Though the name is a little ambitious (this font will not likely save rainforests), the concept is incredibly cool: a font that requires less ink.

The free EcoFont, by SPRANQ.

(via Dan)

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(photo credits: BusinessWeek)

BMW will soon release the “Mini E” – an electric version of the beloved Cooper Mini. A pilot program will release 500 Mini Es for lease in Los Angeles and New York.
BusinessWeek Link.

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(photo from Ambient Images)

Sailing in a watercraft made from junk, from Los Angeles to Hawaii, the JUNK team is raising awareness about plastic junk in our oceans.

JUNK blog

(via Notcot)

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[This is an update of an earlier post.]

Cool idea: this disposable paper coffee cup is actually a ceramic mug.

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Oh man . . . my creativity gland is sore from spending the day at the 2008 Maker Faire. I don’t even have the energy to make a video of it; below are some photo highlights.

If you live in the Bay Area: GO!
It’s happening tomorrow (Sunday) also.
GO! . . . and be crafty.

Bonus Round: Hacker Mullet!

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This Saturday and Sunday (May 3nd – 4st) is Make Magazine’s third annual ‘Maker Faire’ – a festival of DIY and all things hacker.

At the San Mateo County Fairgrounds, adult day pass $25, student $15, child $10.

Here’s a video I made of last year’s Maker Faire:

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Last Fall, someone tried repeatedly to break into a neighbor’s apartment – windowscreens torn or pulled off, and attempts to pry open the window locks. I helped her to better fortify her windows and I decided it would be wise to protect my own.

I went with minor antipersonnel gardening: planter boxes beneath all of the windows, each filled with cacti. The project itself cost around $25 for each antipersonnel planter box, and it took an afternoon to do. IKEA (at the time) had sets of 3 small cacti for ~$5.00 and single large cacti for ~$5.00 each.

Some points to consider:
• This won’t prevent anyone from breaking in if they are hellbent on doing so. It provides ‘disincentive’ – making it uncomfortable or more difficult to casually approach and open windows from the outside. They provide a visual threat (I’ve considered adding poison oak to some of the planter boxes, also).

• The cost is relatively low.

• It is easy to do – Screw the planter box into the bottom of the window sill. I suggest you use BBQ tongs or pliers to handle the cacti when you’re planting them.

• It is easy to maintain – Cacti are low-maintenance and often only need watering on a monthly basis.

• It looks cool – every time I look out the window, it looks like I’m in Arizona.

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