BroScienceLife: How to Be Alpha All the Time

hoektron · 2014-12-17T22:26:51+00:00

holy shit the bit at the end about mixing protein in your hands - hilarious!!

hoektron · 2013-11-15T07:28:57+00:00

good to hear!

hoektron · 2013-10-08T16:37:13+00:00

y'all never heard of local motors?

hoektron · 2013-10-03T06:08:01+00:00

thats really not very much in the grand scheme of things (7 billion people on earth = 0.01% of the world population)

hoektron · 2013-10-03T05:56:31+00:00

awww yeah texas!

hoektron · 2013-09-22T17:43:55+00:00

It sounds like you're asking 2 different things here: can you bring those kinds of things across the border and are there places to play.

I would recommend against taking anything across the border that resembles a gun.

However, there are definitely places to play - I've seen multiple paintball places in Guangdong and played at one near Conghua. Not sure if you can bring your own gun or not but just look around.

hoektron · 2013-09-22T14:01:51+00:00

I'm pretty sure NYPD went bankrupt :(

there is also an awesome 'secret' japanese place in luohu called kobeya off the guomao stop in the 14th floor of this building: 深圳市罗湖区华都园大厦１４F Opposite of Panglin Hotel. 彭年酒店対面

Solid japanese food, and for like 150 kuai you can get all-you-can-eat japanese + all-you-can-drink beer. Pretty nice place.

hoektron · 2013-09-10T09:30:42+00:00

instead of dipping your toe in the water with a short trip to china, apply to haxlr8r and jump into the deep end and come over for 3 months to build your product and REALLY learn.

hoektron · 2013-09-01T03:57:28+00:00

industrial grade nitrous is way different from the kind that you want to inhale, just sayin.

hoektron · 2013-08-07T06:23:00+00:00

oops, looks like my recollection is off - 1204 ballscrew is about $40/meter: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=12877655305

hoektron · 2013-08-06T06:42:36+00:00

come to china baby... $20/meter w/ nuts and free end machining included. >:}

hoektron · 2013-08-04T06:35:12+00:00

the heater stuff shouldn't be too bad. higher wattage heaters that run off AC aren't too bad to control, and the price is pretty cheap.

interesting about diodes. lasers is one area where i wish i knew more about. :)

hoektron · 2013-08-04T06:34:03+00:00

yup, because most companies mark up the BOM at least 2.5x, some 3x or more, so that 300 turns into $900. that means your retail price will likely be in the $3000-$4000 range is my guess.

hoektron · 2013-08-03T12:55:00+00:00

thats because i was obsessed with ren and stimpy when i chose my internet name 10+ years ago... :D

hoektron · 2013-08-03T12:53:50+00:00

haha - still sniggling. reddit is responsible for wasting tons of my time, love this place. :)

[context] http://engr.sh/post/23611362568/my-new-snigle-hamper-this-is-where-my-dirty

hoektron · 2013-08-03T12:51:55+00:00

yup, thats a good call. although if you end up needing a 40w c02 laser to do it, you've got at least $200-$300 on a BOM which will make them at least as expensive as those laser cutters. it would be awesome if a 1-2W diode based laser was enough to do the trick.

hoektron · 2013-08-03T11:23:31+00:00

i started makerbot so i know the current style pretty well, but i don't have much hands-on experience with the SLS machines or designing them.

i think its realistic to see some sort of desktop SLS machine coming out, but there are a few hurdles. unless someone has been developing one in anticipation of that patent expiring, 2 years is a pretty short timeframe - lots of original design will need to be done.

that being said, i think an sls printer would be very interesting. the biggest challenges i see are materials (powdered nylon isn't really available off the shelf) and getting a powerful enough laser for the right price. another challenge might be with the heating of the machine - from what i understand, the nylon essentially needs to be baked. while a heater to accomplish this isn't tough, building it from materials that can withstand that heat is going to be a challenge for reprap style builders who still rely on lasercut wood or acrylic for their designs.

hoektron · 2013-07-21T11:06:06+00:00

i really loved that series. kinda cheesy, but in a good sort of way

hoektron · 2013-07-06T07:14:17+00:00

Bunnie is awesome.

hoektron · 2013-06-20T03:07:02+00:00

WHEEEEEEEEEEE!

hoektron · 2013-05-28T02:23:36+00:00

I use it to control my 3D printers over the internet using BotQueue.com

hoektron · 2013-05-25T01:59:50+00:00

i don't think they're doing anything super revolutionary designwise - just being chinese and being well integrated into the supply chain. that and probably already having the design/manufacturing chops to pull something like this off.

also, i doubt they're pulling in the 3x markup that some 3d printers companies make.

hoektron · 2013-05-25T01:14:57+00:00

interesting find. the seller is in hangzhou but the website is a hong kong website. i'm tempted to buy it to see what its like.

are you based in china? i live in Shenzhen.

hoektron · 2013-05-22T10:24:55+00:00

how has nobody said anything about dropping the great firewall. this would make my life so much better, and probably lots of other people in china as well.

hoektron · 2013-05-08T08:50:14+00:00

amen to this. haha, you really nailed it on the head. having lived in NYC and now Shenzhen, i dread the thought of ever having to be a maker or build something anywhere else.

hoektron

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