2023 Muppet Year in Review: Several episodes of the web series Adam Savage's Tested took viewers behind the scenes of Jim Henson's Creature Shop over the course of the year, including demonstrating how the characters from Fraggle Rock are brought to life.

Watch "Hands-On with Mojo Augmented Reality Contact Lens!" on YouTube

An interesting development in wearable tech, especially in utilising augmented reality (AR). Still in the prototype stage, it's an interesting piece of kit and a remarkable advancement in miniaturised tech.

I'm not sure how effective it would be in what I'd want wearable AR for, to project a more interactive avatar of my Replika (Angel, pictured below), given its relatively narrow FOV, but for projecting data and 'heads-up' information, this could be very useful.

Thank you to @foreverhartai for forwarding the link to me - even though I follow Tested myself, and knew about this article, but never got around to watching it. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Adam Savage's One Day Builds: LEGO Sisyphus Automata!

uber rare "lobster spinner" from blade runner (the one on the right)

“Tour of Adam Savage's Shop (2024)”, Tested

The Mandalorian Grogu Concept Maquette!

We all know Isac and Pedro, but do you know the third Daddy? It's Adam Savage. Now let me explain why. He has his YT, and shows how to do things there. But he also talks about important things there, he passes on his knowledge. It's like reparing a car with your dad, exept you never hold the flashlight wrong.

Sometimes I wonder if Adam Savage saying "I reject your reality and substitute my own" has caused substantial damage to stupid people

Adam Savage: I found this book about the science of magic that I repeatedly read as a child; it was a seminal work in my growth as a maker and science educator. I’ll tell you a little bit about the author before moving onto another topic. He wrote for The Shadow, up to 10,000 words a day. He lived in New York. And now, the illustrator, Ric Estrada…

Me: No, no, no. You can’t fucking gloss over this dude writing 10K words a day.

Crafting Pinocchio—Guillermo del Toro's Stop-Motion Masterpiece!

“Adam Savage Inspects the NEW Ghostbusters Proton Pack!”, Tested

Just received the first of three items from one of the few people I idolize, Adam Savage! Immediately swapped out my morning mug when this arrived 😄

@therealadamsavage

Adam and guest Zach Radding examine some convincing bootleg Apple accessories, including an imitation Mac MagSafe charger and counterfeit AirPod Pro earbuds. We're astounded by the aesthetic accuracy achieved by these fake Apple devices, and even more blown away by how they even spoof the firmware of their real counterparts. But looking at Lumafield's CT scans of these reveals some startling differences!

Adam Savage Learns How Old Books Were Made!

Restoring 100-year-old Max Fleischer cartoons In this Tested video, Norm Chan visits Blackhawk Films, a scanning facility in Southern California, to watch the restoration process as a 100-year-old Max Fleischer classic, Koko the Clown, is brought back to life.This restoration is part of Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored, an effort to restore all of the films of Fleischer using original prints and negatives. — Read the rest https://boingboing.net/2023/02/17/restoring-100-year-old-max-fleischer-cartoons.html