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Mars Base Design Competition Open To Non-Scientific Professionals
An anonymous reader writes "MakerBot, in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), is hosting a competition for the design of a future Mars base. The competition is open to any Thingiverse account holder regardless of professional or educational background. Winners will be chosen by a subjective panel of JPL and MakerBot employees based on scientific feasibility, creativity, and printability. Contest ends June 12, and contestants have to be at least 13 years old. The first place winner will receive a MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D printer and three spools of MakerBot Filament. The second place winner will receive two spools, and the third place winner will receive one spool. All three will have their design featured on Thingiverse."
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Bre Pettis is bad human.
MakerBot went closed source after taking community ideas
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/pu...
They patent community ideas
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/...
Do NOT use them or their services.
P.S what the best thingiverse replacement?
Signature v3.0, now with 42% less memory usage.
Dont need it airtight, just keep pressure high enough for .8 atmospheres.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.