Submitted by crua9 t3_10aww7p in Futurology
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.
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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