When we create machines that can create stuff from raw atoms they will probably require large power sources and strange chemicals to operate. I would think that manufacturing would simply replace their current production with a replicator system if it was cheaper to do so.
as for small personal replicators the cost for items would shift from retail to the cost of materials and the "template". Templates being software, they would be protected and pirated as they are today-- so the lesson here is that when personal replicators are invented, invest in the materials. profit!
will all this media attention bring about a "rule" that honest companies follow-- "Dont hide things from your customers." ?
its nice to see that we will, at least in the short term, retain absolute control over our computers.
the PS2 has a harddrive but nobody uses it. The device didnt ship with the product so, to reach the widest audience, games are created with the assumption that it isnt there--
wont the same thing happen for this drive?
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When we create machines that can create stuff from raw atoms they will probably require large power sources and strange chemicals to operate. I would think that manufacturing would simply replace their current production with a replicator system if it was cheaper to do so.
as for small personal replicators the cost for items would shift from retail to the cost of materials and the "template". Templates being software, they would be protected and pirated as they are today-- so the lesson here is that when personal replicators are invented, invest in the materials. profit!
will all this media attention bring about a "rule" that honest companies follow-- "Dont hide things from your customers." ? its nice to see that we will, at least in the short term, retain absolute control over our computers.
and let me tell you, it is the best value in ram anywhere!
i mean, $200+ for 512MB? can you beat that?!
the PS2 has a harddrive but nobody uses it. The device didnt ship with the product so, to reach the widest audience, games are created with the assumption that it isnt there-- wont the same thing happen for this drive?
2,328 is a whole lot more than 812. that means that *nix et al are 1,516 fixes ahead of the competition.