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I am surprised at the negativity here. I learned from the little bit of information I have gathered from the historical development of computing that computers
by nashashmi 11y ago
I am surprised at the negativity here. I learned from the little bit of information I have gathered from the historical development of computing that computers were initially only designed for circuitry to automate stuff. Speed was an afterthought. Fast forward to today, reiterations on speed have broadened the uses of computers beyond simply automation.
Likewise, this kind of work is not really just about the hype on 3D printing but it's the ability to automate things. Tomorrow, reiterations on 3D printing will bring speed, accessibility, and democratization of abilities, not to mention the lowering of cost.
Then after tomorrow, or maybe even today, we will have 3D dismantling. Again to automate recycling and reuse of resource.
- jlarocco 11y ago> Likewise, this kind of work is not really just about the hype on 3D printing but it's the ability to automate things. Tomorrow, reiterations on 3D printing will bring speed, accessibility, and democratization of abilities, not to mention the lowering of cost. That argument doesn't work. Computers were the quickest growing and improving technology in history. I actually like 3D printing, and think it's pretty neat, but it's also pretty limited right now. I believe it will improve, probably a lot, but it's asking a lot comparing to computers.
- nekopa 11y agoI guess that is if you mean digital computers. We could sat that computers started in 1801 with the Jacquard Loom, meaning we may have to wait about a 180 years to see what 3D printing turns into. Then again, could we say that the Jacquard Loom was actually the first 3D (2D?) printer?