“Rainbow Teddy made shorts from Swatch” #LGBT #Crazyisgood #hacks

Someone on Instagram commented that Rainbow Teddy (RT) needs a rainbow tshirt [1]. Until then, RT had no idea that he had been a nudist all his life. “Why wear anything if no one complains?” RT said. “I think that I will make myself a pair of rainbow shorts instead.”

Being a total hacker that he is, RT went to SML’s Swatch drawer and connected all of them together into a chain around his furry body. “Well SML can’t wear of them at any time anyway, so I might put them to use. Besides, I would never forget the time this way.”

“I can make sizes available for human also. I will need a lot of Swatch but if you are too lazy to do it yourself you can email me,” RT said.

Rainbow Teddy can be reached at rainbowteddy@crazyisgood.com or for those who are too lazy to type, he can also be reached at rt@sml8.it

Captured with iPad 3, processed in Snapseed.

# Notes

1. “Teddy should have a Rainbow Tshirt ;)”—@lovelouiseb instagram.com/p/UfhqwZlXFW/

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Researchers find millions of vulnerable Net-facing printers, cams, and routers.

Security experts are advising that a networking feature known as Universal Plug and Play be disabled on routers, printers, and cameras, after finding it makes tens of millions of Internet-connected devices vulnerable to serious attack.

UPnP, as the feature is often abbreviated, is designed to make it easy for computers to connect to Internet gear by providing code that helps devices automatically discover each other over a local network. That often eliminates the hassle of figuring out how to configure devices the first time they're connected. But UPnP can also make life easier for attackers half a world away who want to compromise a home computer or breach a business network, according to a white paper published Tuesday by researchers from security firm Rapid7.

Screenshot: arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/to-prevent-hacking-disab...

“To prevent hacking, disable Universal Plug and Play now” by @dangoodin001 @arstechnics #security #opinions

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“Q = improved hacked ashtray forms” #crazyisgood #hacks

The pot cover edition was not very effective, so I bought a stainless steel strainer today as replacement.

# How it works

1. Stainless steel mixing bowl provides large container surface for cigarettes. Easy to clean and dispose of ash.

2. Instead of using oxygen-elimination as extinguishing method, I fill the bowl with water, easily found inside “smoking lounge.”

3. Strainer prevents cigarette from dropping into water accidentally.

4. Since it sits comfortably onto the bowl, the strainer also provides adequate balance to hold cigarettes in place.

5. When done, simply flip the strainer and cigarette extinguishes in water immediately.

Intended for personal use, but similar designs can be made to fit a party crowd no doubt.

Cost: mixing bowl HK$25 (US$3) 日本城. Strainer HK$18 (US$2) 日本城. Compare to my old Arne Jacobsen Ashtray (US$90) at MOSS NYC this is a bargain.

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Makibox = 3D printer for 200 USD! The catch is that you have to assemble it yourself. The more well known MakerBot is a 3D printer for 2500 USD although that printer does come assembled.

I am thinking of getting one. The 200 is definitely a chewable R&D cost. Its founder Jonathan Buford is based in Hong Kong so I figured that if I failed miserably in my assembly there is at least someone close by to give me some help.

Will let you know how it goes once my order is in. I figured that if I successfully got this to work I can probably graduate from geekdom into nerddom so it would be a very worthy thing to do.

Screenshot: makibox.com/products

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1. Simon Forman created an aviation unit called “Ziggybot” which lifts using three balloons. thinkpigeon.blogspot.com/2013/01/ziggybot.html

2. IEEE posted a nano quad rotor bot called MeCam equipped with camera for US$50 spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/mecam-is...

3. SML saw that the two is of relevance and posted to Google+. Simon observed that 3 lifting units might be better than 4. plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z12kxjgxmripxrekn22djvqb...

I don’t know much about aviation engineering so I can’t comment directly. Though I guesstimate that the physics for aerodynamics would likely be similar to that of structural engineering [note1]. And if so, then three seems better than four.

#Notes

1. SML took a class in while in college when toying with the idea of double-majoring in art + architecture (but ultimately decided that 6 studios per semester is just inhumane).

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