...for most people setting up a whole X10 system like tha is a tall order
X-10 is fairly easy to set up and much cheaper. You set one letter for the house control [A-P] and set each socket, switch or outlet to the same letter, and then one unique number [1-16].
The problem with smart bulbs is, if they fail, you have to pay for a new $30-$60 bulb.
With X-10 you just replace the bulb with another cheap, dumb bulb. No additional programming.
Just like desktop publishing with those fancy laser printers.
Well said...
...Not that long ago, when if I needed any typeface set other than a typewriter font, I had to drive to a typesetting place with my copy; and then return to pick up the strips of finished type.
If you wanted to edit video, standard def video at that, you had to rent an edit bay for $450 an hour.
What people overlook is that instead of filling their house storing 'stuff,' they can print the things they need on demand. Of course these are limited, and slow and expensive right now; just like limited, and slow and expensive early laser printers.
Will you print a whole custom shoe, or just a custom insert for the shoe? The insert gives you a great fit, while using more traditional methods for creating the actual shoe results in a better constructed, longer-lasting product, for less.
They are already printing shoes on multi-material machines. I've held them in my hand. They would certainly fit better than an off-the-rack shoe, since they are printed to your specific foot. (Sadly, not MY foot, which is why I couldn't try them on!)
They use a harder, stiffer material for the sole/heel area, and a flexible media for the insole and sides. The sides were printed with vent holes, as well.
The top and bottom materials are fused together, so it looked like they would hold together forever. I can't speak to lifetime durability, but they certainly looked more rugged than a leather stitched dress shoe.
When 3D printing becomes fast, cheap and ubiquitous, the makers of Lego, and the makers of crappy plastic keychains will have to find another business.
3D printing won't start out competing with uniform, mass-produced, molded plastics.
Where 3D printing will make it's commercial inroads will be in custom ergonomic products; custom shoes that fit your scanned feet, armrests for you chair, gloves, glasses frames that fit your face perfectly, headrest for your car, coffee cups and glasses molded to your hand, pads for your headphones and ear buds, pens and computer mice that fit your hand perfectly, etc.
It's fairly easy to make automated music that "doesn't sound bad" by choosing a set of chords and a set of notes, then choosing at random. As long as your chords roughly match your melody, and it ends on a tonic it'll sound alright
Band-in-a-Box does a fairly good job of generating nice sounding music, and a great job of arraigning it too.
Although you can input your own melodies and/or chords, it also can generate melodies and chords from whole cloth.
It's almost like both sides benefit from there being a camera on them.
It's almost like you don't know that Cops has been on the air for 25 years. Whether the person is innocent and being hassled by power tripping cops, or an actual "bad guy" worrying about going to jail for the meth stashed in his trunk, the very last thing on their minds is whether or not they're on video.
As best as I can tell from watching Cops these last 25 years, most of the people on cops are either (a) drunk, or (b) drunk.
Tell them you are leasing space for cel nodes and microwave on your tower. Tell them if they get in now, and pre-pay, they will get a guaranteed low rate for the first X years.
Bonus: After this lease period runs out, this turns into a revenue stream. Money for maintenance, perhaps even a little profit..?
Unless you bought the plantation where the coffee beans are grown, it's not proper coffee. 8==D
So far, the really hard part has been explaining to my nosy neighbors why there are a bunch of South American guys with burros wandering around my backyard all day.
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Why would I want this functionality built into the lightbulb? Wouldn't it make more sense to build it into the fixture itself?
Exactly. Like X-10:
http://www.smarthomediscounts....
...for most people setting up a whole X10 system like tha is a tall order
X-10 is fairly easy to set up and much cheaper.
You set one letter for the house control [A-P] and set each socket, switch or outlet to the same letter, and then one unique number [1-16].
The problem with smart bulbs is, if they fail, you have to pay for a new $30-$60 bulb.
With X-10 you just replace the bulb with another cheap, dumb bulb. No additional programming.
You should've printed out spare 3D printer cartridges first.
What I REALLY should have done was: wish for infinite wishes from the damn Genie when I had the chance...
Actually, the storage cost is a good point...
I also wonder if they will be recyclable/re-meltable materials for these printers down the road..?
So, there's 8 people coming for dinner. You print 8 sets of place-settings, cups, bowls, plates, place mats.
After dinner, you rinse them off, and melt them back into 'raw storage.' Napkins and leftovers get mulched.
Tomorrow, you might need some running shoes...
Just like desktop publishing with those fancy laser printers.
Well said...
If you wanted to edit video, standard def video at that, you had to rent an edit bay for $450 an hour.
What people overlook is that instead of filling their house storing 'stuff,' they can print the things they need on demand. Of course these are limited, and slow and expensive right now; just like limited, and slow and expensive early laser printers.
Will you print a whole custom shoe, or just a custom insert for the shoe? The insert gives you a great fit, while using more traditional methods for creating the actual shoe results in a better constructed, longer-lasting product, for less.
They are already printing shoes on multi-material machines. I've held them in my hand. They would certainly fit better than an off-the-rack shoe, since they are printed to your specific foot. (Sadly, not MY foot, which is why I couldn't try them on!)
They use a harder, stiffer material for the sole/heel area, and a flexible media for the insole and sides. The sides were printed with vent holes, as well.
The top and bottom materials are fused together, so it looked like they would hold together forever. I can't speak to lifetime durability, but they certainly looked more rugged than a leather stitched dress shoe.
Unless 3D printers can start molding metals, rubber, paint, and various other base materials then this is a non-issue.
They are already doing this - just not at the 'home' level...
Alumide, Steel, Sterling Silver, Brass, Full Color Sandstone, Ceramics...
http://www.shapeways.com/mater...
Now you can print your own Inkjet cartridges at home!
I would - but my gawddamn 3D printer cartridge dried up.
3D printing can create some good stuff, but it still won't be an Apple, or a Ferrari.
Design brands like Ferrari will probably start selling licensed 3D models, probably DRMed for a single print.
They already sell "non-car items" like: "Watches, Clothing, Accessories, Collectibles, Home & Office, Sunglasses"
You want "Mahjong Ferrari in carbon fiber?" Only $2,091.00
http://store.ferrari.com/en/ho...
or 3 Ferrari pencils for $28.00
http://store.ferrari.com/en/ho...
It's no big stretch to imagine all kinds of designer product models for sale, just with a little molded logo in one corner.
Microwave is actually a good example how an invention can change our life. Many don't cook their own food, just buy some frozen crap.
Not here on Slashdot.
Mom does all our cooking for us, upstairs.
When 3D printing becomes fast, cheap and ubiquitous, the makers of Lego, and the makers of crappy plastic keychains will have to find another business.
3D printing won't start out competing with uniform, mass-produced, molded plastics.
Where 3D printing will make it's commercial inroads will be in custom ergonomic products; custom shoes that fit your scanned feet, armrests for you chair, gloves, glasses frames that fit your face perfectly, headrest for your car, coffee cups and glasses molded to your hand, pads for your headphones and ear buds, pens and computer mice that fit your hand perfectly, etc.
It's fairly easy to make automated music that "doesn't sound bad" by choosing a set of chords and a set of notes, then choosing at random. As long as your chords roughly match your melody, and it ends on a tonic it'll sound alright
Band-in-a-Box does a fairly good job of generating nice sounding music, and a great job of arraigning it too.
Although you can input your own melodies and/or chords, it also can generate melodies and chords from whole cloth.
http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.d...
(Try "Exploring Band-in-a-Box 2013")
One solution would be for Tesla to open a bunch of greeting card stores.
Each card costs $69,900. (Free car with purchase!)
Online can be good like ZenniOptical, but if there's a problem, then it's shipping back and forth (at your own expense).
Since the base Zenni glasses are only around $6.95, it might not be worth shipping
It's almost like you don't know that Cops has been on the air for 25 years. Whether the person is innocent and being hassled by power tripping cops, or an actual "bad guy" worrying about going to jail for the meth stashed in his trunk, the very last thing on their minds is whether or not they're on video.
As best as I can tell from watching Cops these last 25 years, most of the people on cops are either (a) drunk, or (b) drunk.
or (c) on drugs.
...if you give a group of people a huge amount of authority, with next to zero accountability...
Well, that 'accountability' is what this video system is designed to provide. At least it's a step in the right direction.
She even banged her forehead into the cage repeatedly IIRC.
She was building her injury lawsuit...
I'm backing up my 40TB music library on Jacquard loom punch cards.
Added bonus: You can use the punched cards to make fabric. ...as a sweater!
Right now I'm wearing Justin Bieber's "Love Me"
https://web.duke.edu/isis/gess...
Contact some/all of your local cel telcos.
Tell them you are leasing space for cel nodes and microwave on your tower. Tell them if they get in now, and pre-pay, they will get a guaranteed low rate for the first X years.
Bonus: After this lease period runs out, this turns into a revenue stream. Money for maintenance, perhaps even a little profit..?
17. Oblig. XKCD:
http://xkcd.com/860/
So far there is no debris at all. Thats pretty amazing considered where it was last seen. It either didn't crash, or didn't crash where the search is.
Latest I've heard was that Vietnamese boats found two large oil slicks - but no debris yet...
Reminds me of when Microsoft attempted to make their own (proprietary, locked in) java.
Congratulations!
This is the first time anyone on /. used a computer code analogy to explain making a cup of coffee.
How much "game-changing functionality" can you really work into a fucking coffee machine?
This one has an I.V. drip unit with continuously adjustable caffeine dosage adjustment.
Unless you bought the plantation where the coffee beans are grown, it's not proper coffee. 8==D
So far, the really hard part has been explaining to my nosy neighbors why there are a bunch of South American guys with burros wandering around my backyard all day.
Daisy... Daaaiiissyyyy
Weirdly, this analogy rings true of how I feel when I don't get enough caffeine,
Like someone if floating around in my brain unplugging memory circuits...