I sometimes play on a survival server where griefing is not only allowed, but almost encouraged. Keeping yourself safe and other on their toes is important.

So, I came up with this simple TNT + pressure plate trap.

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Professionally and academically speaking, I am a computer scientist, but I also enjoy lock picking as a hobby, so I thought I would share what knowledge I have with this. Before we start doing anything, first we need to understand the fundamentals of [...]

Last night was the so called “Supermoon,” where the moon was at perigee, which is the closest orbital point to the Earth while the moon was in full phase. This makes the moon appear larger by up to about 14% and brighter by up [...]

I love making my own printed circuit boards. It really gives a professional look to a finished project, and having all the design files means I can whip up another batch whenever I need to. However, when [...]

Solar panels are an amazing invention. Catching energy from the Sun before it even enters Earth’s food chain, photovoltaics are like an all-natural nuclear power plant. Unfortunately, the constituted parts of a solar panel are [...]

My name is Noah Hornberger. I’m a former Pixar artist (Wall-E, 2008) and Professor of Animation (DePaul University, Chicago), and I have recently invented a motion-activated musical toy called the Dub Cadet. One <a href="http://www.substance-tv.com/dub-cadet-simon-meets-daft-punk/" rel="nofollow" [...]

Late last night and early this morning the Lyrid meteor shower was at its peak. Hopefully everyone got a good view. If you snapped some cool pictures, post them to our community corkboard to give some of [...]

Home chemistry is great, but what happens when you forget to label your chemicals? How do you know if you turned a clear glass of ammonia into a clear glass of unobtainium? Chemists have a tool for just [...]

Computer crashes, fried hard drives, red rings of death, delinquent memory cards… nothing is worse than dysfunctional technology. In just a minute, your favorite and most used device has become the biggest headache of [...]

Spring has sprung, which means it’s time to plant all those delicious vegetables and lucrative cash crops. If you are like me, every year you meticulously plan every aspect of your garden before dutifully neglecting [...]