Listening to: Move Along - The All-American Rejects

The second Ponoko instructable is up. This time it’s Christmas decorations.

For those who have wanted to see the laser cutter in action there is this little gem:

A very big THANK YOU to the team for an amazing piece of work.

Listening to: Absent Friend - Zillionaire

I think the real difference between Windows and OS X is that the rumors of Windows and it’s new feature set are ALWAYS better than what is delivered. I read that article and think. “Hey cool! Windows could rock again!” But I have been down that road once too many times

Listening to: Air Towel - Underworld

We’re a little easier to find these days. It’s funny how hanging your shingle makes you feel all proprietorial (which is not something a feel about a website).

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Originally uploaded by flash5.

Listening to: Walking On The Moon - The Police

Last week was a wonderful week at Ponoko… a real taste of the creativity we’ve tried to unleash. Our users put the following things on show:

• A robot
• Cufflinks
• Christmas decorations
• A set of shelves
• A lamp shade
• A logic puzzle

I can only imagine that this was what it was like working for an early computing company… that visceral thrill of seeing what people ended up doing with the tool that you gave them.

Listening to: Amazing Grace - Ani DiFranco

Jillian has posted a great photo set of their latest work in the Ford Building:

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Originally uploaded by jillianisaphotographer.

Listening to: Fly Trapped In A Jar - Modest Mouse

It’s funny, you create something and there are applications you dream of… with me and Ponoko it was robotics… the first robot has walked off the production line:

For extra awesomeness there is an associated instructable and youtube videos.

Fantastic work Clement Fletcher.

Listening to: Shadowplay - The Killers

Listening to: Promiscuous (Radio Edit) - Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland

I am in the market for someone to head up interaction design at Ponoko. If you’re an experienced interaction designer who wants to guide a world leading product send your CV to david [at] ponoko [dot] com.

Listening to: Lost One - Jay-Z Feat. Chrisette Michele

A web-server and wifi on a SD-card… seems to be a sitter for a home automation hack.

Listening to: Two More Years - Bloc Party