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D.i.y.
life in pixels
July 26, 2019
The Egg Is Bigger Than Before, or, Mysteries of YouTube’s Third-Biggest Channel
What is 5-Minute Crafts, and why?
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Max Read
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July 17, 2018
The Complete, No-Nonsense Guide to Smart Lighting
I just wanted to control the lights with my voice. Why is that so hard?
By
Jake Swearingen
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July 16, 2018
Everything You Need to Build a Budget-Friendly Smart Home
Automating your home can cost thousands of dollars. These budget picks can help you build one that’s “good enough.”
By
Scott Bay
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May 4, 2018
3 Smart-Home Obsessives Talk About Their Unbelievably Teched-Out Homes
“Most people are just trying to turn on kitchen lights from their iPad. Yawn.”
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Kaveh Waddell
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Apr. 18, 2018
Should You Hire a Pro to Smarten Your Home?
Please don’t electrocute yourself. It’s so much easier than you’re making it. There are people trained to do these things.
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Jake Swearingen
July 5, 2016
This Etch A Sketch Can Tell Time
Thanks to a surprising DIY hack.
By
Eva Hill
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Cait Munro
daredevils
Sept. 5, 2012
The Most Exhilarating Window-Washing Video of the Day
This barefoot Brooklyn man is alarmingly confident.
By
Joe Coscarelli
d.i.y.
Sept. 2, 2012
White House Releases Its Beer Recipe
Don’t worry, oppo-researchers: the Obamas pay for the equipment and ingredients themselves.
By
Andre Tartar
fetishes
Oct. 21, 2009
Spanking Fetishists Go Green Tonight in Brooklyn
Make your own “flogger” out of used bicycle tires! Really!
By
Lindsay Robertson