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My time at Instructables HQ...
.. was boring.
There was nothing to do, Eric talked to much, they were so lazy...
Eric wouldn't even let me see the laser cutter!
.......
YEAH RIGHT!
Instructables HQ was one of the best days of MY LIFE!
It was so awesome.
I got to laser engrave my phone and Flip Video camera, I got to take pictures with Eric, Christy.
I met and talked to Tim Anderson, I met and talked to Patrik as well.
They gave me like two HUGE sheets of the rectangle robot stickers, and the circle ones.
That's about 350 stickers.
I got to check out the tower, Christy gave me and my brother each shirts from last years 2007 Halloween contest.
It was so awesome.
Everything will be in detail with images and stuff in my Slideshow that will probably be posted today.
So you guys will just have to wait.
I will post a comment on this that says "It's up!" and then you can check it out if you like.
Comments
12 years ago
How'd you get in?
Reply 12 years ago
Went to Yosemite, then San Francisco for Spring Break. Just asked if I could stop by, they said okay.
Reply 12 years ago
Wow! It'll be hard for me, considering I'm in DC...
12 years ago
<3
13 years ago
Hope you had fun! Aren't those sticker rolls cool?!
Reply 13 years ago
Yeah! I bet you had to cut those... :P "Now Billy won't have to cut those all.", said Christy at the HQ yesterday. ;-)
Reply 12 years ago
- click print - wait exactly one hour and 10 minutes - sheet cut on printer - cut in half, then quarters - lay it out on table, and use razer to cut the rectangle stickers into rows of 12, and the circles into rows of 14 - use scissors to cut the rows into individual stickers - repeat - repeat - repeat ::sobs:: - repeat x2000 Sorry, I just finished getting through a very large sticker order. Since we will not have access to our large sticker making baby, we had to print out as many stickers as possible. I spent two hours a few days ago, finishing up all the sheets we had printed.
Reply 12 years ago
You know you get guillotines that cut full A1 size pages... We had one, it would drastically cut the effort in this, also I think a hand cranked strip cutter could be made easily enough... A few cogs and gears, handcrank and a pair of scissors modified...
Reply 12 years ago
I was cutting the stickers yesterday and today, and Billy, I know how you feel...
Reply 13 years ago
I didn't cut any stickers when I was there ;-)
Reply 13 years ago
Hahaha, lucky you, eh?
Reply 13 years ago
Yus :D BTW: The gap is there because they only printed 110 stickers. (Why they printed 110 stickers is beyond me...)
Reply 13 years ago
You could have asked. ;-)
Reply 13 years ago
I did =P
12 years ago
It's up!
13 years ago
I'm so going there someday...if eric will let me
Reply 13 years ago
Well if he doesn't you can always gatecrash and write an Instructable about it. =)
Reply 13 years ago
Haha! "How to break into instructables headquarters"
Reply 13 years ago
Well not break in, because it wouldn't be malicious.... xD
Reply 13 years ago
It's up there with how to steal this book.
Reply 13 years ago
Are you anywhere nearby? If so, definitely plan to come to the Maker Faire in San Mateo, two weeks from now (May 3&4).
Eric, Christy, and the rest of the Instructables crew will be there, plus tons of other really cool people and stuff - not to be missed!
Reply 13 years ago
*sigh* I wish I was...I'm about 2200 miles away...THANKS for telling me how COOL it'll be! (jk :))
Reply 13 years ago
Well, guess you should have gone to the one in Austin TX in October then - that one should be at least a thousand miles closer... Don't worry, we'll make sure to tell you how much it sucked afterwards, so you'll be glad you didn't go. ;-)
13 years ago
where is the hq im in california?
Reply 13 years ago
Alameda, California.
Around San Francisco.
It's changing though.
I shall say no more.
Reply 13 years ago
They're moving?
Reply 13 years ago
Yep.
Reply 13 years ago
Where??
Reply 13 years ago
Wait for the update in about a week and a half..
Reply 13 years ago
I hope they are moving closer to me - I guess they have to, they can't get much farther away than they already are!
Reply 13 years ago
They're only moving like 10-30 miles away. Probably less. ;-)
Reply 13 years ago
Why move at all then? If you can't move closer to me then don't bother!:)
Reply 13 years ago
I assume there will be an official announcement some time soon - wouldn't want to steal their thunder...
Reply 13 years ago
sweet ill try and check it out next time i got to sf!
13 years ago
Woah! Lucky duckiness!!! What are you doing reading this comment?? Get that slideshow up!!!
13 years ago
I am not jealous nor do I ever wish to go there nor do I ever wish to do everything you just did...
NOT
Reply 13 years ago
from an engineering standpoint, what you said is the second thing on the list of blatant lies, rivaled only by: im not jealous of tech-kings cool computer with side panel that he painted without an airbrush.
Reply 13 years ago
You're definitely not proud of yourself...
Reply 13 years ago
I know I'm not. I wouldn't want to do that to my computer.
Reply 13 years ago
Seconded.
Reply 13 years ago
there are different styles of mods. and why not. ithink it looks good.
Reply 13 years ago
I really don't see the point, I look at the screen, not the PC.
Reply 13 years ago
its for show at lan partys mostly. although adding fans is good if you plan to overclock.
Reply 13 years ago
Why? Do you distract everyone by showing off your flame-laden machine, forcing them to look away from the screen? I don't go to LAN parties. I don't game.
Reply 13 years ago
its to show off your computer skillez. and as an anti-thef device (it makes it obvious whos computer it is). and it also distractes them a bit. BTW: is there any way to chrome plate non-metallic parts at home?
13 years ago
One phrase:
NO EFFIN' FAIR!!
13 years ago
Sweetness!
I got to laser engrave my phone wow! maybe it'd be worth the several hundred pound flight? xD
Reply 13 years ago
I drove.
Reply 13 years ago
I'd have to fly over the pond. (or sail... :D ) ;-)
13 years ago
I was wondering where you'd gone. I was beginning to think you lost interest. I'm glad to hear you had a good time. If anyone deserves a trip to the HQ it is you! Eric's voice is a little deep. It always startles me whenever I hear him speak in a video. (No offense Eric)