http://clipmarks.com/clipper/ruralart/date/2008/5/10/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/ruralart/date/2008/5/10/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/15A86236-CF47-4845-ADB7-72069259E636/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/ruralart/">ruralart</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Sounds neat - wish I lived near it. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/thousands-gather-to-make-their-own-fair/index.html?ref=technology" title="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/thousands-gather-to-make-their-own-fair/index.html?ref=technology">bits.blogs.nytimes.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>I knew we that we were in for something unusual when the traffic on Highway 101 came to a dead standstill a mile before the turnoff to the San Mateo County Fairgrounds. Last weekend was the third annual <A href="http://makerfaire.com/">Maker Faire</A>, an eclectic gathering spun off from Make magazine, the voice of the so-called Do It Yourself or DIY movement. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Trying to explain the two-day event is far too difficult — this year it spanned everything from bonsai to Babbage. It has been described as Martha Stewart meets “Blade Runner.” Or maybe the <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_fair">Renaissance Faire</A> meets the <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Computer_Faire">West Coast Computer Faire</A>.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/ruralart/512/2C2BD4D4-62D9-4ED9-945C-E85D4375D53C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/ruralart/512/5D6B6047-BDBE-4D02-BDE3-863912CD09C9.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/ruralart/512/586330E5-1EA3-48F2-B258-B1BD8AF2BAD8.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/ruralart/512/59C51776-C67F-45C9-9287-BAEECED6CA66.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/ruralart/512/AC573431-0F6B-4402-B63D-29AF4553F697.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;"></div>http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/thousands-gather-to-make-their-own-fair/index.html?ref=technologySat, 10 May 2008 12:29:27 GMT