Chapter 11. Makers and Burners
James, Brian, Byrd, and the documentary crew head to San Mateo, California to attend the 2012 Bay Area Maker Faire. Amid a dizzying collection of makers, hackers, builders, and steampunks, James chats with two significant figures in his journey from the desert of Burning Man to the parlors of steampunk. Toward the end, he stumbles upon an unexpected space-time portal from which steampunk might just have sprung.
Cultural Capital
Expect the unexpected, Edie was told by a sour veteran sergeant in Burma, and the expected will walk up to you and blow your expectations out through the back of your head. Expect the expected, just don’t forget the rest.
— Nick Harkaway Angelmaker (2012)
Maker ...
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