Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show! - fire http://sylviashow.com/tags/fire en Maker Faire Bay Area 2012: Day 1 http://sylviashow.com/blog/techninja/2012/06/06/maker-faire-bay-area-2012-day-1 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div style="float:right; width:217px;"><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7694.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-r" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7694.JPG?itok=o2BeSSYN" width="200" height="200" alt="The D sitting in the &quot;Flying Fishmonger&quot; pedalcar, lifting up the frontend as if it were doing a wheelie" title="The D can&#039;t help but lift the Flying Fishmonger in anticipation of racing the death defying figure-8!" /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7725.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-r" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7725.JPG?itok=0oHVVEGg" width="200" height="200" alt="The D pulling off the innertube from the blown back tire of the &quot;Flying Fishmonger&quot;" title="After our first blowout, we were lucky enough to get a donor tire in time for the next race! (It eventually blew too)" /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7726.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-r" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7726.JPG?itok=pr49nw9D" width="200" height="200" alt="The &quot;Flying Fishmonger&quot; sitting sadly with its drive wheel missing" title="It looks.. so sad! Come on mighty Fishmonger, fight for the win!" /></a></div> <p><em>(Continued from <a href="/blog/techninja/2012/05/19/maker-faire-bay-area-2012-day-0-recap">Maker Faire: Day 0</a>)</em> In no time, the first real day of Maker Faire was upon us, and we were as ready as we could be for the onslaught of wonders.</p> <iframe style="float:left; margin-right: 10px;" width="320" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAhsKdlHLdo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p>First things first, we set off to the <a href="http://fbuc.org/">Fun Bike Unicorn Club</a> racing area to prepare our pedalcar. The D, our driver for the "Flying Fishmonger", was out in spades right off the bat, ready for the qualifying run. Once brakes were checked and the chain stayed on long enough to run around the track a few times, we were ready for our first race! Even though we'd only spent about $80 and 2 weeks building it, we thought it held up pretty well. Even though by the second race our rear drive tire completely blew out, it was still a lot of fun and we wouldn't trade it for the world. The overlapping CD fish scales were also very popular with the crowds of people coming to ogle the incredible pedalcars.</p> <p><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7720.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-c" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_large/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7720.JPG?itok=M_j4midN" alt="Zoz Brooks, Sylvia and Joe Grand posing with thumbs up" title="Joe and Zoz, uber hacker and maker guys from Discovery Channel&#039;s &quot;Prototype This&quot; (and so much else) are AWESOME!" /></a></p> <p>Due to a fluke of failed communication and our family in the middle of moving to a new house, we didn't have a schedule this Maker Faire, so we decided to head out and see as much as we possibly could. Out on the grounds, Sylvia found two of her favorite hackers/makers, <a href="http://www.grandideastudio.com/">Joe Grand</a> and <a href="http://riaus.org.au/people/zoz-brooks/">Zoz Brooks</a> of <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/prototype-this/prototype-this.html">Prototype This</a>! Joe even recognized her and everyone got some stickers.</p> <div style="margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;width:78%;"><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7782.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7782.JPG?itok=eGVME_rE" width="200" height="200" alt="Sylvia showing off her newly created headband." title="By wrapping the blank headbank with multiple layers of ribbon, it&#039;s both nice looking design and strong " /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7750.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7750.JPG?itok=b_5I5ETd" width="200" height="200" alt="Sylvia paints onto her &quot;Freak Flag&quot; at the Fly Your Freak Flag High booth" title="So many freak flags, so little room to let out your inner freak. Must make two!" /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7788.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7788.JPG?itok=YsJQPL88" width="200" height="200" alt="Sylvia sitting in the Autodesk multi camera photo booth." title="By taking multiple angles with multiple cameras at the same time, the system attempts to reconstruct a 3D image from a bunch of 2D pictures" /></a></div> <p>At the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/">Craftsy</a> "Make &amp; Take" booth Sylvia made herself a stylin' star-and-ribbon-wrapped headband, then off to the <a href="http://www.flyyourfreakflaghigh.com/">FYFFH</a> booth where we made our own "Freak Flags" to fly, then over to <a href="http://autodesk.com">Autodesk</a> to get a 3D head scan at their super camera photo booth. After a quick snap, we ran into <a href="http://twitter.com/jeriellsworth">Jeri</a> skating around with her hard rocking Commodore-64 Bass Guitar, then we found our good friend <a href="http://gevertulley.com/">Gever Tulley</a> (we first met at <a href="/blog/techninja/2012/03/15/dml-wrap-make-photoshoot-and-more" title="Digital Media and Learning conference">DML)</a>. Sylvia and little sister Talulah sat down at his <a href="http://sfbrightworks.org/">Brightworks</a> booth to try the "Tinker your way out of this!" challenge. After totally winning (really!) we hopped around the corner where we learned all about simple binary computation with 8-balls and wooden flip-flops at <a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/" title="Evil Mad Science Labs">EMSL</a>'s <a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/digi-comp-ii-and-the-2011-bay-area-maker-faire/">Digi-Comp II</a>.</p> <div style="margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;width:78%;"><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7800.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7800.JPG?itok=1fCZT4XZ" width="200" height="200" alt="Jeri Ellsworth showing off her Commodore-64 bass guitar project" title="Jeri&#039;s impromptu jam session brought everyone from all around the floor to see the awesomeness of her C-64 bass. Then their heads exploded." /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7805.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7805.JPG?itok=uarGIE6A" width="200" height="200" alt="Sylvia and sister Talulah attempting the &quot;Tinker your way out of this!&quot; challenge at the Brightworks booth" title="Sylvia and Talulah can&#039;t get enough tinkering as Gever Tulley explains the rules of the game" /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7794.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7794.JPG?itok=9evbFP1L" width="200" height="200" alt="Lenore Edman and Sylvia demonstrating the action of the giant Digi-Comp II" title="Lenore was nice enough to let Sylvia operate the Digi-Comp II, and she only broke it a little bit by the end" /></a></div> <p>Outside, we ran into so many amazing sights, too numerous to count. A spiral sculpture of fire, a robotic band playing every instrument imaginable, a life-size Dalek from Doctor Who, a towering 50 foot tall flaming umbrella tree, electric vehicles galore, a giant rubber and steel fire breathing dragon, and then an <em>EVEN BIGGER</em> than life-size Dalek!</p> <div style="margin-left:-2%;overflow:hidden;width:102%;"><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/IMG_20120519_111239.jpg" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/IMG_20120519_111239.jpg?itok=amJxYHGa" width="200" height="200" alt="A fire sculpture erupting flames" title="One of many fire sculptures bursting with hot propane powered flamey goodness." /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7708.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7708.JPG?itok=21BYb-kk" width="200" height="200" alt="A red Dalek" title="We were just standing there when... EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!" /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7707.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7707.JPG?itok=xJJRu2Xh" width="200" height="200" alt="Sylvia poses near the giant fire snorting dragon" title="The fire snorting dragon does just that.. SNORT! Foom... Avoid that sneeze." /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7862.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7862.JPG?itok=I4pm6aDU" width="200" height="200" alt="A very large Dalek" title="Then the smaller Dalek was promptly eaten by this one, as it yelled &quot;MASTICATE! MASTICATE!&quot;" /></a></div> <p>Throughout the day, Sylvia worked on collecting her "photoception" picture-in-a-picture shots with previous Maker Faire phenoms... Saturday got her <a href="http://jedgarpark.wordpress.com/">John Park</a> with his <a href="http://jedgarpark.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/arduino-grande-2/">Arduino Grande</a> (3 years), <a href="http://twitter.com/dalepd">Dale Daugherty</a> (2 Years), <a href="http://twitter.com/jeriellsworth">Jeri Ellsworth</a> with her C-64 bass (2 years), and <a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/author/Lenore_Edman/">Lenore Edman</a> of <a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/" title="Evil Mad Science Labs">EMSL</a> (2 Years)</p> <div style="margin-left:-2%;overflow:hidden;width:102%;"><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7778_0.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7778_0.JPG?itok=GFUDqbyL" width="200" height="200" alt="John Park posing with Sylvia in front of his Arduino Grande holding a picture of them in 2011, holding a picture of them in 2010" title="John must have access to a grow ray, his arduino is gigantic! 2012, 2011 &amp; 2010" /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7779_0.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7779_0.JPG?itok=qzcG8WGi" width="200" height="200" alt="Sylvia posing with Dale Dougherty holding a picture of them at Maker Faire 2011" title="Dale always has a smile on at Maker Faire" /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7802_0.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7802_0.JPG?itok=dN5HwKMw" width="200" height="200" alt="Jeri Ellsworth posing with Sylvia and a picture of them from Maker Faire 2011" title="Jeri Ellsworth photoception... with bass guitar and skates! 2012 &amp; 2011" /></a><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7797.JPG" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-l" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_small/public/post-images/Dadmin/DSCN7797.JPG?itok=XoCd4jDk" width="200" height="200" alt="Sylvia posing with Lenore Edman and a picture of them from Maker Faire 2011" title="Evil Mad Scientist extraordinaire Lenore Edman is awesome! 2012 &amp; 2011" /></a></div> <p>Our first day of Maker Faire was outstanding, and we just couldn't wait to see what day two had in store! Learn all about our adventure in the next action packed blog post soon...</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"> <h3 class="field-label">Tags&nbsp;</h3> <span class="field-items"> <a href="/tags/maker-faire" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Maker Faire</a>, <a href="/tags/bay-area" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Bay area</a>, <a href="/tags/pedalcar" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">pedalcar</a>, <a href="/tags/welding" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">welding</a>, <a href="/tags/fire" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">fire</a>, <a href="/tags/rubber" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">rubber</a>, <a href="/tags/away" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">away</a>, <a href="/tags/jeri-ellsworth" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Jeri Ellsworth</a>, <a href="/tags/lenore-edman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Lenore Edman</a>, <a href="/tags/dale-daugherty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dale Daugherty</a>, <a href="/tags/john-edgar-park" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">John Edgar Park</a>, <a href="/tags/joe-grand" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Joe Grand</a>, <a href="/tags/zoz-brooks" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zoz Brooks</a>, <a href="/tags/prototype" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Prototype This</a>, <a href="/tags/photoception" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">photoception</a>, <a href="/tags/dalek" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dalek</a>, <a href="/tags/dragon" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dragon</a>, <a href="/tags/commodore-64" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Commodore-64</a>, <a href="/tags/guitar" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">guitar</a>, <a href="/tags/arduino" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Arduino</a>, <a href="/tags/craft" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">craft</a>, <a href="/tags/paint" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">paint</a>, <a href="/tags/race" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">race</a> </span> </div> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:36:18 +0000 TechNinja 74 at http://sylviashow.com http://sylviashow.com/blog/techninja/2012/06/06/maker-faire-bay-area-2012-day-1#comments Holiday Gift Guide 2011 http://sylviashow.com/blog/techninja/2011/12/14/holiday-gift-guide-2011 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Our latest <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/12/sylvias-super-awesome-make-holiday-gift-guide-2011.html">Make Holiday Gift Guide</a> is now out! Check it out at the link and let us know how you like it. It's a bit shorter than last years, but still quite fun. </p> <!--break--><p> <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/12/sylvias-super-awesome-make-holiday-gift-guide-2011.html"><a href="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/post-images/Dadmin/SylviaMakeGiftGuide.png" class="yoxview_thumbnail"><img class="post-img-c" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://sylviashow.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_large/public/post-images/Dadmin/SylviaMakeGiftGuide.png?itok=GstqoxYm" alt="Sylvia on MakeZine.com" title="Check out our Latest Holiday Gift Guide over at MakeZine.com! " /></a></a></p> <p>Be sure and leave a comment, and remember that even if it's a bit too late to grab these in time for you favorite holiday, any time is a good time to get the maker you love a fun kit or make a custom personalized thingamawhatzit.</p> <p>Also as news goes, we'll be ramping things up a bit in the new year with more blog posts, more full episodes and better organization <em>(we hope!)</em> so that more people can get the help and inspiration they need to "Get out there and make something!"</p> <p>Be sure and leave us a comment here if you'd like to see something cool or just want to say hi, or use the submission form above. We read everything and get back to everyone <em>eventually</em>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"> <h3 class="field-label">Tags&nbsp;</h3> <span class="field-items"> <a href="/tags/gift-guide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">gift guide</a>, <a href="/tags/home-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">home</a>, <a href="/tags/chemistry" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">chemistry</a>, <a href="/tags/fire" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">fire</a>, <a href="/tags/science" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">science</a>, <a href="/tags/forensics" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">forensics</a> </span> </div> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:05:42 +0000 TechNinja 47 at http://sylviashow.com http://sylviashow.com/blog/techninja/2011/12/14/holiday-gift-guide-2011#comments