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Which event gave you a real happiness?

28th October 2013

My answer to Which event gave you a real happiness? on Quora

The Maker Faire in California, and the Mini Maker Faire in Brighton, UK. The enthusiasm for making things for the sake of making things is delightful and infectious.

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