knives Whittler's "sloyd" knife for roughing and carving Jason Weisberger

makers Essential tool for spoon whittlers Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff Flexible sanding sheets are much better than sandpaper Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets 6 survival knives to give you the edge on any outdoor trip Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants An audacious design for a sysadmin-centered subnotebook computer where function is everything Cory Doctorow

Games Super Mario Bros speedrun record smashed Rob Beschizza

Food I ate roadkill raccoon. This is what it tasted like. Reanna Alder