As a Canadian, I cannot trust either China nor the USA about spyware and trojans. This means that unless the USB drive is made of wood and smells like maple syrup, I don't trust it.
By definition a tool used for a hobby is also a toy.
Really? Who's definition is that? Does your hammer become a toy if you repair something in your house with it? You should look up the definition for the word "toy". A hobby is not "playing" with something.
That is kind of strange since the lowest cost Stratasys, the Mojo, can do 0.178mm layers.
It's a Stratasys uPrint Plus. In the specifications page, it says "Layer thickness:.254 mm (.010 in.) or.330 mm (.013 in.)"
This also brings up the question of how hard is it to "properly calibrate" and how long does that celebration last? If it takes hours of setup to print one item it is a toy.
It depends. If it takes hours of setup every time you print one item, it's just an unreliable tool, but still not a toy. If it takes hours of setup to properly calibrate once in a while, it's just normal wear and tear. We're talking about fractions of millimetres here.
Sure, if you compare low quality prints done by a hobbyist and the same prints using similar equipment by a service the hobbyist will always be cheaper. You have to pay something for not doing it yourself. There are quite a few services that use technologies other than FDM. I was referring to companies like Shapeways and Quickparts.
Of course the quality from higher-end 3D printers will be much better, but so will the cost. If we're talking precision alone, an FDM from Stratasys won't stand a chance against a Polyjet from the same company.
But comparing the output quality of a Stratasys FDM vs a well-calibrated RepRap? You'd be surprised which one you'd pick and the price difference between the two.
I'm not calculating my time because the parts I make are for personal projects, i.e. it's a hobby.
As for 3D services, it's desktop FDM printers and not polyjet or anything fancy and even those prices are too high. Once you add shipping on top of that, plus the delays, it's much better to make the parts yourself. These days, even commercial FDM printers have a hard time beating a properly calibrated 3D printer kit or a home-made one. One service I called was proud that their Stratasys was able to make 0.25mm layers even though a properly calibrated home-made printer can do 0.10mm layers.
No 3D printer yet but I'm planning on adding a hot end (E3D v6) and extruder (something geared, current choice is the Toranado right now) to my CNC.
Since I don't have a 3D printer yet, let's use my CNC as a comparison. So far, I've cut a lot of parts for projects that would already have cost me a lot more than the CNC itself if I had to pay to have the parts made by someone else. And judging from the quotes I get from 3D printing services online, it won't take long for my future 3D printer to pay for itself.
Only in Montréal, maybe Québec city. In other places, sure there's going to be a lot, but not "most". And in those that do speak english, you won't be able to understand half of them because of the accent. Imagine someone from Texas trying to talk with someone from Australia.
I'd say "fuck" and "godamnit" could be replacements. C'est dur de traduire les jurons Québécois car ils sont pour la plupart basés sur la religion catholique.
I'm not sure about 2005, but I totally agree with you. All three major operating systems (Windows, OS X, Linux) started going downhill when style became more important than function. Looking at Apple, it was an incredibly huge mistake to let an industrial designer in charge of user interface design. They're two totally different fields that require completely different skill sets and knowledge.
The end result is barely adequate hardware used to display flat graphics in washed-out pastel colours resulting in user-hostile interfaces with small fonts rendered with insufficient contrast.
But there's a difference between speaking english and speaking english fluently. I'd bet you couldn't understand more than half of those who claim to speak english.
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As a Canadian, I cannot trust either China nor the USA about spyware and trojans. This means that unless the USB drive is made of wood and smells like maple syrup, I don't trust it.
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Less power required = Apple will take this occasion to use smaller batteries and make their computers*/phones/tablets thinner.
Yes, even the iMac.
Florida? Well, put the 3D printer outside, you won't even need a hot end!
Holy crap, do you live at the North Pole or something?
Wait... Santa? Is that you?!
That's true, "most people" does mean numbers and those two combined do account for "most".
If you go outside of these two cities, though, prepare to meet quite a lot of people who either don't speak english, or just berry-lee.
The music files from iTunes can be accessed by most devices too, only the early ones had DRM on them.
Music videos/TV shows/movies, on the other hand, are another story.
Parent said Windows was a toy, I agreed by saying most games are released on Windows.
I don't know why you read that in any other way.
Give me a break, it's -17C outside, of course I have flow problems!
Really? Who's definition is that? Does your hammer become a toy if you repair something in your house with it? You should look up the definition for the word "toy". A hobby is not "playing" with something.
It's a Stratasys uPrint Plus. In the specifications page, it says "Layer thickness: .254 mm (.010 in.) or .330 mm (.013 in.)"
It depends. If it takes hours of setup every time you print one item, it's just an unreliable tool, but still not a toy. If it takes hours of setup to properly calibrate once in a while, it's just normal wear and tear. We're talking about fractions of millimetres here.
Of course the quality from higher-end 3D printers will be much better, but so will the cost. If we're talking precision alone, an FDM from Stratasys won't stand a chance against a Polyjet from the same company.
But comparing the output quality of a Stratasys FDM vs a well-calibrated RepRap? You'd be surprised which one you'd pick and the price difference between the two.
Or yet another Android tablet with an LCD/TFT/IPS/light-shining display?
Where are the colour e-ink/e-paper displays?
I'm not calculating my time because the parts I make are for personal projects, i.e. it's a hobby.
As for 3D services, it's desktop FDM printers and not polyjet or anything fancy and even those prices are too high. Once you add shipping on top of that, plus the delays, it's much better to make the parts yourself. These days, even commercial FDM printers have a hard time beating a properly calibrated 3D printer kit or a home-made one. One service I called was proud that their Stratasys was able to make 0.25mm layers even though a properly calibrated home-made printer can do 0.10mm layers.
No 3D printer yet but I'm planning on adding a hot end (E3D v6) and extruder (something geared, current choice is the Toranado right now) to my CNC.
Since I don't have a 3D printer yet, let's use my CNC as a comparison. So far, I've cut a lot of parts for projects that would already have cost me a lot more than the CNC itself if I had to pay to have the parts made by someone else. And judging from the quotes I get from 3D printing services online, it won't take long for my future 3D printer to pay for itself.
And that's why most games are released on Windows!
Enough said. Watch the flow of negative replies under this post.
You should mine Dogecoins with your CPU while at the same time mining Bitcoins with your GPU, that's the only way to be sure.
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These should have been in PNG. Whoever picked JPEG for those images should take a few minutes to learn the difference between the two.
Only in Montréal, maybe Québec city. In other places, sure there's going to be a lot, but not "most". And in those that do speak english, you won't be able to understand half of them because of the accent. Imagine someone from Texas trying to talk with someone from Australia.
I'd say "fuck" and "godamnit" could be replacements. C'est dur de traduire les jurons Québécois car ils sont pour la plupart basés sur la religion catholique.
Jean Saisrein? Tu veux pas dire Jean Sérien plutôt?
I'm not sure about 2005, but I totally agree with you. All three major operating systems (Windows, OS X, Linux) started going downhill when style became more important than function. Looking at Apple, it was an incredibly huge mistake to let an industrial designer in charge of user interface design. They're two totally different fields that require completely different skill sets and knowledge.
The end result is barely adequate hardware used to display flat graphics in washed-out pastel colours resulting in user-hostile interfaces with small fonts rendered with insufficient contrast.
But there's a difference between speaking english and speaking english fluently. I'd bet you couldn't understand more than half of those who claim to speak english.
I was walking home last night and I can assure you there is more than two stars in the Universe. I'm pretty sure I counted at least 42.