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Maker Faire: Wii Hacks & the RAVolt solos
We had a busy weekend out at the Austin Maker Faire! As usual, it was a great event. Better coordinated than last year and bigger too. I liked the addition of the Robot Wars.
Alex had a great time showing people how to hack their Wii Motes and even got a blue ribbon! We had some interesting generational challenges because saying “mod wii mote” sounds like “may we mate” to a segments of the population. Technology brings so much new vocabulary that it’s easy to forget not everyone immediately parses “google blogs from blackberries.”
Since I was busy with Alex, the RAVolt was left with her EV friends in the other part of the barn. It was nice to drop in and see so many of the AustinEV/SanAntonioEV crowd (Aaron, Chris, Brian, Gary, and Alphonso). Since Aaron brought the charger we were able to drive electric both days to the Faire!
