tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post5276513530217860166..comments2024-02-19T00:39:49.642-08:00Comments on We Alone on Earth: Predictions that WorkMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-33734559707689156302010-05-15T17:26:17.059-07:002010-05-15T17:26:17.059-07:00Oh, but 3D printing can also scan and replicate ob...Oh, but 3D printing can also scan and replicate objects, and taylor them to an individual. So, for instance, if I wanted a form-fitting base for my fun cybord head-up display, I could scan my face and print out something that fit perfectly. anyway.. loads of uses to hackers, maybeMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-23375466391523141772010-05-15T17:24:56.371-07:002010-05-15T17:24:56.371-07:00"Much of the value in a homemade object is th..."Much of the value in a homemade object is that you built it, your labor has gone into the artifact. Microfab moves the locus of production, and reduces or eliminates the labor involved in crafting that artifact, so it's not particularly good, and in fact antithetical to handicrafts."<br /><br />... so I guess all your propaganda posters should have been hand-drawn pen and ink ? I Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-73022003304021264762010-05-15T16:57:02.722-07:002010-05-15T16:57:02.722-07:00Much of the value in a homemade object is that you...Much of the value in a homemade object is that you built it, your labor has gone into the artifact. Microfab moves the locus of production, and reduces or eliminates the labor involved in crafting that artifact, so it's not particularly good, and in fact antithetical to handicrafts.<br /><br />And to respond to a few other things, cheap laser printers haven't made the print industry Biffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-6177196259483328942010-05-15T15:36:17.351-07:002010-05-15T15:36:17.351-07:00Even if it never catches on, I might buy one as we...Even if it never catches on, I might buy one as well. Hell, I'm half considering making it my senior thesis.<br /><br />But now that I'm half way through my ramblings,I think if the military were to use rapid prototyping fabrication, say have someone with a fabricator on his pack, they could call up an engineer somewhere on the other side of the world, have them design whatever they mightEvannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-57402674704853195062010-05-15T15:06:26.542-07:002010-05-15T15:06:26.542-07:00oh shoot... well, I can't really argue against...oh shoot... well, I can't really argue against that. I'd still like to be able to print Legos, and people play with legos, but then its still a toy, which might make it a fad, as you said before. Anyway, as soon as I have money and a place to live, I'm buying a 3D printer.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-23492624027000149872010-05-15T14:24:05.281-07:002010-05-15T14:24:05.281-07:00Yes, but when laser printers were coming out the t...Yes, but when laser printers were coming out the type writer was commonplace. The public was producing text on a daily basis. Ultimately laser printing made a common process more efficient. I think for the 3D printer to catch on, the DIY making attitude needs to first become the norm.Evannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-1689045406203465982010-05-15T14:05:42.295-07:002010-05-15T14:05:42.295-07:00I must disagree. Again, I liken your argument to
...I must disagree. Again, I liken your argument to <br /><br />"Unless printing presses drop in price and become much easier to use, Printmaking will be confined to skilled craftsmen, who are unfortunately not numerous enough to spark cultural revolution. People have been living without mass print for millennia, the need for expression and entertainment just does not exist"<br /><br />I Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-28086314008120431482010-05-15T12:14:50.178-07:002010-05-15T12:14:50.178-07:00A good comparison with microfab would be home vide...A good comparison with microfab would be home video editing and the Youtube revolution. Video speaks to a human need to record the present, whether it be family memories, or political crimes. With webcams internet distribution, anyone can become a Youtube celebrity.<br /><br />Unless CAD/CAM software drops in price, and becomes much easier to use, RepRap will be confined to technical experts andMichael BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757274897589421838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-52882493599538073012010-05-15T11:37:02.173-07:002010-05-15T11:37:02.173-07:00There was a series of toys back in the 90s similar...There was a series of toys back in the 90s similar to this, at least the kids making things aspect.<br /><br />Metal Molder<br /><br />A Vacuum former car maker (melts the plastic. molds the car using vacuum suction)<br /><br />And of course one of my first mad science inspirations, Dr. Dreadful's and his creations.<br />I'm not sure if any of these were just fads.<br /><br />Also, do Evannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-21303680347176660822010-05-15T10:31:36.507-07:002010-05-15T10:31:36.507-07:00Imagine : commercial
[bright colors and loud nois...Imagine : commercial<br /><br />[bright colors and loud noises]<br />Star-trek style replication / transporter scene of two future-kids, on different planets, one sends the other a copy of his favorite toy using the matter-duplicator<br />[shiny lights]<br />WOW !<br />[shiny lights]<br />But WAIT, you don't have to be a future-space-kid to duplicate toys through empty space ! <br />[THE Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-30099626455844214402010-05-15T10:20:50.533-07:002010-05-15T10:20:50.533-07:00hmm... I guess economic viability is another major...hmm... I guess economic viability is another major constraint here.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-5972843400453974892010-05-15T10:12:57.775-07:002010-05-15T10:12:57.775-07:00But... making things, particularly 3D printing is ...But... making things, particularly 3D printing is just so damn /fun/. Right now, 3D printers cost about as much as (I imagine) laser writers in the 80s. Prices will come down, and companies can market to consumers by selling the 'bots cheaply then making money on the various polymer materials. If we can get to the resolution where we can print functional and durable lego-like pieces, that Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-48933767060506905112010-05-15T09:50:04.381-07:002010-05-15T09:50:04.381-07:00I have to agree with Everett. Brain uploading see...I have to agree with Everett. Brain uploading seems like a perfect example of one of those technologies that requires radical change, and offers little benefit in its early stages. I'm not quite sure that I share his enthusiasm for home fabrication. Consider the basic human needs: food, shelter/clothes, and consumer electronics. Until microfab can make those items more efficiently than Michael BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757274897589421838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-35459456939688615142010-05-14T22:22:27.997-07:002010-05-14T22:22:27.997-07:00depressingly : cybernetic immortality is the flyin...depressingly : cybernetic immortality is the flying car<br /><br />more optimistically, I think makers are going to get better and better because there is real utility there : home fabrication recipes. the worse the economy does, the more this culture thrives. So, yeah, the microfab stuff might actually be happening. <br /><br />and genetics is a wildcardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-73479523386252999182010-05-14T21:41:28.057-07:002010-05-14T21:41:28.057-07:00So what technology do you believe will be the next...So what technology do you believe will be the next atomic flying car?Evannoreply@blogger.com