Can we talk about the future of manufacturing and hoverboards?
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(See my nail shop — not a traditional distributor & for quite a while, the nearest hoverboard distributor to me)https://twitter.com/starsandrobots/status/671077768210219008 …
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The path has been shortened — this feels like a thing that will happen again.
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Also as per Planet Money's Hoverboard episode —http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/27/457404184/episode-666-the-hoverboard-life …
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One thing that appears to have driven this is the availability & spread of sharing design files amongst mfgs, for physical goods.
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(People like Saul Griffith have been on this for years — https://books.google.com/books?id=rHdkDiUMpaUC&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=saul+griffith+bicycle+waterjet&source=bl&ots=B0-TuWKtTr&sig=o2X-5hHAOjP65mwoVf7o3rUCbsw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj10aKizcbKAhVR5mMKHRacBnMQ6AEIHDAA … eg: waterjettable bike, a flat-pack, email-able bike frame)
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So why does the US/West seem so obsessive about desktop fabrication? Where are my licensable and forkable plans for cell phone designs?
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Anyway I want to say that instead of discussing Shanzai only in fear and disgust, it might be time to look at what makes it so effective
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And to ask why we don't have any ourselves.
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@fredbenenson yes! coming right up next in the storm..

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@starsandrobots@babiejenks planet money did a great episode on this, yeah? -
@maiab@starsandrobots i was thinking this am how its the anti-kickstarter. Instead of branded vapor, its unbranded tangibles. -
@babiejenks@maiab I like this concept
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@starsandrobots@pmarca And with corresponding issues… -
@kendallgiles@pmarca yeah but now we've seen how this works and we'll fix it in future. - 1 more reply
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@starsandrobots@pmarca absence of binding patent/tm system leads to producer free-for-alls. Lousy for biz, temporarily great for consumersThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots has anyone done a wide study of mold & pcb design across manufacturers for hoverboards (to see the family tree)?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots there is the problem that some are catching on fire. Brand identity so weak I can't tell if some are worse than others.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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