Atoms Are the New Bits

[c0unterph0bia]

The internet never ceases to amaze me. This summer, shit you not, I ordered a telephone pole on the internet. I'm talking a real 25 ft, 220 lb, treated telephone pole. And when I say that I ordered it on the internet, I don't mean that I filled out some contact form. No, I looked through a list of poles, clicked add to cart, then proceeded to checkout. The pole was $82, shipping was $75, and two days later a truck pulled in my driveway and dropped a telephone pole in the middle of my yard.

[Bradazzle]

So they buy the chips for a couple bucks and sell it for 40? wow

[MattyHild]

>Implying we can actually make something atom-by-atom

[threewing]

Hmmm, atoms...

Niiice...

[paratoke]

The singularity is near.

[classicalheartburn]

so is this seriously not the most amazing thing anyone has ever seen on the internet? if you have the blue print design you can pay with visa to get your invention made and you can start marketing your product to make profit off of it. DO THIS NOW!!! UNLEASH AWESOMENESS ON THE PLANET!!!

[electrona]

@danielign9 If China cashed in their chips, the USA would crumble.

[madnessdexter]

@electrona or we would just say were bankrupt and a big FU to china lol

[danielign9]

I love the concept, but there's one big elemental glitch in it: China.

[Sammo20001994]

hahaha they took the cnc printer from Make! cheaters!!!

[MJElectronics]

this is a nice video

[broeder6x6]

they must do the DARPA challenges

[renku56]

awsome, can't wait to use the idea

[djAmiracle]

my dreams are coming true

[bigdima3]

kool. .i love pc case modding, that 3D printer would very useful

[pilhamu]

The horror vision of some of the patent lawyers who argued for patentability of the bits is coming true to some extent. But the consequence can only be, among many others, that the patentability of atoms must go, at least to the extent that they are becoming the new bits.

[alliancenoxxis]

this is very useful information

[lotsaEntertainment]

i have the same computer monitor

[WASDsweden]

This sounds very good.

[volumedealer1]

you help slave labor in china grrrrreat!!!!

[keytoothed]

@volumedealer1 There's not a computer product sold in the world that doesn't have a part made with Chinese slave labor--even if you put those components together yourself.

[archivesbc]

@volumedealer1 not really slave labour as much as give your ideas free of charge to the Chinese, who would wait for you to make it big and mass produce your invention.

[pubtor]

interesting

[peepeevagi]

We're one step closer to autonomous organic computers that can revolutionize the industry. It's been about ten years since the last step forward, so why not? :D

And, i misread the title as "Atoms are the new Balls". I loled.