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Misleading title, post is an advertisement for 3d printing. Hates the state of 3d printing, building 3d printing vending machines a la red box. That being said

Misleading title, post is an advertisement for 3d printing. Hates the state of 3d printing, building 3d printing vending machines a la red box. That being said, it's a really cool idea. But post title is obnoxious IMHO.

ricberw 14y ago
Obnoxious it is - thanks for the support for the idea, though!
- newishuser 14y ago
  For sure, I genuinely think it's a great idea and I hope you succeed. As far as the writing goes though, I never understand why people try to generate interest through negativity and deceit. I think the post would be more inspiring if it went something like: "I love 3d printing. I love 3D printing so much that I'm coming up with innovative ways to make it cheaper and more ubiquitous. Please join me on my quest to bring 3D printing to everyone..." It's more genuine, less condescending, and isn't a lie. After all, you don't hate 3D printing in the least, not one bit. You're in love with it and are dedicating a portion of your life to making it better.
  - ricberw 14y ago
    Great ideas! I've posted with titles/descriptions such as these on other forums, and have seen virtually no response, but it could be that I didn't write a decent article. My next post will have a few of the technical details about what we're up to, and will definitely have a more positive/fitting title.
- salgernon 14y ago
  The link redirected to a mobile site that didn't seem to have the content. That being said, I wanted to read the about hating 3d printers because I bought one for my family - and less than an hour in, with a collection of pre-rendered freshly printed objects in front of us, my wife (an artist and science geek) says "I'm going to make so many things..." (She's excited by the possibilties)
  - ricberw 14y ago
    Back up on mobile - had to remove an old redirect.
ooobo 14y ago
Definitely a good idea - 3D printing vending machines is intriguing enough to garner interest on HN/elsewhere without the misleading blog post.

ricberw 14y ago

Obnoxious it is - thanks for the support for the idea, though!

newishuser 14y ago
For sure, I genuinely think it's a great idea and I hope you succeed. As far as the writing goes though, I never understand why people try to generate interest through negativity and deceit. I think the post would be more inspiring if it went something like: "I love 3d printing. I love 3D printing so much that I'm coming up with innovative ways to make it cheaper and more ubiquitous. Please join me on my quest to bring 3D printing to everyone..." It's more genuine, less condescending, and isn't a lie. After all, you don't hate 3D printing in the least, not one bit. You're in love with it and are dedicating a portion of your life to making it better.
- ricberw 14y ago
  Great ideas! I've posted with titles/descriptions such as these on other forums, and have seen virtually no response, but it could be that I didn't write a decent article. My next post will have a few of the technical details about what we're up to, and will definitely have a more positive/fitting title.
salgernon 14y ago
The link redirected to a mobile site that didn't seem to have the content. That being said, I wanted to read the about hating 3d printers because I bought one for my family - and less than an hour in, with a collection of pre-rendered freshly printed objects in front of us, my wife (an artist and science geek) says "I'm going to make so many things..." (She's excited by the possibilties)
- ricberw 14y ago
  Back up on mobile - had to remove an old redirect.

ooobo 14y ago

Definitely a good idea - 3D printing vending machines is intriguing enough to garner interest on HN/elsewhere without the misleading blog post.