future vocabophilia
I have a new word to add to my most-loved pile, joining "citadel," "syzygy," and "magenta."
Snarl.
It was a license plate I saw on the drive to work this morning.
Cory came over this afternoon, but a downpour began as we tried to start out on a walk. Instead we went to the design library, where we looked through the entirety of Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. It was heavy on the snakes and light on the cephalopods, but still fascinating. What a massive, heavy, lusty tome! I can't believe that a whole hour went by as we quickly flipped through its fantastical prints.
After putting away the book, we noticed a little exhibit on 3D printing, along with a few examples-- sintered polymer lampshades. I read a short story excerpt on Salon.com not long ago that featured desktop prototype printers. I can't believe it's actually true. The price is surprisingly affordable. It feels like we're living in the future. I wonder if this machine will allow for the creation of a new media. Typeset print, newspaper, radio, television, internet... 3D printing?
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There are a number of service bureaus that can do incredibly a) large and b) finely detailed 3D prints from CAD files. I've been looking at them lately. They're relatively cheap. The processes vary, but some produce ABS plastic parts strong enough to make prototype machines from. We are, unfortunately, some ways away from having really high-quality output like that in anything you could afford at home, but that was the case with laser printers when they first came out, so maybe in fifteen or twenty years, they'll be cheaper than dirt.
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