3D PRINTING

[2dimes]

Until someone else who downloaded it starts a new site. Which was more so what Cody wanted.

[Woodruff]

As I understand it, it has been picked up by someone else, yes.

[warmonger1981]

Would this be considered internet censorship by the government as Cody is saying? He has supposedly violated an international weapons law. If I understand it.

[Phatscotty]

[Phatscotty]

You can print guns, you can print exact replicas of one of a kind artifacts, you can even print food.

Food? I'm not sure it works that way, but would be VERY interested to see the source for that.

Nothing?

Of course it works that way. I wouldn't have said it otherwise. One of these days, you are going to realize that I was right about everything.

NASA blows $125k on (stupid) Star Trek 3D FOOD PRINTER

A small company in Austin, Texas, has received a $US125,000 grant from NASA to develop 3D printed food for astronauts.

Systems & Materials Research Coroporation in Austin Texas has already beaten an easy problem – printing chocolate on a biscuit...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/23 ... for_pizza/

[Lootifer]

One of these days, you are going to realize that I was right about everything.

Urgh....

[Phatscotty]

One of these days, you are going to realize that I was right about everything.

Urgh....

[Woodruff]

Of course it works that way. I wouldn't have said it otherwise. One of these days, you are going to realize that I was right about everything something once.

Fixed.

At any rate, thanks for the link (FINALLY!).

[Phatscotty]

Of course it works that way. I wouldn't have said it otherwise. One of these days, you are going to realize that I was right about everything something once.

Fixed.

At any rate, thanks for the link (FINALLY!).

[Lootifer]

Back on topic something that troubles me a little is through 3d printers, the world is likely going to have to begin adopting a pro-gun stance regardless of the actual sides of the debate; simply because the 3d printed guns drop the barriers to entry to such a level that it will likely be on par with drugs (and we all know how well the war on drugs is going...).

I find this very sad (personally as I am anti-gun). The NRA should be celebrating though (unless they are actually tied up with gun manufacturing profits... something im not sold on).

[Woodruff]

Back on topic something that troubles me a little is through 3d printers, the world is likely going to have to begin adopting a pro-gun stance regardless of the actual sides of the debate; simply because the 3d printed guns drop the barriers to entry to such a level that it will likely be on par with drugs (and we all know how well the war on drugs is going...).

I tend to agree.

I find this very sad (personally as I am anti-gun). The NRA should be celebrating though (unless they are actually tied up with gun manufacturing profits... something im not sold on).

Interestingly, I don't think they'll be that happy...I think they'll be all MPAA about it. For exactly the reason you mention.

[Phatscotty]

Back on topic something that troubles me a little is through 3d printers, the world is likely going to have to begin adopting a pro-gun stance regardless of the actual sides of the debate; simply because the 3d printed guns drop the barriers to entry to such a level that it will likely be on par with drugs (and we all know how well the war on drugs is going...).

I find this very sad (personally as I am anti-gun). The NRA should be celebrating though (unless they are actually tied up with gun manufacturing profits... something im not sold on).

Don't get a gun, and the problem will eventually fix itself

Seriously thought, wasn't the same true for swords though back in olden times? We're just gonna have to get used to dealing with 3d printed roving barbarian hordes again

[BigBallinStalin]

Back on topic something that troubles me a little is through 3d printers, the world is likely going to have to begin adopting a pro-gun stance regardless of the actual sides of the debate; simply because the 3d printed guns drop the barriers to entry to such a level that it will likely be on par with drugs (and we all know how well the war on drugs is going...).

I find this very sad (personally as I am anti-gun). The NRA should be celebrating though (unless they are actually tied up with gun manufacturing profits... something im not sold on).

That's a small aspect compared to the change in demand for physical infrastructure--as we know it today. As the capability of 3D printers increases, then we may reach some point where the transportation of most goods becomes unnecessary.

Just sayin'. I'm not that excited about the gun debate. :/

[Phatscotty]

BBS is right, but I think we also have to factor in other ground breaking life changing technologies that will precede/coincide these 3d printing eventualities, such as the computerized personal assistant with life like hologram capabilities which is said to be less than 5 years away. It is likely to turn out there will be no need to print the things we think we would want to print now. Kinda like that big "internet yellow pages" book that you could put on your credit card for 99$ in the late 90's

[Lootifer]

Back on topic something that troubles me a little is through 3d printers, the world is likely going to have to begin adopting a pro-gun stance regardless of the actual sides of the debate; simply because the 3d printed guns drop the barriers to entry to such a level that it will likely be on par with drugs (and we all know how well the war on drugs is going...).

I find this very sad (personally as I am anti-gun). The NRA should be celebrating though (unless they are actually tied up with gun manufacturing profits... something im not sold on).

That's a small aspect compared to the change in demand for physical infrastructure--as we know it today. As the capability of 3D printers increases, then we may reach some point where the transportation of most goods becomes unnecessary.

Just sayin'. I'm not that excited about the gun debate. :/

Of course. Just personally troubles me as a passivist (as I am effectively losing the ability to hold that stance...FIFO).

The transportation is interesting; I am not sure but I assume the majority of goods impacted will be those that are mainly produced in china/SE asia/indian subcontinent/etc?

As a tiny western nation that does no have a very advanced manufacturing industry this will benefit us pretty nicely I'd say. Sure we will be pretty dependent on oil (for those wondering plastic comes from oil - kinda important in the plastic fabrication). But I reckon we'll fare much better than our neighbours.

[Phatscotty]

We can print oil

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[BigBallinStalin]

Back on topic something that troubles me a little is through 3d printers, the world is likely going to have to begin adopting a pro-gun stance regardless of the actual sides of the debate; simply because the 3d printed guns drop the barriers to entry to such a level that it will likely be on par with drugs (and we all know how well the war on drugs is going...).

I find this very sad (personally as I am anti-gun). The NRA should be celebrating though (unless they are actually tied up with gun manufacturing profits... something im not sold on).

That's a small aspect compared to the change in demand for physical infrastructure--as we know it today. As the capability of 3D printers increases, then we may reach some point where the transportation of most goods becomes unnecessary.

Just sayin'. I'm not that excited about the gun debate. :/

Of course. Just personally troubles me as a passivist (as I am effectively losing the ability to hold that stance...FIFO).

The transportation is interesting; I am not sure but I assume the majority of goods impacted will be those that are mainly produced in china/SE asia/indian subcontinent/etc?

As a tiny western nation that does no have a very advanced manufacturing industry this will benefit us pretty nicely I'd say. Sure we will be pretty dependent on oil (for those wondering plastic comes from oil - kinda important in the plastic fabrication). But I reckon we'll fare much better than our neighbours.

It depends on how quickly the price and uses of 3D printer change. It also depends on relative prices. For example, say we live in some remote Chinese village which has a local 3D printing shop. You can either go walk to town for wooden furniture or get plastic furniture from neighbor Yuan right next door. Instead of investing resources in producing x-amount of wooden furniture, some amount we instead go to producing plastic, 3D printers, etc., so although this change would have an impact, I don't wish to say that it'll be zero-sum (e.g. bombing something).

To me, 3D printing appears to herald the next, great "creative destruction"--like the automobile and the almost nonexistent horse-and-buggy industry.

[Lootifer]

It depends on how quickly the price and uses of 3D printer change. It also depends on relative prices. For example, say we live in some remote Chinese village which has a local 3D printing shop. You can either go walk to town for wooden furniture or get plastic furniture from neighbor Yuan right next door. Instead of investing resources in producing x-amount of wooden furniture, some amount we instead go to producing plastic, 3D printers, etc., so although this change would have an impact, I don't wish to say that it'll be zero-sum (e.g. bombing something).

To me, 3D printing appears to herald the next, great "creative destruction"--like the automobile and the almost nonexistent horse-and-buggy industry.

Hey im all for destroying inefficienct shit!

Sign me up.

[Phatscotty]