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I guess the long tail didn't pay as well as he thought it would salvorhardin Nov 2012 #1
Constraints on the Long Tail are cultural, not technological aletier_v Nov 2012 #37
not much of a tail when median wage is about $15/hr HiPointDem Nov 2012 #52
They need to call it something more appropriately descriptive, kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #2
Can they print the crack? Scuba Nov 2012 #3
Oh, that would be just great! pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #5
I think it is largely hype. Bonobo Nov 2012 #4
Chocolate. DreWId Nov 2012 #8
In most cases it would make more sense to NOT print in chocolate jmowreader Nov 2012 #18
Have you watched the videos of the printers? 2pooped2pop Nov 2012 #55
They used one Aerows Nov 2012 #11
Yeah, I've had that problem. GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #30
In the future everyone gets a pet bald eagle Son of Gob Nov 2012 #33
Shit. I got nowhere to keep a bird with a 6 foot wingspan. Confusious Nov 2012 #40
You can get a mini. Son of Gob Nov 2012 #41
That looks more like the next size below mini... pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #44
It's more advanced than you think. They're working on circuit boards now. joshcryer Nov 2012 #13
Sounds like just what we need ... GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #31
Ahh, you've seen the Terminator. Me too. Son of Gob Nov 2012 #34
Yes, let's smash all those looms. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #72
Prototypes silly:-) madokie Nov 2012 #16
the third world doesn't call bullshit on theKed Nov 2012 #23
Think of the lost jobs. joshcryer Nov 2012 #29
Um. Occulus Nov 2012 #42
I think it will go beyond plastics very quickly Matariki Nov 2012 #43
They have been trying Aerows Nov 2012 #7
Replicators. joshcryer Nov 2012 #9
Is this the resin spray that solidifies EC Nov 2012 #14
We're going to have artifical meat in a few more years. joshcryer Nov 2012 #17
Why the hell print meat molds? jmowreader Nov 2012 #22
Texture. You're laying down the cells individually, really rapidly. joshcryer Nov 2012 #25
How freakin' small are the orifices on these things? jmowreader Nov 2012 #45
Thiel wants to do it basically at a molecular level. joshcryer Nov 2012 #46
I want my synthetic meat to be free range.. snooper2 Nov 2012 #63
They have to get the DNA from somewhere. joshcryer Nov 2012 #68
it's already called "additive manufacturing" uncle ray Nov 2012 #36
From what i understand ....they could "print" a gun. LeftofU Nov 2012 #6
Thingyverse (a site where you post plans for stuff) banned guns for that reason. joshcryer Nov 2012 #10
It wouldn't likely survive shooting the bullet. Angleae Nov 2012 #49
You can print in metal now jmowreader Nov 2012 #54
What types of metal? Angleae Nov 2012 #57
Barrels aren't controlled items... jmowreader Nov 2012 #61
Biggest nonsensical hype since the Segway high density Nov 2012 #12
5-10 years. joshcryer Nov 2012 #19
you could not possibly be more wrong, mr. density. uncle ray Nov 2012 #38
You sound like the type that said the same thing about.... Logical Nov 2012 #65
It's going to be big, but not that big. reformist2 Nov 2012 #15
The idea is for most things you'll go to a "maker factory." joshcryer Nov 2012 #21
But what am I going to make??? reformist2 Nov 2012 #24
What do you want to make? joshcryer Nov 2012 #26
That would be cool! I agree it has promise. Designers and hobbyists are going to love it. reformist2 Nov 2012 #28
So the Chinese labor goes away... Bonobo Nov 2012 #32
You're destroying labor economy and it becomes a resource economy. joshcryer Nov 2012 #39
can i design my own car...? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #69
My dream is to one day make an open source vehicle. :) joshcryer Nov 2012 #71
Have you ever had a key made? JVS Nov 2012 #47
That's cool and all for custom-made stuff, but most people are fine with mass-produced. reformist2 Nov 2012 #56
I disagree, I think its definitely going to be that big. Egnever Nov 2012 #59
No, because I don't need new arms. reformist2 Nov 2012 #60
You can use a 3D printer to print a 3D printer. reusrename Nov 2012 #20
Such a poetic thought. Glad I read this thread. KittyWampus Nov 2012 #62
I think I heard this before jmowreader Nov 2012 #27
Yes, he's probably wrong. aletier_v Nov 2012 #35
The suffering in the world is NOT due to the lack of readily available shit. I'll pass. n/t Bonobo Nov 2012 #48
Yeah, who needs readily available clean water. joshcryer Nov 2012 #64
Good luck printing up water. Bonobo Nov 2012 #66
The problem isn't water, it's getting clean water. joshcryer Nov 2012 #67
Thank you for the link. I will try to inform myself a little better. nt Bonobo Nov 2012 #70
He is right! Egnever Nov 2012 #50
I was amazed to read that they can 3D "print" guitars, and many say they sound good. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #51
Working body parts have been printed Cicada Nov 2012 #53
Assuming that 3d printing is the wave of the future, JDPriestly Nov 2012 #58
It's a technology, not a company. There's no one group/person in control of it. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #73
Always kinda fascinated by the kneejerk Luddism these threads inspire. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #74
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