I'm glad to see 3d printing is really coming into it's own.

I'm not looking to put people out of work but the fact that you can just make a part on demand and print it is fantastic.

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brunette.. check
black dress... check
talks about 3d printing... check
all systems are go

Thanks!!
In reply to this comment by legacy0100:
fukkin awesome *promote

>> ^ChaosEngine:
Bollocks, ip doesn't stifle innovation, it encourages it. Take pharmaceuticals for instance, without patent protection companies simply couldn't afford the millions required to research new drugs (yes, drug companies are evil, etc, but theyre still kinda important).
As for the difference between physical property and intellectual property, are you really saying that a sculptor deserves compensation for their work, but a writer/musician/programmer doesn't?
That kind of attitude is why idiotic laws like this get written in the first place.


If I want to own your statue I need the physical artifact itself (until 3d printing technology matures...), if I want to listen to your CD I never need to touch the thing. These are real distinctions. This is not a question of what you deserve; it's reality. You cannot cry about it and try to oppose the basic operation of the universe because you want to make your living by singing once into a box. Do gigs, sell tshirts, update your business model and stop crying.

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Ug hits a couple of rocks together and makes a spark, the spark starts a fire. He shows his innovation off to the rest of his tribe, everyone's very impressed. Soon they learn to copy his technique, now they can eat a wider variety of food, stay warm in winter, keep the god damn flies away - they flourish. Other tribes take notice, so on, pretty soon everyone is using fire.

Ug hits a couple of rocks together and makes a spark, the spark starts a fire. He knows fire is now his intellectual property. He makes a comfortable living starting fires for people, but only if they agree to turn away while he does it. He gets the biggest share of the food, which he never has to bother to hunt for, never mind how hungry the others are. Anyone who accidentally observes his method keeps it to themselves because they know Ug owns the patent to fire, and they're not allowed to know how to make it without his permission. Ug dies. No one is using fire any more.

>> ^cito:

I recently bought a rep rap printer, they are a cheap open source 3d printer that self replicates most of it's parts.
you get the basic kit once put together you have to 3d print the rest of the parts, there are also upgrades you can download to print out, so you can actually 3d print your own upgrades to your 3d printer.
rep rap open source 3d printer is sweet, cheap and great for hobbyists


Fantastic. I had no idea that that's where we were with 3d printing. Awesome, awesome.

I recently bought a rep rap printer, they are a cheap open source 3d printer that self replicates most of it's parts.

you get the basic kit once put together you have to 3d print the rest of the parts, there are also upgrades you can download to print out, so you can actually 3d print your own upgrades to your 3d printer.

rep rap open source 3d printer is sweet, cheap and great for hobbyists

The homebrew version of this http://www.dimensionprinting.com/3d-printers/3d-printing-sst.aspx (We have one at work)

Rather cool they managed to make one themselves.

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