Topic: DIY
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Maps
DIY Mapping Goes Mainstream
Some of the best images on Google Earth, brought to you by random people.
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Building a Bicycle From Chopped-Up Auto Parts
What better way for cyclists to show their contempt for the car-driving masses than riding around on the carcass of a dismembered vehicle?
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Maps
An Ode to New York's Glorious DIY Sidewalk Seating Culture
Design firm Street Plans Collaborative has started tracking informal street furniture, and you can help.
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Videos
Handiwork of the Day: The Ski Chair Sled
Kings of the playground.
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Videos
Russian Man Builds Fantastic DIY Playground with Logs, Roots, Car Parts
Originally hailed as a death trap, the jungle gym has now become a beloved part of Moscow.
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Videos
Would You Ride a Bike That Sounded Like a Trotting Horse?
It's a Monty Python gag, of course.
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Next Great Idea
Chris Anderson on Why He's Leaving Digital for DIY
The exiting Wired editor-in-chief explains why the maker revolution is becoming the new industrial revolution.
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Videos
DIY Train Project of the Day: The Norry
Bamboo trains are apparently a relatively common sight in rural Cambodia.
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Photos
What's the Difference Between a Parking Lot and a Playground?
Not much, according to one urban hactivist, as long as you've got some white tape and shopping carts.
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Photos
A Timeline of Storefronts
A Toronto photographer tracked the same addresses over four decades to tell his city's changing story.
