A few weeks ago, I swapped out the driver’s seat in my trusty Volvo 850 because it had an electrical problem. I definitely don’t want to throw out the old seat because it’s a super comfortable leather seat. It’s in my basement, waiting for me to make something with it.

Here’s something that I could do with it if I was a gamer and had some room: an arcade-style racing console.

Since I don’t nearly have enough room for something like that, I’ll probably just convert mine into an office chair.

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Turn a Nintendo NES controller into a retro USB flash drive that’s also a cultural icon. Now, why didn’t I think of this?

NES Controller USB Flash Drive [link]

A confusing title indeed. Is it Mario that is super, or is it the table? Either way, this is a pretty cool piece of DIY furniture. And one could inspire himself from that table to create other things.

No instructions are provided, but non are really needed. Just ask the person at your favorite tiling store.  They will explain how to lay out the glue and the grout, and everything else you need to know.

Super Mario Mosaic Table [link][via][via]

The classic urban planning simulator SimCity’s sources have been released under the Gnu Public License.  Apart from a few modifications such as changing its title to Micropolis and removing the Airplane Crash disaster (9/11), the game is the same. You can dig in its code and roll out your own version of the ‘80 gaming classic or you can peek under the hood to see how games were made back then.

Either way, this is a nice gift to the community, albeit perhaps a little late.

SimCity open sourced under GPL [link][via]