0800 diy howto instructables saulgriffith jessamyn