Comments on: Maker Faire 2006: A Fond and Snarky Look Back http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/ Geek Life, With Bite - Curiosities, Humor, and Entertainment Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:56:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Great White Snark » Blog Archive » RoboGames 2007: Crabfu Steamworks http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Great White Snark » Blog Archive » RoboGames 2007: Crabfu Steamworks Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:08:06 +0000 http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/#comment-737 [...] Steamworks made an appearance.  His booth was drawing a crowd the last time I saw him, too, at Maker Faire.  Perhaps you saw coverage of him in today’s WIRED story about steampunk mods.  [...] [...] Steamworks made an appearance.  His booth was drawing a crowd the last time I saw him, too, at Maker Faire.  Perhaps you saw coverage of him in today’s WIRED story about steampunk mods.  [...]

]]> By: nickolai http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/comment-page-1/#comment-360 nickolai Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:35:47 +0000 http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/#comment-360 plus, have you ever been flummoxed by the types of people who compete in battlebots? So many rednecks, so few nerds. Strange. plus, have you ever been flummoxed by the types of people who compete in battlebots? So many rednecks, so few nerds. Strange.

]]> By: Great White Snark http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Great White Snark Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:54:24 +0000 http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/#comment-358 I know, great in theory. But you never get to see them actually destroy each other. Just a lot of spinning around in circles and running into things. I know, great in theory. But you never get to see them actually destroy each other. Just a lot of spinning around in circles and running into things.

]]> By: nickolai http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/comment-page-1/#comment-357 nickolai Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:01:23 +0000 http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2007/04/26/maker-faire-2006-a-fond-look-back-with-a-hint-of-snarkiness/#comment-357 Good stuff, I'll have to try to check it out. You know, in concept Battlebots seems like it would totally be my thing, but in reality it bores the piss outta me. I guess the classic flick Robot Jox ruined me for dueling robots forever. Good stuff, I’ll have to try to check it out.

You know, in concept Battlebots seems like it would totally be my thing, but in reality it bores the piss outta me. I guess the classic flick Robot Jox ruined me for dueling robots forever.

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