01
Software
Give familiar tools a new button, a better shortcut, or a trick they didn't have yesterday.
ONE MORE FEATURE? SURE.
THE LAB IS OPEN · BRING YOUR WEIRD IDEAS
Extend
For fun.
A gadget that almost does the thing. A workflow begging for a shortcut. A tiny budget and a big idea. What else could we make them do?
01 / THE IDEA
More tricks.
Same stuff.
x stands for anything. ext stands for extension. Put them together and you get a place to ask, “Could this do one more thing?”
Maybe we add a feature. Maybe we modify a device, improve a process, or stretch a small budget. We try it, learn something, and share what happened.
02 / FAIR GAME
Pick a thing. Any thing.
If it exists, we can wonder about it.
02
Hardware
Fix it, tweak it, add a part, or find a completely new job for an old device.
PASS THE SCREWDRIVER
03
Budgets
Big idea, small budget? Let's see how far the time, money, and materials we have can go.
MAKE THE MATH WORK HARDER
04
Anything else
Workflows, creative detours, and the “wait, could we...?” ideas that need their own box.
NO BOX? NO PROBLEM.
03 / WHY WE DO IT
For the
fun of it
Sometimes the experiment works. Sometimes it tells us what to try next. Either way, we share what happened so the next curious person has a head start.
04 / YOUR TURN
Find your
rabbit hole.
The fun starts in a repository. Each one has its own README, instructions, and status. Pick one that makes you curious and see where it goes.
01
Look around
Pick a repository that catches your eye. Read its README first.
02
Give it a go
Follow the project's instructions, then try your own little twist.
03
Tell us what happened
If that repo accepts them, share an idea, bug, doc fix, or change through an issue or pull request.
Check each project's license and contribution guidelines before reusing its work or sending a change.