XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics, sci.electronics.design   
   From: jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com   
      
   In article , jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com   
   says...   
   >   
   > In sci.physics "Greg \(Strider\) Moore"    
   wrote:   
   > > "David Mitchell"  wrote in message   
   > > news:r5mdnSw3tNBsJvjEnZ2dnUU78S_NnZ2d@brightview.co.uk...   
   > >>   
   > >>jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   > >>> In sci.physics David Mitchell  wrote:   
   > >>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>>> OK, what "stuff" would people be making at home?   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Jewellry, utilities, tools, gadgets.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Could you be any more vague?   
   > >>   
   > >>Yes.  Yes I could.   
   > >>   
   > >>Things.  People will make things.  All of the things.   
   > >   
   > > I suspect 3D printing at home will be as successful as the personal   
   > > computer. I mean everyone knows they're useless at home and we'll only need   
   > > a few major mainframes.   
   >   
   > Personal computer use in the home is dropping with increased use of smart   
   > phones for those important tasks such as posting on twitter and facebook.   
      
   The original point was that the original "personal computers" were   
   hideously expensive, very hard to use, and didn't do a whole lot.  There   
   absolutely were a lot of people who said "I'll never need one of those"   
   back in the early 1980s.  Yet they can be found (in desktop or laptop   
   form) in the vast majority of houses in the US because the price   
   dropped, they became much easier to use, and they could do a lot more   
   (i.e. high speed Internet versus acoustic modems and BBSes),   
      
   Besides, smart phones prove the point AGAIN!  When the original Apple   
   iPhone came out, it didn't have it's "killer app" which was the App   
   Store, so the orignal wasn't terribly functional.  On top of that, cell   
   data service at the time was slow, slow, slow, so even surfing the   
   Internet was painful with these new "smart phones".  But again, the   
   majority of phones I see today are now "smart phones".  They're cheaper,   
   more functional (more apps), and the cell data networks are quite good   
   these days.   
      
   New technologies keep getting cheaper and more accessible for   
   individuals to use all the time!  It's a pretty safe bet that the very   
   same thing will happen with 3D printing.   
      
   > > Which reminds me, I need to tell my friends who own 3D printers and   
   printing   
   > > parts to fix things at homes, tools, and tool holders and all manner of   
   > > things that I never would have thought of myself that they're wrong and no   
   > > one will effectively use a 3D printer at home.   
   >   
   > How many people do you know that own 3D printers?   
      
   That's today.  We're talking about the trending of the technology.   
      
   > I know about a dozen people that own things like welders, milling machines,   
   > drill presses, and lathes but no one that owns a 3D printer.   
   >   
   > > Honestly, it's pretty damn presumptuous to claim that there's no future to   
   > > 3D printing at home. I suspect 10-20 years from now we'll be laughing at   
   > > such claims. Like computers, it will continue to improve. It'll get faster,   
   > > more capable, capable of using more materials, etc.   
   >   
   > Since no one in this thread has made that claim, your post is nonsense.   
      
   That sure as hell seems to be what you're arguing.   
      
   Jeff   
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