Well, if you guys are lolling around munching donuts, the mystery project must already be finished -- am I right? No more pressure, no more Ken cracking the whip to put in 14-hour days and 60-hour weeks; just a mellow, relaxed workplace, with spare time aplenty for snacking and surfing the forum.
Irony bust duly noted! Of course, by not snacking constantly or having to commute to work, the time I save can be devoted to non-work stuff like the forum and Browser's Spin and PASM lessons. And once he's completed the entire lesson series, shoot, I'm home free work-wise!
Oh, BTW, Matt and Ken, lest you think I've just been sitting around all week clicking "What's New?" and playing with the cat, I've got my own Mystery Project almost ready to reveal.
For those of us who are not going to New York, will this be announced on the forum or website at the same time? Or will we have to wait until Monday or later?
I'm hoping this "mystery" is as good as the expectations are.
Given that this will be "launched" at a Maker Faire, which usually contains lots of motorized projects that move, and the name of the document that describes it (or not) is named "MysteryFlyer.pdf", and that Ken has been working on a quadcopter in his spare time, I can only conclude that the mystery project is some type of flying device.
Based on "MysterFlyer.pdf" name, the project could range from a little red wagon ("Radio Flyer") to a reproduction of a vintage automobile (the 'blah-blah' Flyer name was quite popular) to a flying machine of some sort. It could actually just be called that because it's a flyer in the brochure sense!! Since we've ranged from plutonium powered Flux Capacitors to the ridiculous....expectations are mixed and I'm sure someone will be disappointed and whine about it....we are all adults, after all!!
Just sit back, watch and enjoy and be happy we can play along in this adventure!!
Given that this will be "launched" at a Maker Faire, which usually contains lots of motorized projects that move, and the name of the document that describes it (or not) is named "MysteryFlyer.pdf", and that Ken has been working on a quadcopter in his spare time, I can only conclude that the mystery project is some type of flying device.
Ah, I see. And since printers are the future, it must also be capable of printing. It's all too obvious now: it's the "Scribbler S3", the first 3D printing robot. No more laying papers out on the ground and placing your Scribbler carefully on top of them - this one does programmable skywriting.
I hope the smoke generator is available separately. I have all sorts of uses for something like that.
Okay, surely my half-right guess earns us a new hint about the Mystery Project.
I didn't say that your guess was "half right" at all. You just happened to mentioned one of the attractions that we're setting up for Maker Fair - which is completely unrelated to the Mystery.
Or, is this just another Red Herring? (Check out my "location" under my pic).
-Matt
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-Phil
Phil - I call that "Ironic Talk" for a guy with 11,419 posts
oh, excuse me - with your reply (coming shortly), I mean 11, 420 posts
-Matt
What a bust.
-Phil
OBC
-Matt
BWAAHAHAHAHA! [Cough! Choke! Dang lime twist!]
-Phil
Sounds like they finally got the flashing LED demo working on the Prop LOL Ok, 8 more days.
Maybe a Prop 2 demo? 3D etc..
I'm hoping this "mystery" is as good as the expectations are.
...Just 8 more days to go...
Just sit back, watch and enjoy and be happy we can play along in this adventure!!
Now this is getting officially unofficially exciting!!
Here's the mystery project, in all its flame-retardant glory:
I've not yet figured out if that's Matt or Ken in the picture.
Oh no, Matt, you've backed yourself into a corner now!
Ken Gracey
oh, wait. sorry, my mistake.
wrong-o.
-Matt
Ah, I see. And since printers are the future, it must also be capable of printing. It's all too obvious now: it's the "Scribbler S3", the first 3D printing robot. No more laying papers out on the ground and placing your Scribbler carefully on top of them - this one does programmable skywriting.
I hope the smoke generator is available separately. I have all sorts of uses for something like that.
-Matt
I haven't meet Ken or Matt in person, but from pictures I've seen Ken seem's to be taller that Matt. So I think it's Matt in the picture.
Ron
Sylvie! Actually you're right, we will have a "sky-writing scribbler" at Maker Fair (seriously!)
Pics to come once our team gets everything set up.
But alas, no. That is not the Mystery.
-Matt
Okay, surely my half-right guess earns us a new hint about the Mystery Project.
Ken, as you well know - I've been in the South Corner of this building for a while now...how can I possibly "back into it" when I'm already in it?
Oh wait...
It looks like there's room under my desk...yep.. b a r e l y...f i t...b u t...y e a h... there.
In the corner now - right where everybody wants me to be - outa sight - outa mind ;-)
-Matt
I didn't say that your guess was "half right" at all. You just happened to mentioned one of the attractions that we're setting up for Maker Fair - which is completely unrelated to the Mystery.
Or, is this just another Red Herring? (Check out my "location" under my pic).
-Matt
I know. I was hoping you were more easily distractible than we are. No such luck.
-Darth