The RedBull creation contest begins!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9WPZjcEOdI The RedBull Creation contest begins today. Last year, we had a ton of fun competing in the RedBull creation contest. The idea is that RedBull hosts this big contest where teams compete by making awesome stuff. Finalists get to take a trip to Brooklyn for a build off extravaganza. Frankly, we think this is how ALL advertising budgets should be … [Read more...]

Top 10 Hacking Failures in movies: part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMCs8HSWoyQ After going through the original quick list we tossed together, people were chiming in like crazy. We felt another 10 might help satiate the desire to smirk at the silliness of tech portrayed in movies and TV. Gathering examples from your comments, we have compiled part 2.  While I would have loved to narrow this down to a specific item like incorrect … [Read more...]

Hackerspace tour: Arch Reactor in St. Louis Missouri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH7osNm5raw Over this last weekend I was lucky enough to find myself in St. Louis, Missouri. Some of my favorite places in the universe are there, the city museum being one that pops into mind most frequently.  I realized I had never toured a hackerspace in St. Louis though! A quick phone call to Arch Reactor remedied this. Even though it was Easter Sunday, … [Read more...]

Hackaday’s very first Kickstarter campaign

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Here at hackaday, we often find ourselves wondering how we can use the vast technological abilities of our community to make the world a better place.  We have finally decided to step up to the plate and make a difference. We are proud to introduce our very first kickstarter project. … [Read more...]

Top 10 hacking failures in movies

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb5ygQZVqgw It had been requested that we make a short video covering the top worst hacks in movies. Being the community that we are, it seemed like an interesting request. We asked for your input, and you were happy to deliver! However, the proposition of creating a "top 10" list turned out to be quite difficult. There were just SO MANY horrible scenes that I … [Read more...]

Going back to our old commenting system!

On Friday, I announced we would upgrade our commenting system. It was tested over the weekend, and ultimately I have decided to go back to the wordpress system.  Here are the reasons why: 1. Our old comments never got transitioned over. The intenseDebate system says I can just click a single button and it will import our old posts into the new system.  I did this Friday and the page never … [Read more...]

Finally upgrading our comment system.

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UPDATE: I'm working on making the visual style fit better. It really needs some work. Yes Ladies and Gentlemen, we're finally taking the plunge into a more robust commenting system. This one has a ton of features, but the following few have been asked for quite frequently. You can now edit your comments. Yes, finally. No seriously, try it. To do this, you'll need to log in … [Read more...]