http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40860 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40860#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:36 +0000 joeclark http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40860 Wired and that isn’t what Negroponte was talking about. His theme was the transformation of society when we finally stop moving atoms (objects) around and move bits around instead. Anyway, what Anderson seems to be talking about here is what Matt Webb discussed in his keynote at Web Directions in Sydney: Manufacturing your own objects. You can use the open-source MakerBot to do so. And he describes how MakerBot’s makers ran out of parts and just asked existing MakerBot owners to manufacture some. Webb also discusses inexpensive Far East manufacturing. It seems to be an idea that leading intellectuals are backing, but Anderson can be relied upon to add his own flavour of hucksterism.]]> Wired and that isn’t what Negroponte was talking about. His theme was the transformation of society when we finally stop moving atoms (objects) around and move bits around instead. Anyway, what Anderson seems to be talking about here is what Matt Webb discussed in his keynote at Web Directions in Sydney: Manufacturing your own objects. You can use the open-source MakerBot to do so. And he describes how MakerBot’s makers ran out of parts and just asked existing MakerBot owners to manufacture some. Webb also discusses inexpensive Far East manufacturing. It seems to be an idea that leading intellectuals are backing, but Anderson can be relied upon to add his own flavour of hucksterism.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40860/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40740 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40740#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:41:17 +0000 sailor http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40740 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40740/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40739 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40739#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:15 +0000 jfruh http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40739 DIY factories? A DIY factory is one where you go and make you stupid plastic geegaws yourself. The term you're looking for is "do it with the help of underpaid Chinese factory workers" (DIWTHOUCFW), which admittedly has less zing to it.]]> DIY factories? A DIY factory is one where you go and make you stupid plastic geegaws yourself. The term you're looking for is "do it with the help of underpaid Chinese factory workers" (DIWTHOUCFW), which admittedly has less zing to it.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40739/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40735 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40735#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:33:40 +0000 Krugmanic Depressive http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40735 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40735/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40734 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40734#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:32:08 +0000 Paddy Johnson http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40734 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40734/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40727 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40727#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:17:14 +0000 shaunr http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40727 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40727/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40718 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40718#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:44:22 +0000 Matt http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40718 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40718/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40717 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40717#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:43:07 +0000 petejayhawk http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40717 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40717/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40714 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40714#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:39:07 +0000 keisertroll http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40714 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40714/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40713 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40713#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:38:14 +0000 mathnet http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40713 http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/chris-andersons-third-big-idea-atoms-bits#comment-40713/feed 0