Comments on: The future and being here http://www.mulley.net/2012/04/03/the-future-and-being-here/ Invisible people have invisible rights Wed, 15 May 2013 16:09:26 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: paul http://www.mulley.net/2012/04/03/the-future-and-being-here/comment-page-1/#comment-931638 paul Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:44:48 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=9276#comment-931638 Here's a recent article on forbes that might be worth reading http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/04/05/how-a-geek-dad-and-his-3d-printer-aim-to-liberate-legos/ Where a guy has started to print his own connector bits between lego, duplo and other building bricks. It would be cool if you could find an open printer in a library where you could bring your designs to print them out. Here’s a recent article on forbes that might be worth reading http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/04/05/how-a-geek-dad-and-his-3d-printer-aim-to-liberate-legos/
Where a guy has started to print his own connector bits between lego, duplo and other building bricks.

It would be cool if you could find an open printer in a library where you could bring your designs to print them out.

]]> By: John Doe http://www.mulley.net/2012/04/03/the-future-and-being-here/comment-page-1/#comment-931631 John Doe Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:49:46 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=9276#comment-931631 I believe thingiverse.com is already the de facto "Napster of 3D printing", although there are a few more commercially oriented rivals like Shapeways. As exciting as this is, there won't be as much money to be made because the technology is in its very nature peer-to-peer. Check out the RepRap, it's a 3D printer that can print most of its own components. So if you want one you just need a friend with a RepRap, not some central company. Patents for 3D shapes will eventually be redundant, because it would be literally impossible to police their usage. I believe thingiverse.com is already the de facto “Napster of 3D printing”, although there are a few more commercially oriented rivals like Shapeways.

As exciting as this is, there won’t be as much money to be made because the technology is in its very nature peer-to-peer. Check out the RepRap, it’s a 3D printer that can print most of its own components. So if you want one you just need a friend with a RepRap, not some central company. Patents for 3D shapes will eventually be redundant, because it would be literally impossible to police their usage.

]]> By: Elly Parker http://www.mulley.net/2012/04/03/the-future-and-being-here/comment-page-1/#comment-931618 Elly Parker Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:49:39 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=9276#comment-931618 "Imagine patenting not just 3D designs but the processes and tech to create 3D designs. I think you might be able to buy your own bank from that." You could become the world's biggest philanthropist - have each 3D printer connected to the internet and charge 1c each time a complete pattern is printed. Donate all the money to the 3rd world. “Imagine patenting not just 3D designs but the processes and tech to create 3D designs. I think you might be able to buy your own bank from that.”

You could become the world’s biggest philanthropist – have each 3D printer connected to the internet and charge 1c each time a complete pattern is printed. Donate all the money to the 3rd world.

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