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I just got through a copy of this great new publication, Make, 
published by O'Reilly.

It's for people who love to get down and dirty with making things--the 
can-do 'tude of ReadyMade with a dash of the hackerly Wired thrown in. 
They call it a "mook" (more than a magazine, kind of a thin 
book--really nicely designed.)

Their premiere issue features, among other things, that science center 
gem Kite Aerial Photography (with step-by-step instructions), an 
article on making a Magnetic Stripe Reader (like building a decoder 
ring on steroids), and profiles of dorkbots and fablabs.

You can see the contents online at
	http://make.oreilly.com/current/

I got a copy from a friend, but apparently right now you can get it 
through Amazon (isbn 0596009224). They'll be hitting bookstores soon. 
Maybe a science center gift shop with a DIY streak to it would be 
interested too? The people who put it together seem to be genuinely 
nice, and clever to boot.

:) mi

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