link dump

[geekchick]

Paper toys:

The Toymaker
Haunted Paper Toys (via ozarque. Make your own Necronomicon notebook. ;))
Paper doll links

Crafty (largely via the Make: blog):
Knitted robots (also via phinnia)
Crocheted flying pig
Lego yarn winder
Nifty embroidery patterns
Blackwork embroidery archives
Make a robot statue from an iPod box.

Mixed bag:
Bat Conservation International
Indie Pool (current featured artist: Enter the Haggis). Warning: it annoyingly tries to resize your browser window.
Livejournal backup tool
LJ Book (save your journal and the associated comments as a PDF)
When you don't have a breadboard handy, make your own.
Adding a spoiler to a VW Beetle. ("This spoiler alone made this otherwise stock car, stable at speeds in excess of 300 mph! Part of this is due to quality of materials. We were able to obtain cardboard that was used to ship parts for a NASCAR Winston Cup race car. Fast parts for a fast car came out of the box, so why wouldn't it help make this bug fast? And did it ever.")

Comments

[runeshower.livejournal.com]

Does LJ Book save the formatting and pictures as well? I'm looking for a way to archive my journal. So much of my life is spilled out into it that I'd be devastated if LJ's database ever goes under.

[geekchick]

It includes images, links, current mood/music, and comment threading, but not your journal layout. Just the contents of the post, not the specific formatting.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I used the blackwork archive to find a pattern for the partlet I finally finished last month. Remind me to take and post some pictures of it.

And bats are kyoot :)

[geekchick]

Bats are indeed kyoot; we have a few that show up around here sometimes in the evenings.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

But... you don't own a Bug... ?

And why the robot motif?

[geekchick]

No, I don't own a Bug. If you followed the link, you'd note that it's not exactly a set of serious instructions.

And the robot motif was just because that's what was in open tabs in my browser, linked from the Make: blog.