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Pointed out some who will still get support for Microsoft Windows XP pointed out.
Found the [CTL] V key, did ya?
I'm just curious (no, didn't read your link)...
Does this X-10 thing require special bulbs for setting colouration (RGB, light-temperature etc), or can it do that with regular off-the-shelf bulbs?
No - it's a remote on-off, dimming, relay control, thermostats, PTZ camera control, etc. Sends its signals over the power lines, but can do bi-directional signaling.
You can do timers with it, macros, random lights, alarm sensing and activation.
Why would I want this functionality built into the lightbulb? Wouldn't it make more sense to build it into the fixture itself?
Exactly. Like X-10:
http://www.smarthomediscounts....
...for most people setting up a whole X10 system like tha is a tall order
X-10 is fairly easy to set up and much cheaper.
You set one letter for the house control [A-P] and set each socket, switch or outlet to the same letter, and then one unique number [1-16].
The problem with smart bulbs is, if they fail, you have to pay for a new $30-$60 bulb.
With X-10 you just replace the bulb with another cheap, dumb bulb. No additional programming.
You should've printed out spare 3D printer cartridges first.
What I REALLY should have done was: wish for infinite wishes from the damn Genie when I had the chance...
Actually, the storage cost is a good point...
I also wonder if they will be recyclable/re-meltable materials for these printers down the road..?
So, there's 8 people coming for dinner. You print 8 sets of place-settings, cups, bowls, plates, place mats.
After dinner, you rinse them off, and melt them back into 'raw storage.' Napkins and leftovers get mulched.
Tomorrow, you might need some running shoes...
Just like desktop publishing with those fancy laser printers.
Well said...
If you wanted to edit video, standard def video at that, you had to rent an edit bay for $450 an hour.
What people overlook is that instead of filling their house storing 'stuff,' they can print the things they need on demand. Of course these are limited, and slow and expensive right now; just like limited, and slow and expensive early laser printers.
Will you print a whole custom shoe, or just a custom insert for the shoe? The insert gives you a great fit, while using more traditional methods for creating the actual shoe results in a better constructed, longer-lasting product, for less.
They are already printing shoes on multi-material machines. I've held them in my hand. They would certainly fit better than an off-the-rack shoe, since they are printed to your specific foot. (Sadly, not MY foot, which is why I couldn't try them on!)
They use a harder, stiffer material for the sole/heel area, and a flexible media for the insole and sides. The sides were printed with vent holes, as well.
The top and bottom materials are fused together, so it looked like they would hold together forever. I can't speak to lifetime durability, but they certainly looked more rugged than a leather stitched dress shoe.
Unless 3D printers can start molding metals, rubber, paint, and various other base materials then this is a non-issue.
They are already doing this - just not at the 'home' level...
Alumide, Steel, Sterling Silver, Brass, Full Color Sandstone, Ceramics...
Now you can print your own Inkjet cartridges at home!
I would - but my gawddamn 3D printer cartridge dried up.
3D printing can create some good stuff, but it still won't be an Apple, or a Ferrari.
Design brands like Ferrari will probably start selling licensed 3D models, probably DRMed for a single print.
They already sell "non-car items" like: "Watches, Clothing, Accessories, Collectibles, Home & Office, Sunglasses"
You want "Mahjong Ferrari in carbon fiber?" Only $2,091.00
http://store.ferrari.com/en/ho...
or 3 Ferrari pencils for $28.00
http://store.ferrari.com/en/ho...
It's no big stretch to imagine all kinds of designer product models for sale, just with a little molded logo in one corner.
Microwave is actually a good example how an invention can change our life. Many don't cook their own food, just buy some frozen crap.
Not here on Slashdot.
Mom does all our cooking for us, upstairs.
When 3D printing becomes fast, cheap and ubiquitous, the makers of Lego, and the makers of crappy plastic keychains will have to find another business.
3D printing won't start out competing with uniform, mass-produced, molded plastics.
Where 3D printing will make it's commercial inroads will be in custom ergonomic products; custom shoes that fit your scanned feet, armrests for you chair, gloves, glasses frames that fit your face perfectly, headrest for your car, coffee cups and glasses molded to your hand, pads for your headphones and ear buds, pens and computer mice that fit your hand perfectly, etc.
It's fairly easy to make automated music that "doesn't sound bad" by choosing a set of chords and a set of notes, then choosing at random. As long as your chords roughly match your melody, and it ends on a tonic it'll sound alright
Band-in-a-Box does a fairly good job of generating nice sounding music, and a great job of arraigning it too.
Although you can input your own melodies and/or chords, it also can generate melodies and chords from whole cloth.
http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.d...
(Try "Exploring Band-in-a-Box 2013")
One solution would be for Tesla to open a bunch of greeting card stores.
Each card costs $69,900. (Free car with purchase!)
"What man has done, man can aspire to do." -- Jerry Pournelle, about space flight
