Joseph Palaia Answers Your Questions About Building Lunar Machines and Mars 63
Video Meet the Robisons and Their Low-Cost RepRap Kit (Video) 67
Report From HOPE: The State of Community Fabrication 32
Four years ago, there were around ten hackerspaces across America; today, Hackerspaces (Techshops, Makerspaces) are within driving distance of a good chunk of the population. The RepRap can be assembled for a moderate price, and those with a bit more cash to burn can get one preassembled from multiple sources. Makerfaires are held in most major cities, sites like Instructables and Hackaday are thriving, and all things "Maker" are cool. Far McKon was at HOPE 9 giving an update on how far community fabrication has come since his 2008 presentation at the The Last HOPE (mp3 of the talk), what threats lie on the horizon, and where we might find ourselves in another four years.
Update: 09/20 21:02 GMT by U L : There's an audio recording of the talk available.
CowboyNeal Reviews Alien Arena: Reloaded 33
Video Slashdot's Rob Rozeboom Interviews D&D Designer Mike Mearls (video) 139
Video Security Camp Is Not Space Camp, Just Based On It (Video) 38
Video Earth, Night Glow, Aurora and Atmosphere (Video) 40
Report from HOPE: Cryptocat And Encryption in the Cloud 29
In a world increasingly dominated by the cloud, privacy is often sacrificed for convenience. Imagine a world where you could use cloud services without allowing the provider to read your data. Author of Cryptocat (a browser-based secure chat system) Nadim Kobeissi shared the problems he faced developing Cryptocat, his solutions, and future of client-side cryptography. Read on for more.
Update: 07/18 03:48 GMT by U L : Slides (PDF) from and video of the talk are now online.
Bas Lansdorp Answers Your Questions About Going to Mars 189
What's Wrong With American Ninja Warrior? 349
CowboyNeal On Dota 2, Modern Games, and Software Development 148
Review: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Is Game Music Nostalgia At Its Best 69
Video Cubify 3D Printers Aren't Just for Squares (Video) 134
Video Android-Controlled Battle Robots Go To War (Video) 41
Video Sergey Brin Shows Project Glass Glasses to Journalists (Video) 117
Video A Maker Space Favorite: Using a Laser Cutter (Video) 83
Google I/O Day Two 46
More Details On Google Glass 93
Google Unveils Nexus 7 Tablet, Nexus Q 'Social Streaming Device' 261
Through some stroke of fortune, your friendly editor Timothy Lord is at Google I/O watching the keynote. We'll be updating the story live (below the fold) with his updates as they stream in. Starting things off, he reported a few features of Android Jelly Bean. First, graphics will be triple-buffered for extra smoothness; the graphics demo was reportedly impressive enough that the audience swooned. Text input has been improved with new dictionaries and a predictive keyboard that will learn better over time. Additionally, voice typing will now work offline. English will be initially supported, with Farsi, Thai, and Hindi support to follow. Hit the link below to see further updates, including details on the Nexus 7 tablet and the Nexus Q streaming device.