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Tuesday May 17, 2016

8 Things We Can't Wait to See at Maker Faire Bay Area This Weekend   The magic of Maker Faire is that it's never the same event twice. The constant change is a key part of what makes Maker Faire so magical. It's a living, breathing event series that morphs to reflect the creative ways the community leverages incredible new technology and traditional artistry and craftsmanship. Here are just a few things we're excited to see this weekend.

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Scenes from Last Year's Maker Faire Bay Area   Maker Faire is our favorite time of year because we get to interact with the creativity and ingenuity of so many Makers. Just in case you weren't convinced you should be a part of it, check out some of the highlights from last year's Faire.

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How Do You Engage Both Boys AND Girls in Making?   While robotics and coding programs for young makers are becoming increasingly popular, their trend toward competition often attracts more boys than girls. Maker Judy Silver and fellow Maine-based Gizmo Garden volunteers focused on non-competitive, collaborative robotics projects to get more boys and girls working together. Here's how they did it.

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Build a Wi-Fi Drone Disabler with Raspberry Pi   You can disable a drone in the air with a Wi-Fi antenna made from a can and a little clever coding. After all, a drone is basically a flying computer. This tutorial is designed to help you understand the security implications of using unprotected wireless communications by exploring its use with the popular Parrot AR.Drone 2.0.

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Six More “Why Didn't I Think of That?” Tips   One of our most popular posts over the past few months has been “Six 'Now, Why Didn't I Think of That?' Shop Tips.” Author Gareth Branwyn loves collecting these tips and has compiled another collection of handy tricks to add to your repertoire.

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Making Your Own Coffee Can Forge   Lots of people seem to think that casting and forging is out of their grasp, technically, financially, and in terms of the risks involved. But it's really not that hard to create your own micro forge for melting small amounts of metal for casting, knife forging, and the like. Here's how to get started.

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Upcoming Maker Faires »  Maker Faire Bay Area (CA): May 20–22 »  Meridian Mini Maker Faire (MS): May 21–22 »  Trieste Mini Maker Faire (Italy): May 21–22 »  Kyiv Mini Maker Faire (Ukraine): May 21–22 »  Palatine Mini Maker Faire (IL): May 21 »  Jackson Hole Mini Maker Faire (WY): May 21 »  Columbia Mini Maker Faire (SC): May 21   Find a Maker Faire near you on the Maker Faire map.

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