Bicycle Frame Handle
Bicycles are awkward things to carry. You usually have to hold onto the top tube, or on the seat tube, and neither position is very comfortable. If you have a…
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Followup: B9Creator Interview
B9Creator’s projected completed with over 10 times the goal! I reached out to B9Creator’s erm… creator… Michael Joyce, and asked him about his project and how he was so successful:
Why Kickstarter Campaigns Fail
Wired has an interesting article on why some Kickstarter projects fail, despite being awesome projects. It could help if you’re planning on starting a project, or have one that’s struggling…
Neil Stephenson’s CLANG
Neil Stephenson’s an author. He writes obsessively-detailed fiction, sometimes speculative, sometimes historical, most of the time a combination of the two. To complement his current efforts, he’s turned his eye…
Zombie Playground
Yes, the Zombie meme has been beaten to death, but true to form it keeps coming back. And I’m fine with that. I love zombie fiction, zombie movies, and zombie…
Kone Coffee Brewing System
Keith Gehrke and Able Brewing must have a lot of fans. Within just a few hours of launching the project, the Kone Coffee Filter and Brewing System was fully funded.…
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
It’s an understatement to say the band Big Star was one of the most influential rock bands in history. If you listen to rock at all, you may not know…
Penny Arcade: Kickstopper
Penny Arcade addresses the problem of Kickstarter addiction:
Modkit Micro
Modkit Micro is a software project with the aim of making programming microcontrollers super easy to learn for kids and adults. Microcontrollers are tiny inexpensive computers that you can use…
Human Powered Helicopter
The Atlas team has a pretty ambitious goal. A human-powered helicopter (HPH) on the surface doesn’t sound like it should be such a hard thing, just pedal and spin some…