Hector Martin

But it won't be as horribly crowded.

If they keep forbidding soldering irons and lasers in the hackcenter though (like 33c3), that's kind of sad.

eye-dangerous lasers have become script kiddie nowadays, but soldering irons? Next; screwdrivers must have corks on the sharp end

...they banned handheld lasers @ Burning Man after someone was partially blinded in one eye by random asshole https://goo.gl/foSKkw 

I've watched unattended soldering irons roll off tables at the CCC, so I can see the need for more awareness teaching needed, not bans.

Soldering iron without stand? Unsmart! -but worst is superficial burn or melted stuff, fire improbable. Watt-level handheld laser=v.v.scary

I'm talking about a laser *scanner*, with interlocks, placed above eye level, pointing at a wall. Yeah, 1W handheld lasers are stupid.

Totally! People w/scanners typically not clueless; are still accepted @ Burning Man if u show safety awareness: e.g. https://goo.gl/5kBQpp