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Ask HN: What's your favorite site for hacking on things other than computers?

42 points by manvsmachine 17y ago

a few of mine: apartment design / DIY - http://apartmenttherapy.com working on my car - http://altimas.net all around randomness - http://lifehacker.com

profquail 17y ago
Hack a Day: http://hackaday.com/ http://hackaday.com/ (for random electronics projects)
leif 17y ago
make blog, don't remember url
- mattyb 17y ago
  http://lmgtfy.com/?q=make+blog http://lmgtfy.com/?q=make+blog
reedlaw 17y ago
http://ladyada.net/make/ http://ladyada.net/make/ especially the x0xb0x
sanj 17y ago
http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/ http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/
nodus 17y ago
http://www.motherearthnews.com/ http://www.motherearthnews.com/ <-- diy farming/homesteading http://www.drivendaily.info/ http://www.drivendaily.info/ <-- cars http://thereifixedit.com/ http://thereifixedit.com/ <-- ugly kludges
buckler 17y ago
Technological: -Compilation of "Best How-To and DIY Sites" from PC Magazine (includes Instructables, WikiHow, Expert Village, WonderHowTo, etc.) - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347650,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347650,00.asp -DIY from Popular Science - http://www.popsci.com/diy http://www.popsci.com/diy -"Type of Skills Everyone Should Know" (originally "100 Skills Every Men Should Know") from Popular Mechanics - http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.... -"64 Things Every Geek Should Know" - http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should... Intangible/"Lifehacks": -How to do better socially - http://www.succeedsocially.com/ http://www.succeedsocially.com/ -Productivity section of Lifehacker - http://lifehacker.com/tag/productivity/?refId=0 http://lifehacker.com/tag/productivity/?refId=0 -Studying strategies - http://www.studygs.net/ http://www.studygs.net/ Financial: -Mint.com's blog - http://www.mint.com/blog/ http://www.mint.com/blog/
bowman 17y ago
http://www.calnewport.com/blog/ http://www.calnewport.com/blog/ Very well written blog for "Zen" like study hacks.
diN0bot 17y ago
http://instructables.com http://instructables.com
noahlt 17y ago
Does anyone have any good resources for amateur/hobbyist hacking biotech?
- tarmac 17y ago
  Nice try, CIA.
- billswift 17y ago
  http://diybio.org/ http://diybio.org/ Unfortunately, so far seems to be more talk than real projects.
zephyrfalcon 17y ago
What do you mean... "other" things? :-)
lyime 17y ago
http://createdigitalmusic.com/ http://createdigitalmusic.com/
jasonkester 17y ago
http://fantasticcontraption.com/ http://fantasticcontraption.com/ for hacking... uh... contraptions. Be warned though, it's crack.
onreact-com 17y ago
http://www.hackyourself.org/ http://www.hackyourself.org/ :-) http://www.theyesmen.org/ http://www.theyesmen.org/ reality hackers. http://www.rhizome.org/ http://www.rhizome.org/ technology + art
- dan_the_welder 17y ago
  The yesmen are hilarious, I just watched their movie about a month ago. How about that "management suit"?
dan_the_welder 17y ago
http://www.cnczone.com http://www.cnczone.com
samlittlewood 17y ago
Making stuff: http://blog.makezine.com http://blog.makezine.com Broad range of hardware & electronics hacks.
sahaj 17y ago
finance.google.com i like to hack money :)
Banzai10 17y ago
Basically I like to hack on money http://www.getrichslowly.com http://www.getrichslowly.com http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com http://www.budgetpulse.com http://www.budgetpulse.com but I will be starting to hack in internal designs also, because want to buy an apartment ;)
bounce 17y ago
As mentioned instructables.com I heard they were experimenting with a pay wall, but I haven't been on there in a while. hack ikea http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/ http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/ found some good stuff here: http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page Upcycling: https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/tetani/upcycleart/htmls/projects.html https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/tetani/upcycleart/htmls/proj... kinda cheesy http://forum.doityourself.com/ http://forum.doityourself.com/ knowing how things work: http://www.howstuffworks.com/ http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Ready made forums are good but down a lot: http://www.readymademag.com/forums/ http://www.readymademag.com/forums/
bounce 17y ago
Also, http://diy.alltop.com/ http://diy.alltop.com/ And a compilation: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tutorial_sites.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tutorial_sites.php
schindyguy 17y ago
sorry if i am repeating, but http://lifehacker.com http://lifehacker.com
HeyLaughingBoy 17y ago
sparkfun.com -- General electronics homeshopmachinist.com -- Metalwork and machining makezine.com/blog -- just making stuff in general candlepowerforums.com -- LED lighting I describe myself as "just an engineer." I learn whatever tools I need to get a job done, so I don't distinguish much between software, electrical, mechanical, etc.

42 points by manvsmachine 17y ago

a few of mine: apartment design / DIY - http://apartmenttherapy.com working on my car - http://altimas.net all around randomness - http://lifehacker.com

profquail 17y ago

Hack a Day: http://hackaday.com/ http://hackaday.com/ (for random electronics projects)

leif 17y ago

make blog, don't remember url

mattyb 17y ago
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=make+blog http://lmgtfy.com/?q=make+blog

reedlaw 17y ago

http://ladyada.net/make/ http://ladyada.net/make/ especially the x0xb0x

sanj 17y ago

http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/ http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/

nodus 17y ago

http://www.motherearthnews.com/ http://www.motherearthnews.com/ <-- diy farming/homesteading http://www.drivendaily.info/ http://www.drivendaily.info/ <-- cars http://thereifixedit.com/ http://thereifixedit.com/ <-- ugly kludges

buckler 17y ago

Technological: -Compilation of "Best How-To and DIY Sites" from PC Magazine (includes Instructables, WikiHow, Expert Village, WonderHowTo, etc.) - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347650,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347650,00.asp -DIY from Popular Science - http://www.popsci.com/diy http://www.popsci.com/diy -"Type of Skills Everyone Should Know" (originally "100 Skills Every Men Should Know") from Popular Mechanics - http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.... -"64 Things Every Geek Should Know" - http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should... Intangible/"Lifehacks": -How to do better socially - http://www.succeedsocially.com/ http://www.succeedsocially.com/ -Productivity section of Lifehacker - http://lifehacker.com/tag/productivity/?refId=0 http://lifehacker.com/tag/productivity/?refId=0 -Studying strategies - http://www.studygs.net/ http://www.studygs.net/ Financial: -Mint.com's blog - http://www.mint.com/blog/ http://www.mint.com/blog/

bowman 17y ago

http://www.calnewport.com/blog/ http://www.calnewport.com/blog/ Very well written blog for "Zen" like study hacks.

diN0bot 17y ago

http://instructables.com http://instructables.com

noahlt 17y ago

Does anyone have any good resources for amateur/hobbyist hacking biotech?

tarmac 17y ago
Nice try, CIA.
billswift 17y ago
http://diybio.org/ http://diybio.org/ Unfortunately, so far seems to be more talk than real projects.

zephyrfalcon 17y ago

What do you mean... "other" things? :-)

lyime 17y ago

http://createdigitalmusic.com/ http://createdigitalmusic.com/

jasonkester 17y ago

http://fantasticcontraption.com/ http://fantasticcontraption.com/ for hacking... uh... contraptions. Be warned though, it's crack.

onreact-com 17y ago

http://www.hackyourself.org/ http://www.hackyourself.org/ :-) http://www.theyesmen.org/ http://www.theyesmen.org/ reality hackers. http://www.rhizome.org/ http://www.rhizome.org/ technology + art

dan_the_welder 17y ago
The yesmen are hilarious, I just watched their movie about a month ago. How about that "management suit"?

dan_the_welder 17y ago

http://www.cnczone.com http://www.cnczone.com

samlittlewood 17y ago

Making stuff: http://blog.makezine.com http://blog.makezine.com Broad range of hardware & electronics hacks.

sahaj 17y ago

finance.google.com i like to hack money :)

Banzai10 17y ago

Basically I like to hack on money http://www.getrichslowly.com http://www.getrichslowly.com http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com http://www.budgetpulse.com http://www.budgetpulse.com but I will be starting to hack in internal designs also, because want to buy an apartment ;)

bounce 17y ago

As mentioned instructables.com I heard they were experimenting with a pay wall, but I haven't been on there in a while. hack ikea http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/ http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/ found some good stuff here: http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page Upcycling: https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/tetani/upcycleart/htmls/projects.html https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/tetani/upcycleart/htmls/proj... kinda cheesy http://forum.doityourself.com/ http://forum.doityourself.com/ knowing how things work: http://www.howstuffworks.com/ http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Ready made forums are good but down a lot: http://www.readymademag.com/forums/ http://www.readymademag.com/forums/

bounce 17y ago

Also, http://diy.alltop.com/ http://diy.alltop.com/ And a compilation: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tutorial_sites.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tutorial_sites.php

schindyguy 17y ago

sorry if i am repeating, but http://lifehacker.com http://lifehacker.com

HeyLaughingBoy 17y ago

sparkfun.com -- General electronics homeshopmachinist.com -- Metalwork and machining makezine.com/blog -- just making stuff in general candlepowerforums.com -- LED lighting I describe myself as "just an engineer." I learn whatever tools I need to get a job done, so I don't distinguish much between software, electrical, mechanical, etc.