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SoylentRox t1_j49nwcq wrote

Reply to comment by SentientHotdogWater in Programmable matter by crua9

Yes but why. People don't have a steel forge in their home or a 6 axis CNC mill.

What benefit do people get? If they want a 3d printed part, they can just order shapeways or another company to print it for them. It only is cheaper to own your own printer if you do this a lot.

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SentientHotdogWater t1_j4auuh1 wrote

>What benefit do people get? If they want a 3d printed part, they can just order shapeways or another company to print it for them.

"What benefit do people get from having a computer in the home? If they want to run a program they can just mail the punch cards to IBM and receive their answer back in a few weeks."

  • Some expert in the 1970s
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