It does work; I've done it. The nice part is that you can reconfigure a work cell without having to rerun cables. What I'm wondering is if any of his machines are still on RS-232, in which case you need to either get special wireless boxes or run serial cable.
You could have 55% of people voting against something, but if the media tells you only 45% voted against, how are you going to know otherwise? In this day and age the Media means everything. They tell you what issues are important, which two people you will choose between (remember they wouldn't even mention Ron Paul even when he was ahead in the polls) and they tell you the results of the election. The Media defines the political world.
Unfortunately, omnipresent surveillance is an inevitability. As technology continues to develop it will only get easier and cheaper. The only upside I see is that if it does become so trivial, maybe the watchers can also be watched. And whether you're religious or not, "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" is good advice. Societal standards will need to change significantly if we're going to get through this.
I hate to say it, but I think you and people like you are a big part of the problem. If you see the problem and decide to put up with it anyway, you're giving them permission to continue. The only way to stop this is if enough people refuse to submit. I understand this would be hard, and that you would have to find a different job. I turned down an otherwise promising job offer because it would involve air travel, and I absolutely refuse to submit to TSA.
However, since the AU is an arbitrary number that only approximates the ever changing distance between the Earth and Sun, one arbitrary number in the proper range would be as good as another.
Every job "created" by public spending is a job destroyed by taxation. If you tax people enough to pay to create a job, you reduce their discretionary income, which reduces their spending, which reduces the public sector jobs their spending would support. To understand try imagining the extreme: what would happen if 75% of jobs were government jobs? The other 25% would be supporting them, which would be an impossible burden.
Good point. Every home does have a microwave though. So perhaps in the future every home will have a printer of limited functionality, but you'd go to the store to have precision metal goods printed?
I agree with you regarding ease of use. However, if the standard were a choice between using Linux yourself or paying someone else to use Linux for you, and then Macs came out, lots of people would buy Macs in order to do some of their own computing. I think 3D printers are like Macs in this respect, in that although what you can do with it is limited, what you can do can be done rather easily and without a lot of technical knowledge. I'm a machinist with access to all the machines I'd need to make quite a bit of stuff, and I'm looking into getting a 3D printer so that once I have something designed I can just have the machine print a bunch unattended. Unattended production is the Holy Grail of manufacturing, since once the machine pays for itself it's basically free (except for maintenance). Man hours keep costing. If I need a few metal pieces to go with the printed parts it's still much easier and cheaper than machining the whole thing.
Possession of what? A home made firearm? That isn't illegal in the US anyway, you may be elsewhere. What is illegal is making them for sale without a license, and if you're making a bunch of them you may have trouble convincing a judge that you weren't intending to sell them. One or two isn't a problem though.
As the cost of home production decreases it will force limits on corporate profits. The oil people know this and keep the cost of gasoline low enough that electrics and alternate fuels aren't competitive. Manufacturers will have to do the same thing.
Yes. The Filabot people among others have made conductive material. There are only a few details left to work out for basic circuitry. If you don't want to have to add components manually you may also need a pick-and-place machine.
Would you rather print it and have it over night for $10, go out and buy it for $5 + $1-5 of gas + time and effort, or order it online for $3 + $2 shipping + waiting a week? Add in the factor of easy customization and occasional limited availability of factory goods and printing has a fair market share.
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It does work; I've done it. The nice part is that you can reconfigure a work cell without having to rerun cables. What I'm wondering is if any of his machines are still on RS-232, in which case you need to either get special wireless boxes or run serial cable.
You could have 55% of people voting against something, but if the media tells you only 45% voted against, how are you going to know otherwise? In this day and age the Media means everything. They tell you what issues are important, which two people you will choose between (remember they wouldn't even mention Ron Paul even when he was ahead in the polls) and they tell you the results of the election. The Media defines the political world.
Then again, if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about it.
"If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him."
Unfortunately, omnipresent surveillance is an inevitability. As technology continues to develop it will only get easier and cheaper. The only upside I see is that if it does become so trivial, maybe the watchers can also be watched. And whether you're religious or not, "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" is good advice. Societal standards will need to change significantly if we're going to get through this.
Only because the majority of the voters want it that way.
Or perhaps that's simply what's reported.
It's just a drone.
What's sad is that Elvis' underwear is more highly valued.
Ever heard of a photocopier? There are even painting robots that can replicate the brush strokes.
I hate to say it, but I think you and people like you are a big part of the problem. If you see the problem and decide to put up with it anyway, you're giving them permission to continue. The only way to stop this is if enough people refuse to submit. I understand this would be hard, and that you would have to find a different job. I turned down an otherwise promising job offer because it would involve air travel, and I absolutely refuse to submit to TSA.
Or secure enough.
However, since the AU is an arbitrary number that only approximates the ever changing distance between the Earth and Sun, one arbitrary number in the proper range would be as good as another.
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Doesn't use standard ammo, unless you know a place to get electrically fused ammo.
3/4" black iron plumbing pipe is a perfect fit for 12 gauge shells.
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Every job "created" by public spending is a job destroyed by taxation. If you tax people enough to pay to create a job, you reduce their discretionary income, which reduces their spending, which reduces the public sector jobs their spending would support. To understand try imagining the extreme: what would happen if 75% of jobs were government jobs? The other 25% would be supporting them, which would be an impossible burden.
Is this only with the cheaper hobby units, or with professional grade ones too? What kind of fiddling and how much?
Good point. Every home does have a microwave though. So perhaps in the future every home will have a printer of limited functionality, but you'd go to the store to have precision metal goods printed?
I agree with you regarding ease of use. However, if the standard were a choice between using Linux yourself or paying someone else to use Linux for you, and then Macs came out, lots of people would buy Macs in order to do some of their own computing. I think 3D printers are like Macs in this respect, in that although what you can do with it is limited, what you can do can be done rather easily and without a lot of technical knowledge. I'm a machinist with access to all the machines I'd need to make quite a bit of stuff, and I'm looking into getting a 3D printer so that once I have something designed I can just have the machine print a bunch unattended. Unattended production is the Holy Grail of manufacturing, since once the machine pays for itself it's basically free (except for maintenance). Man hours keep costing. If I need a few metal pieces to go with the printed parts it's still much easier and cheaper than machining the whole thing.
Possession of what? A home made firearm? That isn't illegal in the US anyway, you may be elsewhere. What is illegal is making them for sale without a license, and if you're making a bunch of them you may have trouble convincing a judge that you weren't intending to sell them. One or two isn't a problem though.
As the cost of home production decreases it will force limits on corporate profits. The oil people know this and keep the cost of gasoline low enough that electrics and alternate fuels aren't competitive. Manufacturers will have to do the same thing.
Yes. The Filabot people among others have made conductive material. There are only a few details left to work out for basic circuitry. If you don't want to have to add components manually you may also need a pick-and-place machine.
More like $100 for the real deal AR-15 lower. But that's mostly immaterial.
True, the material's probably only $10.
Would you rather print it and have it over night for $10, go out and buy it for $5 + $1-5 of gas + time and effort, or order it online for $3 + $2 shipping + waiting a week? Add in the factor of easy customization and occasional limited availability of factory goods and printing has a fair market share.