Make: Volume 78

were lost in the making of this article), here’s my

post-game analysis:

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Creativity inspires creativity. Between the

guest lecturers, the mentors, and the other

participants, this program showed me that

the Make: community is filled to the brim with

creative people and wildly interesting ideas. I

also found that it doesn’t take much for that

creativity to rub off.

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Practice is important. No matter how skilled

or talented a maker might be, they’re not going

to build R2-D2 on their first try. Becoming

proficient in making is no different than

learning any other skill; with enough time and

practice, you can — and will — improve.

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There are diff ...