Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
If you've been eagerly awaiting the publication of part II of the Reprap machine podcast, it's been published here. So, what are you waiting for, go listen.
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Agroinnovations has published a new OSAT poll via the podcast page. Here it is:
What will push Open Source Appropriate Technology forward most quickly:
More and better online documentation
Deeper engagement with local communities
Getting a reprap machine in as many hands as possible
More open licensing from tech developers
Take your pick, and go vote. You can vote [...]
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
The Agroinnovations Podcast has recently published the first part of an interview with Andrew Bowyer, the founder and lead researcher on the Reprap Project. The OSAT revolution continues, and it's just about moving faster than we can keep track of. To learn more about reprap, listen to the podcast available here. Part II will be [...]
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
The argument of mass production versus distributed production at this stage of the game, in my opinion, is a false dichotomy. Personally, and ideologically, I lean towards distributed production, but I do not think that this has to be at the expense of mass production models of manufacturing. Mass production will always have a place [...]
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
After reading what Lucas has been brilliantly putting out over the past 48 hours or so, the picture becomes clearer...we're getting closer. If anyone needs a quick catch-up, the real edge of the sword is the reprap machine. As per this website: RepRap is short for Replicating Rapid-prototyper. It is [a] practical self-copying 3D printer... - [...]
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