Transparent mobile phone developed in Taiwan
What's your favourite "must have toy for the moment"?
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Transparent mobile phone developed in Taiwan
What's your favourite "must have toy for the moment"?
Makerbot Replicator 2.
https://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html
100 micron resolution with 30 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm build volume for $2200 is just amazing.
mmm battle-bot. :p
That and 200 acres somewhere in the US where there are no property taxes and people leave me alone :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by cyberfish
Come to Texas :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ysg
Amazon.com: Remote Controlled Flying ..........: Sports & Outdoors
This would never cease to be amusing!
alaska? nevada?Quote:
Originally Posted by ysg
Nothing could be farther from the truth, actually! Tax dodgers ain't got nowhere to hide down there - everybody's neighbors in the Lone Star State! You must be thinkin' Colorado. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by C_ntua
I am not aware of anywhere in the US where property taxes are nonexistent. But in fact low taxes and corruption explain some of the problems with our ........ty public schools. Granted, that is a pretty flaky statement about quality and would probably crumble under light scrutiny.
I'd like a new TV, but CRTs last 30 years and new ones don't.
This is going to be so useful for repairing all those silly bits of plastic which hold together so much of the modern world, but which seem to break given any opportunity to do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by cyberfish
Is there a similar 3D scanner that can be used to input such data to begin with?
3D scanners do exist, but they are still fairly behind compared to 3D printers (resolution, price, size etc).
If you have a caliper, most small parts are easy to CAD, though.
I've heard your state legislature wants to get rid of property taxes, yes? Honestly, I don't mind being taxed on the stuff I buy/win, but not so much on the stuff I own.Quote:
Originally Posted by C_ntua
How's the job market? :D
I thought about Alaska, but the idea of dealing with permafrost was a turn-off. I don't mind the arid environment as much, just need some drinking water (I wouldn't need much). I'm thinking of Northern Texas honestly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elkvis
There are places. Granted, you won't be living next a metropolis, but then you get what you pay for ;) . Indian reservations are at the top of the list, but I'm not an indian, so I'll keep looking.Quote:
Originally Posted by whiteflags
Honestly, I don't mind the loonies... so long as they stay on their own land and don't bother me.
I'm waiting for my 3D metal printer :D .Quote:
Originally Posted by Salem
Or, wait for it, a 3D nano-scale printer :D . I get that and I won't need a grocery store or hardware store or pretty much anything else.
They actually do exist. Metal 3D printers.
Just slightly more expensive.
Ponoko - Ponoko - United States - Ponoko
Someone made a food printer, too. Except everything it prints taste the same.
This actually looks quite cool:
https://getmyo.com/
I'm thinking of grabbing a Roomba, and probably hacking the hell out of it (I have a soft spot for robots, and my house being cleaned by robot servants is exactly the kind of thing I'd do.
Long-term I'd like to build my own home automation system, and tie everything from lights and heat to security and robotic cleaning into one unified system. That's a project still in the conceptual stages - need to start doing my homework on that one.
That ones cake if you're willing to spend the money. There are plenty of home automation companies that makes network attached RF transmitters and software that can communicate with RF light switches, outlets, motors in blinds, etc, etc. Most of the time, you can even open up the right ports and access it from the internet while you're away. You have to buy all of the receptacles and change them... they aren't cheap, but not absurd, either. I could understand it if you wanted to go cheaper and try to build all of that yourself from scratch, but ultimately, I'm sure you'd find it isn't worth the time and risk that you might be going against some very strict electrical code.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cat
I'd probably buy the hardware, but I'd also probably code the software. Sometimes it feels good to DIY. Plus I can probably write a better front end customized to my specific house and needs.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlyMaelstrom
Recently thought it would be a good idea to get shower taps that are digitized, so you can input a temperature.
Hmm, that's a pretty neat idea too. Especially for me; I don't shower at a single temperature for the entire time. I like hot showers, but jumping straight to the final temperature would be painful because the skin is naturally cooler after sleeping and warming too rapidly is painful. So I usually do the 'boiling a frog' approach and start with a warm shower that I gradually increase in steps as my skin adjusts to the warmth.Quote:
Originally Posted by whiteflags
I do wonder if that problem works well with open-loop control (i.e. in a computerized program, there would be no biological feedback in the loop anymore).
Would be cool to have closed loop feedback through your nervous system with a brain implant to keep the water right at your pain threshold.
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Originally Posted by Cat
We do know that it doesn't work well with voice control.
Someday, my dream of being a cyborg will become reality... but probably not very soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by cyberfish
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