Unless 3D printing is highly regulated. Which it will be. Because of this very thing.https://twitter.com/naval/status/1174909311744503808 …
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I think we are having two conversations. The one I'm having is it's extremely burdensome force unfree 3d printers, because of the already open ecosystem of CNC technologies. I think you are saying we can ban printable objects based appearance of harmlessness or innocence?
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You could do that with a moderated, centralized printable object library with DRM-like restricted printers. It sandboxes children who use consumer printers. The work around any adult (& smart kid) can do is replacing the motion controller with a full capacity open source one.
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Scott, if you're saying that government could make it illegal to 3D print a gun, that's certainly a possibility. But it is impossible to regulate 3D printers in the way you're describing (other than to ban them entirely).
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You really want people to have to run all their designs by the government before being able to print them? The whole allure of 3D printing is the freedom to innovate. Take that away, and it dies. No 3D printed houses, etc.
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They can't even keep gaming consoles or phones secure and those are just silicone parts. Good luck integrating components in a 3d printer tight enough to prevent the lasers from being used in a DIY printer. Selective laser sintering is just a laser with a galvanometer mirror.
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