I'm slogging through a backlog of work I've been putting off here on this cold, wet Brooklyn afternoon, but here are several great links readers have sent in over the last couple of days. Plenty of stuff to chew on in here. Thanks, everyone, who took the time to pass these stories on.

• Dan writes:

Vladimir is a Northwest filmmaker who makes her own hand-crafted Viewmaster reels from stereoscopic pairs shot on 16mm film.  She gives out viewers and reels to an audience, plays a soundtrack, and everyone pushes their levers at the same time when they hear the "ding!"

• Josh writes:

BBC has a short photoset of electronic repairmen in Nigeria who fix anything from LCD TVs and stereos to mobile phones.  Some are self taught while others have studied under a master previously.  When they come across a phone they need to fix they have sent off to the manufacturer and received the diagrams, something I don't see happening in the US.

• Scuba Steve writes:

We're now one step closer to the personal jetpack - the personal helicopter!

• MKUltra writes:

This is a [harmonica-playing] kinetic sculpture by the artist Joseph Kohnke, that I thought you would enjoy. There's a great video of it in action. ... I have had the pleasure of seeing his work in person, and it's deeply moving stuff.

• Mike Mc. writes:

do it yourself "steam punk" portable solar PV electric power generator. Various photos of cart with general how to's. Includes opinionated commentary.

• Richard sends this link to a one-of-a-kind slot machine wristwatch with real working lever. [TheRawFeed.com]

Waxy has curated a nice collection of oscilloscope hacks in video form, including the above demo from Assembly 2007.

Oscilloscope Fun and Games [Waxy]

Nokia's "remade" concept phone doesn't actually work, but the techniques and materials used in its construction are laudable. The casing is made from recycled aluminum cans, the chassis from plastic drink bottles, and the keys from old tires. The circuit board is printed instead of etched (or would be if it worked).

Great first step, Nokia. Now when are you going to roll these techniques into production?

Nokia ‘remade’ concept explores recycled materials in cellphones [Phonemag.com]