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According to Lemmy Users: Blockchain was a grift, AI is a grift, Quantum computing will be a future grift. So according to you what new and emergent technologies are not / will not be a grift? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] 15 points 2 months ago (4 children)

There's quite a lot happening in 3d printing that is kind of life changing, and not getting any press coverage because no single obscenely wealthy person can use it to hype a pump and dump.

Weird specific stuff exists now, that never did before - like custom cases for weird sizes of batteries, and a pen-holder that looks exactly like the latest manga character to make a splash.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 months ago

    Yeah 3D printing has either allowed me to print out stuff that helps around the house that I don't necessarily want to spend money on (a basic flowerpot for example), or things that are obscenely overpriced that I can print at the fraction of the cost (a case for clarinet reeds, with some cases going for nearly 100$ for a basic plastic case with a space for a silica gel packet).

    At first I picked up my printer thinking it would be useful for robotics and prototyping some cases for electronics projects. Turns out its playing a big role in me just not going out to buy stuff anymore.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Do elaborate more on the 3D printing stuff

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 months ago

    Do elaborate more on the 3D printing stuff

    There's all kinds of mechanical things that can be directly 3d printed, now - screws, and hinges and springs!

    Someone invented a 3-way zipper that allows a structure to be rigid when zipped or flexible when unzipped. Supposedly we're going to get a bunch of cool new more convenient tents and field furniture with it, soon.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 months ago

    I got some parts for a very cheap keyboard that Logitech doesn't sell (for obvious reasons, it's Logitech lol). Just hit up a 3d webshop and they were delivered in less than a week.

    Not to mention the high-end stuff that is being used for like, medical innovations.

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