Back from Maker Faire
Man, I love Maker Faire. It’s almost as if Burning Man mated with Slashdot. Here are afew of the fun things I saw today.
In the Craft area someone showed the credit cards that they accepted, but the credit card sign was hand-made:
Also in the Craft zone was a “postcard machine.” It was a person sitting inside a booth pretending to be a machine. You could select the postcard you wanted and push two dollars through the slot. The person in the booth would make beeping and booping noises and then slip a custom postcard into your hand:
Outside, several people were driving around in mobile muffins:
Not to be outdone, someone had decorated their art car entirely with pens and markers:
I forget where I saw this, but someone had made a Q*bert quilt:
Finally, I enjoyed this art installation about the “newspaper of the future.” It was a standard newspaper machine but had an LCD monitor that showed optimistic headlines:
Good stuff. I bought a pair of Monkeylectric LED Bike light sets, so that should be fun. 
Michael D Said,
May 4, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
HaHa, the postcard machine must have been hysterical. Like “moviefone” from Seinfield. Like the car too.
TomG Said,
May 4, 2008 @ 10:15 pm
looking at the car for more than 30 seconds will cause seizures.
My weekend consisted of a crawfish boil with an open bar - seems we both had a good time leading up to Cinco de Mayo
Harith Said,
May 5, 2008 @ 12:46 am
Matt,
“I bought a pair of Monkeylectric LED Bike light sets, so that should be fun”
I knew it. You can’t resist those flashing neons light
purposeinc Said,
May 5, 2008 @ 1:35 am
I find out about all the best events on this blog!
By the way Wordcamp San Francisco will be on August 16 at the Mission Bay Conference Center.
When I was a little kid, there used to be a big cardboard box in font of the Boudins restaurant that had a hundred or so songs hand written on it and Jukebox written across the top. If you put a dollar in the hole, a hand took it from you. Then the song mysteriously came live right out of the box, sounding somewhat familiar, but not exactly like the original.
I would have loved to have seen the postcards!
dk
Jogi Said,
May 5, 2008 @ 1:38 am
I really like the looks of those wheels! How much do they weigh, and what did you pay for them, Matt?
I look forward to see a video of you doing tricks in the dark!
* Miss Universe Said,
May 5, 2008 @ 5:46 am
Yes, it was fun - here are more pics …
http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/05/audio-post-a-visit-to-the-makers-faire/#more-91880
Robert Synnott Said,
May 5, 2008 @ 8:28 am
Is this a prelude to the announcement of Google Reference Librarian (beta), or something?
Henri Said,
May 5, 2008 @ 10:58 am
Matt, please explain your job :). The mobile muffin needs to eat with the Dutch Sonja Banker diet.
Multi-Worded Adam Said,
May 5, 2008 @ 9:57 pm
Man…that car is gonna have car buffs freaking out. At least if you’re going to mess up a car like that, don’t mess up a Benz.
Anne Moss Said,
May 6, 2008 @ 7:23 am
I don’t usually comment here, but couldn’t resist this post. I love crafts and didn’t know there was an event merging the passion for crafts with geek stuff! Thanks for sharing this!
The Night Marchers Said,
May 6, 2008 @ 9:16 am
I want that credit card thing. Looks like a good Halloween Costume!! I will be a walking ecommerce store!
Jim In Summit NJ Said,
May 6, 2008 @ 9:28 am
boy, those are people with more creative tallent and time on their hands than I have. How many people would think of such things?
Pryde Said,
May 7, 2008 @ 2:52 am
I see those cupcakes at Burning Man every year! Such a nice reminder… only five months til the Burn! )’(
Em Said,
May 7, 2008 @ 10:45 am
I bet the marker-studded car is quite expensive now! The markers alone probably cost more than the car itself, not to mention the tedious work.
mosh Said,
May 9, 2008 @ 3:00 am
Mercedes ROX
nice funny photo collection
Greetings form Poland, mosh
Charles Said,
May 11, 2008 @ 4:03 pm
Looks like a great place to wander around and people watch. We don’t get too many cool things like that here (no one wants to be outside for most of the year).