Renee DiResta@noUpside·Jun 7, 2016Most people don't want printers in their homes, period. Services biz were always much more interesting.Quote TweetTimothy B. Lee@binarybits·Jun 6, 2016RIP home 3D printing. http://vox.com/2016/6/6/11693388/makerbot-home-3d-printers…136
Bill Seitz of FluxGarden@BillSeitz·Jun 7, 2016Replying to @noUpside@binarybits not if you're iterating... Service is like punchcard job run.11
Renee DiResta@noUpside·Jun 7, 2016Replying to @BillSeitz and @binarybitsthat's true but that's not really the majority market.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 7, 2016Replying to @noUpside and @BillSeitzcould be depending on use cases. Interactive computing replaced punch card in part because of games. Hardware REPL?2
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr @noUpside and @BillSeitzNeal Stephenson speculated about matter compilers from feeds, like on-tap water. Can also consider interpreters.2:42 AM · Jun 7, 2016
Bill Seitz of FluxGarden@BillSeitz·Jun 7, 2016Replying to @vgr and @noUpsideexcept the feed was still feedstock, and you needed an endpoint to turn it into object, whether food or clothing or whatever