10/30, Thursday. Went to Bellevue for some tech conference.
I decided to go early and visit the botanic garden first.
The sunrise today was quite nice, as my bus rolled over the floating bridge.
I got off a couple of extra stops past my event location.
Walked to the park. Surprised to see a few people this early (a little past 8am).
I really like the large lawn outside of the cafe + visitor center, the Yao Garden, the Japanese teahouse,
Not sure what this is, looks like a kiln, but this one is made of wood entirely.
The "Ravine Experience" is a bit father to walk.
It's a suspension bridge. Rather tightly strung, not bouncy.
Overall, a nice stroll in the morning for ~45 minutes.
Wating for the bus back to downtown by this wall covered with creeping vine. Bright red leaves and dark berries.
Spent the rest of the day inside a building.
On my way back, I walked by Bellevue Downtown Park. It's small, but nice enough, especially its location.
I wasn't aware of this green space.
In the evening, went to Fremont Brewery for the hardware meetup. It merits a few lines here.
The event space is behind the pub, next to their brewring equipment (inside curtains so you don't see any).
SnapFab talked about their capability (injection mode manufacturer for small batches).
FixturFab sponsored today's pizza and beer, and also gave a tour of their small shop across from the street. You can make prototype here.
The most interesting is two young guys in their early 20s (just graduated from UW) started this One Court, a continuation of their school project.
They build a hand held IPad-like device, with dots on them, for blind people to "watch" sports.
Each layout is made for one sport. But you can put a different tactile surface on.
