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We need one of these on the ISS by Eri July 11, 2011 2:46 pm

3D prints via xkcd: by TB 2011-07-13 19:41:41
- Or someone could order a smaller butt or bigger boobs. by Eri 2011-07-17 12:11:25
- LOL, I spewed my drink all over the monitor. =D by Lee 2011-07-13 21:24:56
That's amazing. I've seen "printed" solids before, but never assembled moving parts. A question for those in the know: is the ... by mcfly 2011-07-11 19:37:51
- Yes it is. I've used a Z Corp printer with both Inventor and SolidWorks software. The printer builds ... by Lee 2011-07-11 21:33:50
  - Thanks. Definitely falls under Clarke's "Any sufficiently advanced technology..." criteria. by mcfly 2011-07-12 10:15:35
    - They're working on versions which use metal powder that's fused together by laser. That's going to be a real ... by Lee 2011-07-12 14:40:53
- "A question for those in the know: is the scanner software able to identify individual (and perhaps partially hidden) components ... by TB 2011-07-11 20:26:48
  - I'm still boggling a bit over this. As you suggest, once the data for an object is on file it ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 11:00:00
    - Rapid prototyping is the term for the process. Google it and be amazed. by Lee 2011-07-12 15:01:00
- From the SketchUp Blog: by podrock 2011-07-11 20:12:34
  - Cool. I looked for a section on "Personnel Fabrication," but couldn't find it. Next release, maybe? by mcfly 2011-07-12 10:23:31
I've seen a number of these work in CAD conferences. The main limitation is the materials available, although they're ... by TB 2011-07-11 19:03:15
Printed robots. by Lee 2011-07-11 18:31:11
Been watching 3-D printing for years now, and it is pretty exciting stuff. Were I a young man, like ... by podrock 2011-07-11 15:53:43
I had seen an article on this before but hadn't seen an actual demo. How cool is that! ... by Eri 2011-07-11 14:50:17

Barbie's secret Nazi past! by TB July 11, 2011 2:32 pm

Neptune !!! July 12th by Raoul July 11, 2011 2:25 pm

Wow! That's one slow planet. ;-) by Eri 2011-07-11 14:31:20

It is getting ugly out there folks by Jody July 11, 2011 10:05 am

Jeebus...you ALL have it wrong!!!! NUKE the HOA!!! by Jody 2011-07-12 10:45:16
- Why? What did she ever do to you? by TB 2011-07-12 10:47:48
  - LMAO! TOM!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-07-12 14:35:41
- ooops...; by Jody 2011-07-12 10:45:39
We've been over this. People who "can't pay" deserve the kick in the teeth that they've got coming. Bunch of ... by mcfly 2011-07-11 19:46:52
- Yes, but it looks like the whole thing has gotten out of control. I.E., for an $87,000 home, a ... by Eri 2011-07-12 05:11:03
  - You know I was being fascetious, Eri. (Is that how you spell fascecious? fah-she-shus. You know what I mean.) I'm with ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 08:53:29
    - PS. the second part of my post above ("...for some others...") is untrue and just deliberately cruel. Retracted. by mcfly 2011-07-12 10:19:24
    - Oh heck, I should have recognized it as facetiousness because of who posted it. I think I need more ... by Eri 2011-07-12 08:56:41
      - I need to start using the Facetious Face more often in my posts. BTW, you wouldn't happen to know how to ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 10:07:53
        
        I just do a wink ;) semicolon, parenthethis. by Eri 2011-07-12 19:10:03
        
        Okay we have a legitimate concern/complaint/ and general neediness for a sarcasm font and a smart ass aka facetious font. I ... by Jody 2011-07-12 10:43:30
        
        That's good. I think. ;-) If you could also come up with a "horse's butt" symbol, I could get a ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 11:05:04
        
        )- would make a horse's butt, or near enough. The butt and the tail. by Eri 2011-07-13 14:34:05
        
        Try 3- by TB 2011-07-13 15:03:45
        
        OK. Everybody, TB's the perfect horse's butt! but, but... ;) by Eri 2011-07-14 21:12:06
- Nah, I think the owners who have more money than the rest should pay for all of them, and just ... by TB 2011-07-11 20:28:01
  - You damn socialist. by mcfly 2011-07-12 08:45:52
    - Tear him a new one, McFly! We gotta get them socialists! by Eri 2011-07-12 19:11:03
      - You know what the worst thing about creeping socialism is? Creeping socialists! by mcfly 2011-07-12 19:20:12

Bachmann’s claims ‘false’ more often than any other politician by mcfly July 10, 2011 7:25 pm

Obviously the order has gone out to the myrmidons to go after Bachmann. Did I miss something? Did ... by TB 2011-07-10 21:22:58
- Yeah, she won the "Liar, liar, pants of fire" poll. by Eri 2011-07-13 00:00:08
- LOL TB, it's just me, not some VLWC. But thanks for the awesome display of paranoid wing nut fear and ... by mcfly 2011-07-11 06:34:43
  - I was thinking of the media, actually, not you. I didn't word it well. You're not the only source I'm ... by TB 2011-07-11 08:35:44
    - I'm not the only source? Hey guys! I think we've found TB's problem... by mcfly 2011-07-11 19:21:32
- Bachmann represents the worst in American politics, not because of her opinions on how government should be administered, but because ... by ER 2011-07-11 04:37:39
I cannot imagine the USA putting someone in the office of President who was a creationist. I think I ... by ER 2011-07-10 21:02:17
Bachman's Greatest Boehners (thnks ER). Here by mcfly 2011-07-10 20:40:25
Lies, damn lies, and Michele Bachmann stats. Here's why she won the coveted "Pants on Fire" Award. by mcfly 2011-07-10 20:25:10

When Cuba is 'free' again... by Jody July 10, 2011 5:12 pm

That's a touchy subject. My Cuban cousin Rudy and I have spent many a late night pondering that one, and ... by ER 2011-07-10 18:58:37
- Interesting, I also hope you are wrong, but you sound right. I have always thought of Cuba as the Germany ... by FrankC 2011-07-13 22:30:30
- I am so so sorry ER...I can not even imagine. by Jody 2011-07-11 10:07:11
- You've got a lot more insight on this than I do, but I'm hoping you're overly pessimistic. The Cubans ... by TB 2011-07-11 09:44:48

Weekly News 03/07-09/07 by Vitruvius July 9, 2011 11:52 pm

One comment on the minimum wage article. It ends like this: The bottom line: Dropping the minimum wage could reduce unemployment among ... by TB 2011-07-10 09:45:22
- One word about doing away with minimum wage: Bullshit. Just one more example of the Republican fat cats trying ... by Eri 2011-07-10 17:46:42
- I smell a rat, too. by ER 2011-07-10 09:50:30
  - Call it "interning" or "volunteering", so they don't have to paid at all. And it will look good on their resumes. ... by ER 2011-07-10 09:55:21
    - That's what a lot of young people are doing now. Including college graduates. Is this an improvement over getting paid ... by TB 2011-07-10 10:20:47
      - I think you missed my point. Maybe the Zone needs a font for sarcasm. by ER 2011-07-10 10:53:37
        
        A sarcasm font!!! I have been bitchin' about that for Facebook ER!!. Man you should see the misunderstanding that transpires over ... by Jody 2011-07-10 10:56:21
      - Ah yes, the Glories of the Gilded Age. They even wrote poems about it. The Golf Links Sarah N. Cleghorn (1876-1959) The ... by ER 2011-07-10 10:48:59
        
        And this has exactly what to do with the minimum wage? by TB 2011-07-10 11:09:50
        
        Everything. Republicans are also proposing raising the number of hours children can legally work. Next they'll push lowering ... by ER 2011-07-10 11:26:32
        
        My son got his first job this summer. He's 20. The unemployment rate for 16 to 19 year-olds ... by TB 2011-07-10 11:36:06
        
        ....We really need that sarcasm font. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-10 13:04:31
        
        Too Shay! by ER 2011-07-10 15:30:53

Michelle Bachmann, graduate of Palin U. by mcfly July 10, 2011 12:35 pm

Land of the Free, Home of the Slave. Even today, apparently, some Americans just can't come to terms with their ... by mcfly 2011-07-10 19:49:18
- I vote we reinstate slavery. We'll hold sales all over the United States. Anyone who wants to own ... by Eri 2011-07-13 00:09:54
Abraham Lincoln had a lot to say about the founders' views on slavery. Look it up. Cooper is also ignorant ... by TB 2011-07-10 14:06:19
- Lincoln was very ignorant about blacks...he perceived them as sub par to whites. by Jody 2011-07-10 18:22:18
  - Was he really? Seems like most of the demographic stats have proven him right. by Lee 2011-07-11 15:52:06
    - Not helping, Lee. by TB 2011-07-11 19:08:15
      - I know. I'm in an aggravating mood today. Sometimes I just like to push buttons. =) by Lee 2011-07-11 21:55:02
  - I particularly object to the NEW position which the avowed principle of this Nebraska law gives to slavery in the ... by TB 2011-07-10 18:41:37
    - Tom...please help me. I am not the brightest bulb in the box....what is being *said* here? by Jody 2011-07-11 20:26:53
      - Believe me, I had to read it slowly too. Like I said, amazing what they expected the voters to ... by TB 2011-07-11 20:48:23

A real Yankees fan by TB July 10, 2011 10:05 am

Then there is this...http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110709/NEWS0107/107090372/0/NEWS01 by Jody 2011-07-10 17:16:59

Boehner to America by mcfly July 10, 2011 9:28 am

Now, put down the index card, and look at what's actually going on. The Republicans are being pulled into another "read ... by TB 2011-07-10 10:37:27
- I agree its a trap, but I think you're mistaken about the details. The Dems know that no matter what is ... by ER 2011-07-10 11:20:46
  - You're making a couple of fundamental errors. Number one, government spending is not a synonym for economic growth. Particularly when ... by TB 2011-07-10 11:59:04
    - Sure Tom. Give 'em their tax bonanza and watch 'em go out and start hiring. by ER 2011-07-10 15:35:32
      - So you really think that spending nonexistant money will stimulate the economy? I am being very serious when I ... by Lee 2011-07-10 18:42:58
      - Interesting. Show me the "tax bonanza" in my post. Be specific. And remember what the rates are ... by TB 2011-07-10 15:47:15

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