Contexts and their discontents, was Re: Elf-Assembly, was Re: TECH: 3D Printers == Santa Claus machines

From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@spies.com)
Date: Sun Jan 12 2003 - 15:07:50 MST


One of us has wandered off into the tall grass and started arguing about mom and
apple pie with the wildlife. :)

>>The original question had to do with Santa Machining a Lamborghini engine.
>
> Lamborghinis and ICUs in general are an anachronism in context of
> santamachining. You could make them, eventually, but no one in her sane
> mind would.
>
> Right now we're talking about polymer circuits, I thought. And thin-film
> cells, and displays, and stuff. Maybe some actuators, even.

Permit me to refresh your swap space:

ABlainey@aol.com wrote:
> Its about time rapid prototyping machines and polytronic printing were
> merged. I wonder how long it will be before you can print a Lambourghini
> Diablo? <G> Does anyone know of a suitably strong, heat proof polymer
> that could be printed into an engine?

>>Ablative materials are probably not the best choice for IC cylinder parts.
>>Or for close tolerance turbines. So that whole angle is a strawman in context,
>>I fear.
>
> So don't use ablative materials. But no one will be needing ICUs nor
> turbines, so the point is moot, nyanya.

Again, your context is not the context in which I was speaking (see above),
so nyanyaNYA!

Sigh.

MMB



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