[extropy-chat] TECH: Soon, 3D Printing for the home office...

[JDP]

Dan Clemmensen wrote (26.11.2003/20:11) :

> Emlyn O'regan wrote:
> 
> >Machine Could Bring 3D Printing to the Home Office
> >http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-11-25-5
> >A machine that cheaply and efficiently produces objects made of plastic and
> >metal could soon bring 3D printing to home offices. 
> >
> >  
> >
> In the frenzy of digital photography, we purchased a high-quality
> color printer. It turns out, after a year of using it sporadically, that
> it's a lot cheaper to e-mail the images to a professional outfit and get
> the prints back in the mail.


I think this is somewhat paradigmatic of the whole personal computing
business from the start. People make wrong judgements regarding real
costs and the quality of end results, and choose the individual
solution because they like to feel individually empowered.

We got nice results (cheap powerful PCs) from misguided desires. (I
wonder what enlightened desires would have brought.)

Jacques