Your freedom ends at or before the point where it actually encroaches on mine (or anyone else's for that matter).
Sadly, I have to include the qualifier "actually," as there is a subset of our population who have convinced themselves that if they perceive something you do encroaches on their rights, you shouldn't be allowed to do it - i.e., those who honestly think they have a right to not be offended.
Sorry, but I could give two shits about your little pissing match with EA. Wait... no, sorry, couldn't give even a single shit, let alone a matched pair.
I'm far more concerned about the possible implications of an unfavorable SCOTUS decision in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Supap Kirtsaeng, AKA the "First Sale Doctrine" case.
Since this is obviously a 'pet' project, i.e. something he's doing just to see if it can be done, time and effort costs don't really factor in, IMO. Like when I work on my own truck, I don't say, "it cost me $300 in parts and $600 in labor to fix that!"
His first mistake is keeping Dell's heat tower and fan -- that's designed for a DESKTOP where you need a large heatsink so a slow (quiet) fan can move enough air to keep it cool; in a rack cluster, that's not even remotely a concern. (density trumps noise)
I find the idea of jury-rigging up a rackmount a bit specious myself... But again, this appears to be a 'can we do it' type project, so I don't feel compelled to criticize like I would if he were trying to do this with some mission-critical system.
it would be cheaper and faster to replace those 14 computers you already own with 4 brand new computers whose processors alone cost more than $500 each
You should put the money towards modern 1U nodes rather than a bunch of low volume and high cost chassis parts to try to assemble your frankenrack of used equipment.
Methinks you've missed the key purpose of using old equipment one already owns...
How can something like SXSW let a dangerous gun nut speak?
Same way Slashdot lets stupid marginalizing assholes like you speak - they respect the First Amendment.
You, obviously, do not.
Why are we letting this small group of very insane people get so much speaking time on our media?
Uh, Equal Time Provision maybe? Gotta provide a counter-point to all those left-wing fringe lunatics who also receive a fair amount of media attention.
The whole point of printable guns is to bypass laws and safeguards meant to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of the mentally unstable.
No, it's not.
Correspondingly, there is a huge intersection between the mentally ill and gun nuts because crazy people hoard weapons and are obsessed with defense and doomsday scenarios.
No, there's not.
Side note: I never have figured out how someone like this AC can, in one breath, refer to anyone who disagrees with them as "insane people," then subsequently posit some seriously off-his-nut shit not a paragraph later, and not realize the hypocrisy.
Then again, perhaps that's a side effect of being a loon - you say crazy shit and don't notice.
Real guns are generally made of quality metals and/or very high quality ceramics.
Until your 3D printer can do those, you're just printing a really cheap-ass stock.
Or, you're printing a really cheap-ass mold for the high-grade stock you're going to make later.
Until someone comes out with a high-grade polymer for 3D printers, I think this (using the printed item as a mold for further production) will be the way to go.
What they print is referred to as a "stripped" lower, like the frame of a car. fire controls and various parts within it are 5$ items. springs, pins, and various pieces of shaped metal.
All of which can easily be machined on any number of readily available pieces of equipment; CNC mill, drill press, et. al.
The government really doesn't care because making a gun is perfectly legal.
What makes this much more interesting is the fact that I'm from a country where making guns is definitely not legal, and the government actually cares. Furthermore, I would really expect this to be the current norm globally.
Internet really makes the world much smaller. It's going to be interesting to see how things will play out.
Unless your government allows you to have barrel assemblies and ammunition shipped in, I don't think they have a whole lot to worry about from printed guns.
No more than they already had to worry about CNC milled guns, anyway.
It's not the government that is out to get you, the freedom-loving individual. It's the other freedom-loving individuals, whose freedom and yours have come into conflict. They're the ones who will fight you, and they're the ones who will use the government as a weapon in that fight.
If you're of the persuasion that you have a right to force others (or have the government force others on your behalf) to give up their freedoms so you can have some warm, fuzzy feeling, you do not fit the description of "freedom-loving individual."
Any time these people do anything I can't help but feel like they are shills with the express purpose of providing an excuse to legislate 3D printing into the ground.
By that logic, Gutenburg was a shill for the original copyright laws.
"Please ignore that I have a tiny penis!!" *waves gun around*
It's always been my contention that any male who makes derogatory statements about another man's genitalia is either projecting, or a closeted homosexual afraid of their own feelings.
Considering that he specifically noted it pulls results from Google, I think that would be the point at which someone sends them a strongly worded letter.
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Your freedom ends at or before the point where it actually encroaches on mine (or anyone else's for that matter).
Sadly, I have to include the qualifier "actually," as there is a subset of our population who have convinced themselves that if they perceive something you do encroaches on their rights, you shouldn't be allowed to do it - i.e., those who honestly think they have a right to not be offended.
How would you define the term?
Sorry, but I could give two shits about your little pissing match with EA. Wait... no, sorry, couldn't give even a single shit, let alone a matched pair.
I'm far more concerned about the possible implications of an unfavorable SCOTUS decision in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Supap Kirtsaeng, AKA the "First Sale Doctrine" case.
Srlsy, you kids and your fucked up priorities...
"You first, fuckers!"
I think we can all see where this is headed...
Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of chess?
Since this is obviously a 'pet' project, i.e. something he's doing just to see if it can be done, time and effort costs don't really factor in, IMO. Like when I work on my own truck, I don't say, "it cost me $300 in parts and $600 in labor to fix that!"
His first mistake is keeping Dell's heat tower and fan -- that's designed for a DESKTOP where you need a large heatsink so a slow (quiet) fan can move enough air to keep it cool; in a rack cluster, that's not even remotely a concern. (density trumps noise)
I find the idea of jury-rigging up a rackmount a bit specious myself... But again, this appears to be a 'can we do it' type project, so I don't feel compelled to criticize like I would if he were trying to do this with some mission-critical system.
it would be cheaper and faster to replace those 14 computers you already own with 4 brand new computers whose processors alone cost more than $500 each
FTFY.
Strange idea of "cheaper" you've got there.
Unless you are a gluten for punishment.
If you're anything like my wife, gluten is punishment.
Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week! Enjoy the veal!
You should put the money towards modern 1U nodes rather than a bunch of low volume and high cost chassis parts to try to assemble your frankenrack of used equipment.
Methinks you've missed the key purpose of using old equipment one already owns...
How can something like SXSW let a dangerous gun nut speak?
Same way Slashdot lets stupid marginalizing assholes like you speak - they respect the First Amendment.
You, obviously, do not.
Why are we letting this small group of very insane people get so much speaking time on our media?
Uh, Equal Time Provision maybe? Gotta provide a counter-point to all those left-wing fringe lunatics who also receive a fair amount of media attention.
The whole point of printable guns is to bypass laws and safeguards meant to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of the mentally unstable.
No, it's not.
Correspondingly, there is a huge intersection between the mentally ill and gun nuts because crazy people hoard weapons and are obsessed with defense and doomsday scenarios.
No, there's not.
Side note: I never have figured out how someone like this AC can, in one breath, refer to anyone who disagrees with them as "insane people," then subsequently posit some seriously off-his-nut shit not a paragraph later, and not realize the hypocrisy.
Then again, perhaps that's a side effect of being a loon - you say crazy shit and don't notice.
I wonder if you can "3D print a DVD".
I'm gonna go ahead and guess a big fat NO on that one. For obvious reasons.
Then again, give the technology a few more iterations, and that may very well become a possibility.
That wouldn't constitute piracy would it? It's just digital representation of a a physical object. =)
Try counterfeiting (which, technically, defines all computer "piracy").
I honestly don't think that's physically possible...
They practically give those things away at gun shows. If you've ever fired one, you know why.
Real guns are generally made of quality metals and/or very high quality ceramics.
Until your 3D printer can do those, you're just printing a really cheap-ass stock.
Or, you're printing a really cheap-ass mold for the high-grade stock you're going to make later.
Until someone comes out with a high-grade polymer for 3D printers, I think this (using the printed item as a mold for further production) will be the way to go.
Well, FWIW, that is a far more useful purpose than counterfeiting Darth Vader bobbleheads. And a lot less likely to run afoul of current IP law.
Well, save the springs, those are kind of a bitch to manufacture in a home-based shop.
What they print is referred to as a "stripped" lower, like the frame of a car. fire controls and various parts within it are 5$ items. springs, pins, and various pieces of shaped metal.
All of which can easily be machined on any number of readily available pieces of equipment; CNC mill, drill press, et. al.
The government really doesn't care because making a gun is perfectly legal.
What makes this much more interesting is the fact that I'm from a country where making guns is definitely not legal, and the government actually cares. Furthermore, I would really expect this to be the current norm globally.
Internet really makes the world much smaller. It's going to be interesting to see how things will play out.
Unless your government allows you to have barrel assemblies and ammunition shipped in, I don't think they have a whole lot to worry about from printed guns.
No more than they already had to worry about CNC milled guns, anyway.
It's not the government that is out to get you, the freedom-loving individual. It's the other freedom-loving individuals, whose freedom and yours have come into conflict. They're the ones who will fight you, and they're the ones who will use the government as a weapon in that fight.
If you're of the persuasion that you have a right to force others (or have the government force others on your behalf) to give up their freedoms so you can have some warm, fuzzy feeling, you do not fit the description of "freedom-loving individual."
Any time these people do anything I can't help but feel like they are shills with the express purpose of providing an excuse to legislate 3D printing into the ground.
By that logic, Gutenburg was a shill for the original copyright laws.
I got it a gun with Micky Mouse(r) ears for iron sights!
That... that actually sounds kinda awesome...
False dichotomy.
Why can't it be both?
Fair enough - closeted homosexual with diminutive phallus it is!
is who would name their kid "Code". My second thought is "duh, I'm on Slashdot".
Wishful thinking on behalf of the submitter - TFA has his name spelled correctly.
What he's really saying:
"Please ignore that I have a tiny penis!!" *waves gun around*
It's always been my contention that any male who makes derogatory statements about another man's genitalia is either projecting, or a closeted homosexual afraid of their own feelings.
So... which is it, Chief?
Considering that he specifically noted it pulls results from Google, I think that would be the point at which someone sends them a strongly worded letter.
What's the difference between B&N owning *.book.com and *.book, besides stripping off the now meaningless .com?
It's not meaningless. Read up on DNS.
*.book.com == a subdomain.
book.com == a domain.
*.book == a top level domain.
These are all different things, and the difference is both notable and important.
I know what the fuck TLDs are, cocksucker.
Sure you do. That's why everyone else who knows what a TLD is shake their heads and chuckle softly when they read your posts.
Such a sad, angry, ill-informed little creature you are.
Which is why I hit the "like" button for EVERYTHING!!!!!
FYI, I wouldn't recommend drinking from that well, considering how much I piss in it.