right to repair The right to repair is the right to screw up Seamus Bellamy

makers Barb Noren makes soldering iron unicorns Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets Man adds proper headphone jack to an iPhone that lacks one Rob Beschizza

machines Miniature magnetic marble track Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Launch a kid’s STEM career with a game console they can build themselves Boing Boing's Shop

makers My top ten maker tips for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

3d printing AK-3DP: 3D printed AK receiver Cory Doctorow

Games Cosplay of Greatness: 'Isaac Clarke' Xeni Jardin

makers Hakko micro cutters will flush cut wires Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff Soldering without a soldering iron Mark Frauenfelder

oddly satisfying This 30 minute video is a soothing montage of electronics soldering Mark Frauenfelder

makers Scotty of Strange Parts shops for wireless LEDs in Tokyo Mark Frauenfelder

letters Mail an old-fashioned letter, made of actual paper, via the internet Rob Beschizza

DIY Cool cyberpunk face shield with how-to steps Xeni Jardin

makers NASA's hand soldering guide Mark Frauenfelder

authors Fear and Soldering, an excerpt from Peter Bebergal's Strange Frequencies Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Kickstarting the Makerphone: an open-source hardware phone kit, programmable with python and Scratch Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Homebrew game-controller Cory Doctorow

security Hackers find exploitable vulnerabilities in Amazon Echo, turn one into a listening device Cory Doctorow