And I suffer from it, just like everyone else. I'm not advocating NO government, I'm saying I did not ask my government to solve this problem. When the government sticks its collective nose where it doesn't belong, it can be worse than no government. What we have is far from a strong central government; it is a sprawling tangled mass which is growing very near to the point where it will no longer be able to feed itself on the rest of us.
The first-world manner in which I fucking live is directly due to the production of the working class. That is assisted INDIRECTLY by a small branch of the government which tries to keep people from killing each other and taking their stuff. The government does not produce wealth or value. At its best a small, limited government is a necessary evil to overcome the evils of selfish individuals.
Gosh, such a smorgasbord of delectable morsels! Let's see, I'll pick this one: " provide a money supply so you don't have to pay your ISP with cabbages and eggs"
Do you honestly believe that we're better off being forced to trade in fiat notes instead of using gold, silver, or other real currencies? I know I'm not. I'm taking home far more dollars than I was fifteen years ago, but my purchasing power is about half what it was. This is expressly a result of inflation caused by the printing of huge numbers of fiat notes. Why should I pay for such a disservice?
Okay, one more: "depend on the government to keep the [insert latest boogieman country here] from invading,"
Our own government is a greater threat to an innocent american than a "terrorist" or other foreign bogeyman. Should we pay for the privilege of having our children sexually violated at the airport in the name of "security"? "Security" which has been proven useless?
In the CADCAM world we're still aching for faster single-thread execution. Adding cores is kind of a nice side, meaning I can surf with a bajillion tabs open to various forums without slowing down the toolpath verification running on the other screen, but there's isn't much I can do right now to make that verification process faster. Some functions simply need to run sequentially, which means I need a faster clock to make any significant improvements.
If you can make a campfire, have a bucket and a piece of cloth, you can make a suitable gunpowder substitute. The remainder is left as an exercise for the student.
If you read above, some people are finding it too simplistic and shallow, others can't even get on to play or are getting kicked off after ten minutes. Try Torchlight II.
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Case in point, your internet connection went down and you were booted out after ten minutes of play. My wife and I used to log dozens and dozens of hours on Diablo II playing together and with other friends over LAN without a hitch. Without that option I'm not buying.
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Just checked it out, Torchlight looks pretty sweet. Diablo III is out? Time to buy Torchlight!
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Yes, a lot of people are ok with that. However a lot of people are NOT ok with that. I for one do NOT welcome our new software-as-a-service overlords.
In general 3D printing techniques result in lower strength parts, however it seems that laser sintered Titanium alloy parts are comparable in strength to parts made by other means. http://www.onlineamd.com/amd-0310-laser-sintered-titanium-eos-shellabear.aspx Work hardening the surface of the part can be accomplished by shot peening or laser peening instead of by forging.
As a machinist and CNC programmer I do know a fair bit about metalworking, and I think you have a good point. Even if composites are better for aircraft, perhaps forgings will be needed for other purposes such as spacecraft. Available and affordable composites may not function desirably in the thermal extremes of space.
Agreed. If a task can be partially automated then it should be partially automated all the time, except then a user wants finer control. There is no benefit to having the user do more work that could otherwise be automated, no matter the users mental state.
... Etch your name and telephone number on the glass so the hardware is pretty much unsellable if they steal it...
Thieves won't see that before taking it, and it won't prevent theft or help you get it back. If they decide they can't sell it they'll probably just ditch it in the trash. It would help if everyone did it though.
If an authority has the power to grant "permits" and "licenses", it also has the power to deny them. If you have the right to do something, that right cannot be denied by the authority, and therefore any "permit" or "license" is meaningless. Any statement to the contrary is an attempt to strip you of your rights.
That sounds nice. Unfortunately we seem to have a number of people who enjoy depriving others; for whom having plenty is not enough, they must also squash everyone else. That would need to change.
Those frameworks have to be accurate to a few 10,000ths of an inch
Citation needed. I'm a CNC programmer and machinist, and I deal with 10,000ths of an inch daily. There is no way that a wax casting can hold anything near that close. Also as near as I can figure there would be no need for a dental appliance to hold that kind of tolerance.
Agreed, hence the major changes in thinking. Total automation will come. There were people protesting and fighting the industrial revolution because machines were putting people out of work, but it happened anyway. There will come a time (perhaps in only a few decades) when there is practically nothing that a human can do better than a robot. The question is how do we prepare for that time, and will we ensure that the robots provide for everyone or will they serve the whims of a few?
I've been shopping around a bit for a 3D printer, and it looks like Ultimaker is the current best choice. It's a bit more expensive than some, but the stock is significantly cheaper (and non-proprietary) and the speed, quality, and work envelope are all great.
In the long term, jobs are not what's needed. Jobs don't create value, production does. Eventually there will only be a handful of jobs needed to support the whole human race, as automation will have taken over almost every job. What's needed is for production to increase enough and to become cheap enough that everyone can get what they need (and a chunk of what they want) for free. That will require some major changes in thinking, as people with a lust for power tend to take control and then hoard both power and wealth even if there's more than enough to go around.
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The first-world manner in which I fucking live is directly due to the production of the working class. That is assisted INDIRECTLY by a small branch of the government which tries to keep people from killing each other and taking their stuff. The government does not produce wealth or value. At its best a small, limited government is a necessary evil to overcome the evils of selfish individuals.
Gosh, such a smorgasbord of delectable morsels! Let's see, I'll pick this one: " provide a money supply so you don't have to pay your ISP with cabbages and eggs"
Do you honestly believe that we're better off being forced to trade in fiat notes instead of using gold, silver, or other real currencies? I know I'm not. I'm taking home far more dollars than I was fifteen years ago, but my purchasing power is about half what it was. This is expressly a result of inflation caused by the printing of huge numbers of fiat notes. Why should I pay for such a disservice?
Okay, one more: "depend on the government to keep the [insert latest boogieman country here] from invading,"
Our own government is a greater threat to an innocent american than a "terrorist" or other foreign bogeyman. Should we pay for the privilege of having our children sexually violated at the airport in the name of "security"? "Security" which has been proven useless?
I didn't ask for the government's help. Did you?
In the CADCAM world we're still aching for faster single-thread execution. Adding cores is kind of a nice side, meaning I can surf with a bajillion tabs open to various forums without slowing down the toolpath verification running on the other screen, but there's isn't much I can do right now to make that verification process faster. Some functions simply need to run sequentially, which means I need a faster clock to make any significant improvements.
If you can make a campfire, have a bucket and a piece of cloth, you can make a suitable gunpowder substitute. The remainder is left as an exercise for the student.
The Crown alleged he had all the necessary ingredients to build a homemade bomb
I don't know anyone that DOESN'T.
He's a warning to others of what they will do to you if you leave them in power.
Fiss.
If you read above, some people are finding it too simplistic and shallow, others can't even get on to play or are getting kicked off after ten minutes. Try Torchlight II.
Case in point, your internet connection went down and you were booted out after ten minutes of play. My wife and I used to log dozens and dozens of hours on Diablo II playing together and with other friends over LAN without a hitch. Without that option I'm not buying.
Just checked it out, Torchlight looks pretty sweet. Diablo III is out? Time to buy Torchlight!
Yes, a lot of people are ok with that. However a lot of people are NOT ok with that. I for one do NOT welcome our new software-as-a-service overlords.
Really cool, but if you look at the vids on their site the hit rate seems pretty low.
In general 3D printing techniques result in lower strength parts, however it seems that laser sintered Titanium alloy parts are comparable in strength to parts made by other means. http://www.onlineamd.com/amd-0310-laser-sintered-titanium-eos-shellabear.aspx Work hardening the surface of the part can be accomplished by shot peening or laser peening instead of by forging.
As a machinist and CNC programmer I do know a fair bit about metalworking, and I think you have a good point. Even if composites are better for aircraft, perhaps forgings will be needed for other purposes such as spacecraft. Available and affordable composites may not function desirably in the thermal extremes of space.
And which of these tasks could the computer reasonably take over?
Why not just make them autonomous and fly them with point and click?
Agreed. If a task can be partially automated then it should be partially automated all the time, except then a user wants finer control. There is no benefit to having the user do more work that could otherwise be automated, no matter the users mental state.
... Etch your name and telephone number on the glass so the hardware is pretty much unsellable if they steal it...
Thieves won't see that before taking it, and it won't prevent theft or help you get it back. If they decide they can't sell it they'll probably just ditch it in the trash. It would help if everyone did it though.
... nothing that is viable with out destroying the world economy.
They're doing that already.
If an authority has the power to grant "permits" and "licenses", it also has the power to deny them. If you have the right to do something, that right cannot be denied by the authority, and therefore any "permit" or "license" is meaningless. Any statement to the contrary is an attempt to strip you of your rights.
That sounds nice. Unfortunately we seem to have a number of people who enjoy depriving others; for whom having plenty is not enough, they must also squash everyone else. That would need to change.
Those frameworks have to be accurate to a few 10,000ths of an inch
Citation needed. I'm a CNC programmer and machinist, and I deal with 10,000ths of an inch daily. There is no way that a wax casting can hold anything near that close. Also as near as I can figure there would be no need for a dental appliance to hold that kind of tolerance.
Agreed, hence the major changes in thinking. Total automation will come. There were people protesting and fighting the industrial revolution because machines were putting people out of work, but it happened anyway. There will come a time (perhaps in only a few decades) when there is practically nothing that a human can do better than a robot. The question is how do we prepare for that time, and will we ensure that the robots provide for everyone or will they serve the whims of a few?
I've been shopping around a bit for a 3D printer, and it looks like Ultimaker is the current best choice. It's a bit more expensive than some, but the stock is significantly cheaper (and non-proprietary) and the speed, quality, and work envelope are all great.
In the long term, jobs are not what's needed. Jobs don't create value, production does. Eventually there will only be a handful of jobs needed to support the whole human race, as automation will have taken over almost every job. What's needed is for production to increase enough and to become cheap enough that everyone can get what they need (and a chunk of what they want) for free. That will require some major changes in thinking, as people with a lust for power tend to take control and then hoard both power and wealth even if there's more than enough to go around.