05.26.13
Fighting the image conferred by the purpose driven nuisance
If you’re a 3-D printing nerd, what’s not to like here?
In the Culture of Lickspittle, the odious rise to the top. In this manner, 3-D print manufacturing, at least for the short term, is saddled with the image that it’s a bunch of libertarian white nerds and insurrectionists obsessed with making plastic weapons.
To stick it to the man!
Some are apparently bummed by this.
From the wire (no link):
To prevent 3D printers from getting a bad rap, Michigan Tech wants to highlight the positive impact 3D printing can have on technology with a new contest.
From now until Sept. 1, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is looking for submissions of 3D printer designs that will help to make the world a more peaceful place …
Other suggestions include low-cost medical devices, tools to help people out of poverty, designs that could help reduce racial conflict, something that could reduce wars over oil by channeling renewable energy sources, tools to reduce military conflict or objects that could improve sustainable economic development.
(They forgot how to add digital plans that can kick more people out of jobs.)
Tools to help people out of poverty, designs that could help reduce racial conflict. Just like smartphone and apps do, right?
Good luck with that, nerds. We suspect the reach exceeds the grasp.
Do what you know works. Make 3-D knives. 3-D shotgun slugs.
The Cody Wilson Revolution — from the archives.
More 3-D Kool-Aid: Ending world hunger, the $200,000 chocolate or pizza maker.