I’m so stoked I got to be a part of the first ever Maker Faire down in San Mateo, CA! Too bad I could only stay for the first day. It was amazing!
Setting up
Feeling the implant
The X-Ray
Intense discussion
The event was an amazing display of people and their ingenuity, and I vowed if I ever had the opportunity to return that I would NOT be stuck behind a booth the whole time. I never got to see 90% of the things other people were doing! My booth was pretty busy, and I regret never getting a chance that first day to really walk around the place and take it in. Aside from that, other things I regret include;
Blowing off Steve “the Woz” Wozniak because I was busy talking to someone about RFID privacy issues and didn’t recognize him.
Almost getting into a fistfight with a reporter’s husband because of a remark I made about military service people not having the same rights as a US citizen. Someone asked me what I thought of the goverment implanting soldiers with “RFID dogtags”, and I basically said it sucked but when you enlist in the military you lose some of the rights you had before as a citizen. He seemed to disagree strongly with that statement and made quite a scene yelling and pointing at me over a cluster of people gathered around my booth. He came back later to apologize, staunchly letting me know the apology was entirely his wife’s idea. I still think I’m correct though. For example, military people must yield their right to free speech as they are not allowed to “speak badly of” the Commander In Chief or criticize the policies of the United States government (even to their own families). To do so is a serious punishable offense.
Having to leave after only the first day and miss out on meeting the MythBusters! Damn! But, we drove down to California from Seattle and Jenny had to be back in time for a major test she was set to take on Monday.
With all those regrets though, it was still an amazing day.
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