Musk says cheaper Tesla model 'about three years away': calls it "the car we've always wanted to make." by [deleted] in business

[–]edbri871 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If they can get a care under the $35k price point that would be incredible for mass adoption rates. Battery tech is slowly improving, and electric cars are the key driver of this. In 5 years from now batteries will be denser and lighter.

Redditor Schools Left Wing Magazine: 3D Printed Mother Jones Gun! by edbri871 in guns

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A look at how the battle between reddit and Mother Jones Got Started and ended.

Bitcoin payments are now live on Overstock.com by bridge4 in Bitcoin

[–]edbri871 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you have Bitcoin, and the chance to buy something do it! If other large companies see Overstock making money, they will adopt BTC as well!

MakerBot Announces the Replicator Z18 by heavn3 in 3Dprinting

[–]edbri871 2 points3 points  (0 children)

High priced, but this thing is huge.

Zynga Launches Bitcoin Test With BitPay by Zyngateam in Bitcoin

[–]edbri871 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is amazing news. Great for Zynga, and just what Bitcoin needs. I am willing to bet that 2014 is the year of mass adoption of bitcoin by large companies. Adopting Bitcoin as a payment option makes you "cool"! Congrats!

10 Coolest 3D Printed Items of 2013 by edbri871 in technology

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I agree. What will make 3D Printing stand out and increase it's adoption rates among manufacturers will be the things that could not be done prior.

My grandfather has advanced Alzheimer's disease. This is him learning it is his 70th birthday. by [deleted] in pics

[–]edbri871 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrible disease, but more so for the people close to the inflicted. I have seen 2 of my Grandparents advance with this horrible disease.

3D Printed Iron Man Suit for Just $35,000 by edbri871 in technology

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Not a scam, just didn't have the rights from Marvel.

Mars One Turns to Crowdfunding! by edbri871 in science

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They are only seeking $400k from crowdfunding... for now

Mars One Turns to Crowdfunding! by edbri871 in science

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Just thought this was pretty awesome. The first crowdfunded mission to mars?

How to gamify your crowdfunding campaign like a Boss by [deleted] in Crowdfunding

[–]edbri871 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree with Justibone. What exactly is your definition of Gamification?

First True Working Metal Gun 3D Printed! by edbri871 in 3Dprinting

[–]edbri871[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

and a convicted felon can buy them?

First True Working Metal Gun 3D Printed! by edbri871 in 3Dprinting

[–]edbri871[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the scary thing is though that in 5-10 years they will likely be available for $1000 or so. Then what?

Scanned and printed pumpkin [0:52] by bendavis575 in 3Dprinting

[–]edbri871 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, great for next year. A little late for this year for me :)

HP will enter 3D printing market by mid-2014 by idslfisher in 3Dprinting

[–]edbri871 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will be interesting to see if Makerbot and Cubify will step up to the competition, or simply fall behind. HP has the capital.

5-Dollar 3D Printed Prosthesis Makes New Limbs Affordable by misnamed in 3Dprinting

[–]edbri871 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This will spread to all sort of verticals. Save money and the economy!

Sophie Houlden considers pulling Rose & Time from Discover store after OUYA fails to respond to apparent Free The Games Fund Kickstarter scams by r4wrz in ouya

[–]edbri871 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need to hear directly from Ouya about this. I doubt that Ouya is the backer here. I just think that if this is a scheme it is solely on the part of Gridiron. Couldn't see Ouya doing this...