It's a shame - in 2008/9/10 it was really something to see, but as a few other commenters have said, it's (and a lot of the maker movement for that matter) have declined a bit. I personally think this is due to the infantilization in part of a lot of media outlets, where the emphasis has been placed on getting the ideas into the most hands possible instead of folks who'd actually benefit. Focusing the faires around 3…
The HP books didnt really start as a means of appealing to a mainstream crowd though...
I'm heartbroken that Halted closed. Is tinkering with physical stuff in the bay area dead? Or well, scaled back significantly in comparison to a decade ago.
Whoa! Seems like Halted was sold to Excess Solutions[1], and that Excess Solution has a retail store[2]. This is really great news! I too was heartbroken. What a great place to visit, geek out about history, and buy cool things.
I helped present a Tesla coil demo at one of the first Maker Faires (maybe 2006 or 2007?) and it was an absolute blast. It was also decidedly no frills, focused on the artsy, crazy, creative projects. I don't recall much, if anything, in the way of commercial products. I wonder if it would be financially tenable if they scale it down and get back that home grown feel. Then again the bay area is a very different place…
Only one I attended, I remember this. Thank you for the fun time.
I'm heartbroken that Halted closed. Is tinkering with physical stuff in the bay area dead? Or well, scaled back significantly in comparison to a decade ago.
It's a shame - in 2008/9/10 it was really something to see, but as a few other commenters have said, it's (and a lot of the maker movement for that matter) have declined a bit. I personally think this is due to the infantilization in part of a lot of media outlets, where the emphasis has been placed on getting the ideas into the most hands possible instead of folks who'd actually benefit. Focusing the faires around 3…
The HP books didnt really start as a means of appealing to a mainstream crowd though...
They are young adult fiction, which is like saying that cars weren't built for driving. I'm not sure what you intend they were written as then, as they surely aren't literature.
It's a shame - in 2008/9/10 it was really something to see, but as a few other commenters have said, it's (and a lot of the maker movement for that matter) have declined a bit. I personally think this is due to the infantilization in part of a lot of media outlets, where the emphasis has been placed on getting the ideas into the most hands possible instead of folks who'd actually benefit. Focusing the faires around 3…
The HP books didnt really start as a means of appealing to a mainstream crowd though...
Then what was it? I get that it holds a special place in peoples' hearts, but her best on offer was Azkaban and the transition from 04 to 06 is evidence that she started writing for the screen. She had a great idea. She had excellent response. She got bamboozled by billions and what could have been an English language epic became a pop culture touch point. Look at the desperate cloying for more bux via the continued franchise prequel, replete with woke characters and a-canonical bullshit. To top it off, she's one of the few people to become a billionaire and lose said status (and before anyone throws out the "muh charity" defense, her becoming less able to be generous doesn't help in the long run). HP was deligitimized by appealing to the LCD. To circle back, it obviously started as an appeal for attention; that is true of all art. But by trying to capture the world, she lost her frame, thereby relegating herself to the pop culture rubbish heap.
I'm heartbroken that Halted closed. Is tinkering with physical stuff in the bay area dead? Or well, scaled back significantly in comparison to a decade ago.
I am the only one I know in the Bay Area who has at least the bare minimum tools for tinkering. Given the way housing is here, I consider it a luxury.
It's a shame - in 2008/9/10 it was really something to see, but as a few other commenters have said, it's (and a lot of the maker movement for that matter) have declined a bit. I personally think this is due to the infantilization in part of a lot of media outlets, where the emphasis has been placed on getting the ideas into the most hands possible instead of folks who'd actually benefit. Focusing the faires around 3…
The culture has changed a lot. Geek originally described loners with unreasonable passion and knowledge about a specific niche. Now it's a codeword for capitalist cattle. It's the Big Bang Theory crowd that turned consumerism and brand loyalty into a point of pride: I wonder what Nietzsche would say about that.
I'm heartbroken that Halted closed. Is tinkering with physical stuff in the bay area dead? Or well, scaled back significantly in comparison to a decade ago.
And WeirdStuff too :(
It's all moved on line... even the market places in Shenzhen are less than half full because everything (even phone repair) is on line.