Syn, printed prosthetic

[SoCo KungFu]

Thought you might like this

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technolo...h-3-d-printer/

[Syn7]

I was gonna say that shit needs to be on thingiverse lol.

That was my first reaction. Then I read the story and the blog it came from and looky look. It's all about thingiverse. Love it!

3D printing changes EVERYTHING!

Can't wait till it compares to the injection method.

With a 3D printer, a lathe, a drill press, a cnc and a few other things, you are unstoppable!

It's absolutely amazing how fast the hobbyists are surpassing the professionals. This is like particle physics back in the day. The hobbyists are making the biggest contributions.


To make a decent prosthetic on a home workbench is amazing! I love where we're going with this. My ideal future involves mirco manufacturing based on immediate needs.

Oh I need a sprocket this big, cool I'll just print that shit out.

[wenshu]

As long as we're making threads about the weird shit Syn7 is into.

http://opensourceecology.org/

[Syn7]

As long as we're making threads about the weird shit Syn7 is into.

http://opensourceecology.org/

It's not weird. It's smart!!! And I stand by that.... Suckas!!!!




But yes, I'm an open source guy. I'm a capitalist, and many don't see how these two fit together. But I do. And I suspect a few of you do as well. I'm not saying I'm so smart, I just have been fortunate to have met the right people who were able to explain these things easily. I respect IP to an extent, but the old laws are no good. You got these software patent trolls going nutts extorting anyone they can because they can take advantage of laws that regulate something the lawmakers clearly didn't understand. The turn around in the industry far exceeds the limits on patent law. So yay, I can use this in 20 years? Who fucking cares, in 20 years not only will there be 43786487 diff ways to do the same task, but it will be obsolete as a singular idea by then. The real scary part is that America is falling behind in the sciences. The next generations may not be that much more knowledgeable than the ones we have now. That's what you get when you cut funds for the words largest accelerator in Texas. HUGE mistake.


And for the record, Syn likes pussy too. Ahem, SJ, MK....

Oh look I'm turning into a 3rd person douchebag!

Syn likes many things!!!


You're all weird, I'm normal!!!

[Lucas]

whats it gonna cost to drive that SUV to saturn?

[Syn7]

whats it gonna cost to drive that SUV to saturn?

Yaaaay, Lucas just learned 8th grade algebra...!!!





By the way, that equation leaves out a few VERY important factors. Care to guess what they are?

[Lucas]

No I didn't! I just think that website is neat. I was going to divide Mickey Mouse by Bugs Bunny....I'm on my phone right now and it won't load that site. I just remember only looking at the distance to Saturn and something about an suv. I'm sure there's plenty missing. But I'll look when i get a chance at work.

[Syn7]

:P






The lovely flipside:
http://www.ted.com/talks/marc_goodma...he_future.html


"Public safety is too important to leave to the professionals"



Engineers control the code...

[Syn7]

http://youtu.be/NNNfn7ac-rY


Damn!!! The pneumatic muscles are insane! It's a great time to be in this field.


In the near future, having an artificial limb will be an advantage. Imagine the sensory input we will be able to get with these prosthetics. It won't be long till humans are able to directly experience some of the things we can only sense through machines. This is changing the fundamentals of what it is to be human. I realize this scares people, but then people are always scared of things they don't understand. Another reason to make scientific literacy compulsory.

[GeneChing]

...but then, this thread is for Syn7, so what could OT possibly mean in that context?

Print a 3D model of your unborn baby with the 'Shape of an angel' service

[Syn7]

...but then, this thread is for Syn7, so what could OT possibly mean in that context?

Print a 3D model of your unborn baby with the 'Shape of an angel' service

What is this OT you speak of? Thread jacking is not just a privilege, but also a responsibility!!!


I wonder if you get the CAD files too. That would help justify the price. The actual printing is pretty cheap.

3D scanning is really starting to become affordable. Limor Fried held a contest to hack the Kinect and people did some amazing stuff. At first microsoft was pissed, but it wasn't long before they saw this new markets potential and now they encourage hacking their products. Well, not all of them. But they aren't like Apple with the whole tamper proof everything. There is a saying in the hacking community... You don't really own something until you void the warranty

I have a scanner made from two Kinects in the works. Early stages. When it's done maybe I'll post up some of the work.

[GeneChing]

Thread jacking is not just a privilege, but also a responsibility!!!

That should be your motto or your mantra. You could stencil that on a lid to display proudly upon your forehead. Or maybe just a coffee mug.


It'd make a great tramp stamp.

[Syn7]

Too bad I already have a tramp stamp of a heart with angel wings w/ celtic fire layered over some tribal styles surrounded by barbed wire!!!

Figured I would keep it all original.

[hskwarrior]

this is preety cool

[wenshu]

Too bad I already have a tramp stamp of a heart with angel wings w/ celtic fire layered over some tribal styles surrounded by barbed wire!!!

It might be fashionable now to look down on tribal tattoos, but in another decade everybody will be rocking that shit and talking all sorts of noise about how they would never get a crappy sailor tattoo that everybody got ten years ago.

Where's mah latte?