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August 4th 13, 10:22 PM
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It's all over for Monitoring Times
DhiaDuit wrote: On Sunday, August 4, 2013 2:03:43 PM UTC-5, Michael Black wrote: On Sat, 3 Aug 2013, Oregonian Haruspex wrote: On 2013-07-28 18:56:37 +0000, extra class said: 3. Gen Xers have not interest or desire in dyi projects Considering that we Gen Xers are responsible for everything from the Maker movement to creating affordable 3D printing machines, I think you're way off base here. The "Maker Movement" is hype, it rides on the people who've always been interested in building things. Since the magazine hasnt't been around a decade, there hasn't been enough time for many to start from point zero and get good enough by now, so it rests on the existing hobbyists. A 3D "printer" is interesting, but once the hype disappears, what's the point? I rarely think "I wish I could make an exact copy of that plastic piece". I have other ways to make pieces i need, or make do. The field is just about plastic now, so it's not like you can make something really signficiant. The notion of making a gun out of plastic, not only is that not going to stand up that well after much use, but one could always make some sort of gun out of bits and pieces, or so I gather. 3D printing is another dumbing down. Yes, it will be valuable to some, but once the masses get their hands on it, they will simply let other people create the parts, and it will just be a matter of "printing" them at their house. No skill required. And like I said, that's some of the hype of the maker movement, more people can follow instructions, but it doesn't raise them up. I've been going through old magazines, a local bookstore having found a stash of them. The skill level to build the projects was much higher than in "Make", but it was a whole wide field. "Build a two man sub for about $400" says an article in Popular Science from about 1968. YOu can't tell me the kids have invented something new when building things had such a large infrastructure decades ago. And it wasn't just Popular Science (and it's projects and tips), it was Popular Mechanics, Mechanix Illustrated, Popular Electronics, Radio Electronics, Electronics Illustrated, Elementary Electronics, Science and Mechanichs, endless annuals and semiannuals like that one I found a few years ago about prospecting for uranium and "Communciation WOrld" a quarterly that carried White's Radio Log forty years ago, QST, 73, CQ, Ham Radio and some glorified newsletters dedciated to niche amateur radio topics like RTTY and VHF. The astronomy magazines that often included projects about building telescopes or accessories. Woodworking magazines and model railroad magazines. The magazines were endless, and they all had projects you could learn from, projects you could build. Michael A guy in New Zealand is using his 3D printer to build an Aston Martin car. A Revell model on steroids? |
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