The superefficient Biolite woodstove will boil water in minutes from twigs and charge your phone while it does it. Read the rest
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Superefficient campstove that charges your phone while it boils water, using only twigs
An Indian certificate authority in the Microsoft root of trust has been caught issuing fake Google subdomain certificates that would allow nearly undetectable eavesdropping on “secure” connections to services like Google Docs. Read the rest
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Fake Google subdomain certificates found in the wild
Japanese Food Pun Stickers, $6 from Etsy seller MIS0HAPPY. [HT: Theremina ] (more…)
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Japanese food pun stickers are adorable
Fulgurites are glass tubes formed when lightning strikes a desert or beach. Artificial fulgurites are made by running a high-voltage arc through a tub of sand. Read the rest
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Making "petrified lightning" at home
From our friends at adafruit: “Celebrate the 20th anniversary of that classic gaming device by building your own with 3D printing and DIY electronics from adafruit. The 3D printed enclosure ( files here ) will house all the components and you can print it in your favorite color. Find out how to assemble and program this project by checking out the guide on the adafruit learning system.
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Make a PiGRRL – Raspberry Pi Gameboy
Over at Smithsonian , Gregory Maguire reads through an early script of The Wizard of Oz by Noel Langley: Read the rest
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Early Wizard of Oz script
At Tested , exploring the origins of a keyboard symbol familiar to Apple computer users. Turns out it traces back to Borgholm castle in Sweden. In Sweden, the shape of the castle became a symbol used in street signs to indicate a point of interest or attraction. [via Buffer ] Read the rest
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Where does the Apple ‘command’ icon come from? Would you believe… a Swedish castle?