Went to the Maker Faire with C. on Saturday. Traffic around the San Mateo fairgrounds was reduced to a slow crawl and it took us over 30 minutes from the point we got off 101 to the time we finally found a parking spot. I later heard that this was quite good compared to earlier in the day. Even after we got to the gates it was another 30 minutes in line before we could actually get into the event.
Once in though, the Faire itself was pretty interesting. Add odd convergence of DIY, crafts, electronics, environmental and slow food interests. C. was captivated by the booths on composting and Scharffen Berger chocolates while I was drawn to the guys showing off their high speed photography flash kit. We were both intrigued by the possibilities of the Maker Controller Kit, and have been trying to come up with ideas on what we could do with one. Yeah, we're both fairly geeky.
Since we got there fairly late in the afternoon, we didn't spend too much time there since it turned cold as the sun went down and the wind picked up.
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