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

[Emlyn O'regan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JDP [mailto:jacques at dtext.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 27 November 2003 11:44 PM
> To: ExI chat list
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] TECH: Soon, 3D Printing for the home
> office...
> 
> 
> 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

I can't see what is wrong with the development of the PC. To me it makes
perfect sense. Can you please explain your thinking here (I am interested to
know)? Thanks.

Emlyn