Results tagged “diy”

Chances are, the weather outside is downright hot and humid. It is, after all, Houston and summer. Cranking the AC down to Arctic keeps some folks cool, but for those of us that are looking to save (money or the environment), thankfully, there are other options out there for energy reduction.

Calling all crafters, inventors, gearheads and crazy creatives - the ever-amusing Maker Faire wants YOU to show off your best projects, inventions and designs at Sunday's Maker Faire audition at the Houston Children's Museum (1500 Binz St). Confused? Maker Faire is: A two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It's for creative, resourceful folks who like to tinker and love to make things. We call them...

LAist was comped front row seats by the Dodgers due to Malingering being struck by a foul ball last week, and she came back with some great photos, and earlier made fun of 4th of July on Venice Beach. But the biggest stories of the week was that the Mayor's Hot Tamale was revealed, and that a Kwik-E-Mart was erected in Burbank. Phillyist was busy doing the Fourth of July up right, exercising their...

As imperfect as it can be, we love Wikipedia, the DIY online encyclopedia. And part of the reason we love it is that it brings the practice of chronicling the world out in the open — history is being written in real time, as it were, rather than by a bunch of old guys in green celluloid visors at Encyclopaedia Britannica. Case in point: How Wikipedia reacted to yesterday's announcement that Ken Lay had gone to the big energy trading floor in the sky.

At Houstonist, we often scour the Web for the latest dirt with a beverage nearby: Diet Coke for the good days, something else for when things get rough. Occasionally, we'll get so excited over the latest car-chase news that our drink will go flying — sometimes right into a piece of electronic equipment that isn't supposed to be covered in wet, syrupy substances.