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It does make me wonder, though, what happened to actual technical computing magazines. Sure, there are a few obscure Linux and similar ones out there, but getting into the nuts and bolts of a computer was(and still is) most of the fun. I suspect that instead of seeing "setting up your own home CNC machine for $500", we'll see yet another review and ad-driven site like all of the rest.

Though it's not focused on computers, Makezine is a good maker zine for the technical crowd. The same company also prints Craftzine for the crafts aficionado.

Falcon

Here's how it looks under a microscope

Damn if I had mod points I'd give em to you.

Here's how it looks under a microscope

I have wished for the past two years that I could find my old Radio Shack experimenter kit with the breadboard and spring connectors.

Yea, under my desk I have the Electronics Learning Lab. I've thought about giving it to one of my nieces. Heathkit had some good ones too. Now we have Make Zine and Craft Zine for makers and other Do It Yourselfers.

Falcon

Face it, you are a nation of consumers with no real manufacturing left.

The US still has manufacturing though much of it is hidden and you have to look for it. Check out Etsy, the place to buy and sell hand made things. Makezine and Craftzine are American zines for American makers and crafters. The US still has spinners who spin and create their own threads. Some of whom will go on to make their own cloth, others sell their threads to those who will make cloth. Then they will make or sell to those who make clothing. Only a few blocks from where I am typing this there's a workshop for hand bound books. Actually Minneapolis has a few places that custom bind books.

And this isn't particularly a dig at the US ... I think all Western economies will go the same way, as the governments and people all have the same short-sighted attitude. Pretty soon the only things left will be service jobs and tech jobs in the West, all manufacturing and production will be done in China and the surrounding ASEAN nations.

Ah but those other nations will become like the West too. The beauty of freer markets is that they improve everyone's lives who are allowed to participate. Your sweatshop is their employees' good life. Even Chinese want their iPhones.

Falcon

How about a subscription to Make or Craft, backed by your commitment of time and money towards a project per issue?

How about a subscription to Make or Craft, backed by your commitment of time and money towards a project per issue?