Comment Re:Virtulize it (Score 1) 66
They have. You can see it here:
Comment Re:So how much are they paying? (Score 1) 25
You submitted those stories, right? Anyway, looking through your comment history, you love to be negative. You should thank us for giving you something else to complain about. Also, if I was in a bad mood I might point out that 1 article + 1 article = 2, and "fawning" is a bit over the top. But hey! You're the one who knows more than the rest of us, so I won't question anything you say.
You are probablyright about the "10,000" cars thing being unrealistic, but let's look at it in context:
"The initial plan is for DM to scale up to an annual production of 10,000 of these limited supercars, making them available to potential customers. This isn’t all though, as DM doesn’t merely plan on just being satisfied by manufacturing cars via this method. They plan on making the technology available to others as well."
That 3DPrint.com article wasn't nearly as good as it would have been if you had written it, but you might want to be a little kinder to your inferiors. Czinger and Balzer have consistently talked about cars being just one type of manufacturing for which their process can be used. And it's not all about 3-D printing. Really.
Okay - time to go upload some howto videos.
Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the 3-D printers bite!
- R
Comment Re:The founding documents present a path... (Score 1) 161
Can you live on $12317 a year?
Could I live on that amount? Absolutely assuming I did not pay property taxes. Would I want to live on that amount? Not a chance in hell. I am in a position where I am able to say I have everything I need. I could live on that amount but I really would not want to. I would need to greatly reduce my expenses but I could. I was pretty poor, comparitively, when I was younger. I managed then and could do it again but I would not be happy about it.
Cuba Connecting Universities With Fiber 56
lpress writes: Two Cuban universities have fiber links and fiber connections will be available to all Cuban universities in January 2016. One of the currently connected universities is in the west, near Havana (satellite ground station) and one in the east, near the undersea cable landing. Cuba will use Chinese equipment for DSL to the home and Wifi access points.
Federal Wiretaps Down Slightly, Encryption Impact Decreases 24
coondoggie writes: According to the 2014 Wiretap Report, released today by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts a total of a total of 3,554 wiretaps were reported as authorized, with 1,279 authorized by federal judges and 2,275 authorized by state judges. Compared to the applications approved during 2013, the number approved by federal judges decreased 13% in 2014 and the number approved by state judges increased 8%. One state wiretap application was denied in 2014, the report stated.
How the Next US Nuclear Accident Might Happen 128
Lasrick writes: Anthropologist Hugh Gusterson analyzes safety at US nuclear facilities and finds a disaster waiting to happen due to an over-reliance on automated security technology and private contractors cutting corners to increase profits. Gusterson follows on the work of Eric Schlosser, Frank Munger, and Dan Zak in warning us of the serious problems at US nuclear facilities, both in the energy industry and in the nuclear security complex.
Windows 10 Shares Your Wi-Fi Password With Contacts 487
gsslay writes: The Register reports that Windows 10 will include, defaulted on, "Wi-Fi Sense" which shares wifi passwords with Outlook.com contacts, Skype contacts and, with an opt-in, Facebook friends. This involves Microsoft storing the wifi passwords entered into your laptop which can then be used by any other person suitably connected to you. If you don't want someone's Windows 10 passing on your password, Microsoft has two solutions; only share passwords using their Wi-Fi Sense service, or by adding "_optout" to your SSID.
Comment Re:So how much are they paying? (Score 2) 25
Why do you insult us by insisting that we get paid for running stories about things that interest at least one Slashdot editor? If a story is a paid ad, it will say something like "AD" or "Sponsored Content."
Also, what is not newsworthy to you may be newsworthy to someone else. You also seem to be missing the point of 3-D printing in this context: that the Blade is just a proof of concept. The idea is that other items can be made with similar manufacturing techniques; not purely 3-D printing but 3-D printing combined with other fab methods.
Thank you for your input!
- Rob
Depression: The Secret Struggle Startup Founders Won't Talk About 184
mattydread23 writes: In May, Cambrian Genomics CEO Austen Heinz committed suicide. The news stunned friends and family, and sparked a conversation about the growing problem of depression among startup founders. Some estimates say 30% of startup founders suffer from depression, but many are reluctant to talk about their struggle for fear of alienating investors and employees. This feature by Business Insider includes conversations with a friend of Heinz, plus many investors and other startup founders who are starting to talk about the problem and figure out how to make things better.
First Human Colonies Should Be Among Venus' Clouds 256
StartsWithABang writes: When we talk about humans existing on worlds other than Earth, the first choice of a planet to do so on is usually Mars, a world that may have been extremely Earth-like for the first billion years of our Solar System or so. Perhaps, with enough ingenuity and resources, we could terraform it to be more like Earth is today. But the most Earth-like conditions in the Solar System don't occur on the surface of Mars, but rather in the high altitudes of Venus' atmosphere, some 50-65 km up. Despite its harsh conditions, this may be the best location for the first human colonies, for a myriad of good, scientific reasons. NASA proposed something similar last year and released a report on the subject.
Comment Re:Stupid (Score 2) 25
He was involved in an electric car venture a while back and it didn't go well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Video Meet the Makers of an Exotic (Partially) 3-D Printed Car (2 Videos) 25
In the second video, Blade project lead Brad Balzer goes into detail about how, why, and where they use 3-D printing, and explains the modular nature of their car chassis design. He says they don't need to change many parts to go from ultra-sports car to pickup truck. He also says that while Divergent Microfactories is working on cars right now, their manufacturing system can be applied to many different industries. Indeed, their long-range goal is to help people build microfactories making many different kinds of products faster, more flexibly, and for less money than it takes to make similar manufactured items today.
Note: The transcript covers both videos and has a little 'bonus' material in it, too.
Comment Re:Safari? No. Try the default Android browser. (Score 1) 311
What is bothersome is that we need to recode for Firefox. What the hell? I thought we were supposed to be done with that crap now that IE is almost an acceptable browser. Well, no, it is an acceptable browser but I still can not go back to using it. I can not adapt to the UI very well even though it was my default Windows' web browser for years, I just can not revert to it. I am an Opera user and I am on the beta side and the beta dev browser side - I manage to adapt to those changes (except I hate the disappearing/moving features - a lot) without much trouble at all but I just can not seem to adapt to using IE again and it is not for lack of trying. I have even forced myself to boot to Windows and use it for a whole week at a time. I managed but it was uncomfortable.
Comment Re:Safari? No. Try the default Android browser. (Score 1) 311
You also get regularly raped by moose. I do not see this as a good thing.
(Canadian citizen - First Nations heritage law, and Canadian property owner - I get raped by moose regularly and I like it.)
Microsoft To Launch Minecraft Education Portal For Teachers 56
Mickeycaskill writes: Microsoft wants to help educators use Minecraft to teach pupils about maths, history, creative design and other subjects and skills, claiming the game is already being used in classrooms in the US and UK. Minecraft developer Mojang was bought by Microsoft last year for $2.5 billion and the game has been featured in a number of HoloLens demos, an indication of how it sees the former indie phenomenon as more than just a game. "Very soon after Minecraft launched, we noticed teachers bringing the game into their classrooms," said a blog post. "Often inspired by the passion of their students, they started using Minecraft to design history lessons, teach language classes, explore mathematics, physics, computer science, writing, and more."
