Maker Faire Detroit 2010
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Maker Faire Detroit 2010
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So over the weekend I went to Maker Faire in Detroit, hosted at the Henry Ford Museum by Make & Craft Magazine. It was a great time, lots of neat stuff to do and see. There were neat Robotics from the Army, and robots that were JUST as cool made out of Lego. The Mentos and Coke guys were there and we got to watch a live reenactment of their video.
I tried my hand at soldering for the first time, and made a LED pin. I also knit a few rows of a giant scarf to put on the statue of Edison at the Museum.
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Date: 2010-08-05 06:51 pm (UTC)I'm down and out with knee trouble that weekend, missed Maker Faire, and everyone I know and haven't seen in ages is in town.
Sheesh!
:)
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Date: 2010-08-06 05:04 pm (UTC)We were hoping to take my dad, since he'd get such a kick out of all of this, but he worked like a dog all week, including having to drive from Pittsburgh to Buffalo to pick up a coworker at 2 am for a presentation that morning. So he ended up napping all weekend.
Next year I'd really like to make a whole weekend out of it. I didn't get to see the mousetrap do it's thing, or any of the Ignite lectures, or some other things. Hopefully next year I'll see you there!
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Date: 2010-08-06 02:14 am (UTC)I'm geeking over the 3D printer making the companion cube, though. Awesomesauce.
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Date: 2010-08-06 05:00 pm (UTC)