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NoVAMiniMakerFaire2016

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NoVAMiniMakerFaire2015

 


 

Introduction/Definition/etc

 

Third year of MiniMakerFaireNoVA in Reston, VA...

 

Body

 

Again?

 

Not sure anything is really different, so why bother?

 

Raining, and that time of year again...

 

 

Tables

 

Some new ones to me at least

grabbed a card, may have even talked to them, depends on time and other people there, etc...

 

iTapArcade

 

http://iTapArcade.com

 

Old school game console system seen previous year(s), but I got a card this time...

 

OpenAeris

 

OpenAeris might be an open drone development platform, so I might look into it more, will see, time available and all...

 

http://OpenAeris.com

 

Door

 

http://Door.today

 

feeds of drone videos

 

AntiPoaching

 

Besides RhonoHawk and associated Fixed Wing flyers

is ground based camera that scans and transmits if the image seems to be a poacher...

Uses OpenCV, iirc

 

Given RainDeerAndBambiForBreakfast2015 and Trolls2015 

maybe need for other types of local trail security wrt gangs, and other predators, etc...

 

http://WildTech.MongaBay.com

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

$20 cash at the door, no discount for later in the day...

 

no t shirt, though older ones were cheaper, and they had a swipey thing for buying with a card

 

no food,   2 truck out in the rain late in the event, didn't check, which ones, or what was offered, basically arrived after lunch time anyway, and clocks changed, so later than I thought

 

transportation costs

getting there, getting back, parking rumored to be free at metroRail parking, and Fairfax Connector providing bus service, to and from metro to the school(s), presumably for free...

I hopped on between the two schools as was carrying more than usual, and heavy...

various people didn't like that others didn't care...

 

Links

 

 

GeeksRule2014

 

 

Conclusion

 

Summary of experience or similar

 

Same thing, different year, afaict...

 

Kids might have had some fun, some spring break type activities, learn about robots, see drones, but stuff from vendors like Hobby Hanger, and book selllors, craft fair like...

 

Discussion

 

A place for feedback on the page presented

 

What is fun for you?

 

How much money does it take to have fun?

Any?

Lots?

About bragging to friends, school people. etc?

 

What technology makes your life easier?

More difficult?

At what price?

 

Risk life and limb to go some where that will treat you as odd?

Ostracize?

Make fun of?

Attack you?

Threaten you?

 

License

 

Creative Commons Share and Share Alike, Non Commercial, Non Derivative, for the whole site's contents unless otherwise explicitly stated

 

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