https://archive.is/Zt9oI https://archive.is/Zt9oI Much of this discussion is swallowed up in two differing definitions of "design." They contrast chip design

https://archive.is/Zt9oI https://archive.is/Zt9oI Much of this discussion is swallowed up in two differing definitions of "design." They contrast chip design with leafblower design. Chips are very fussy and require lots of patience and intellect to be useful to people, while the latter's success is more rooted in the aesthetics, ergonomics, user needs of everyday families. This isn't saying they're wrong, just a sloppy way to talk about it. What they're really saying is the path from CAD to CAM is shorter than ever, and more integrated. It sounds pretty great. It does make me curious about where the tooling cost outstretches the gap between family and factory owner. Probably making lots of Temu-grade consumer goods, such as a disposable lawn mower, or a coffee maker that's good for 6 months. Which is of course horrific for long-term ecology. It would be nice to see this amount of cleverness directed at extracting usable materials from landfills :) :) :)