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Anonymous B replied with this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 minutes after the original post[^][v]#416,435
@previous (Poststarnumberuno)
The grey goo scenario is a bit flawed, but I thought it was relevant. :\
Poststarnumberuno (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 minutes after the original post[^][v]#416,436
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If the 3D printers could somehow utilize the elements around them to build new 3D printers therefore eliminating the need for new materials to be manually added to the concoction them we are screwed.
Anonymous B replied with this 13 years ago, 10 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^][v]#416,440
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This all requires energy. There's only so much energy you can harvest as an individual unit and a limited area you can survive in as a complex physical being. Crazy replicating machines started converting the Earth into new replicating machines around 3 billion years ago. We're part of that. Feels good, man.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 19 minutes later, 39 minutes after the original post[^][v]#416,444
why does the internet have such a boner for 3D printers goddamn
!KThEOwLwbU joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 7 minutes later, 47 minutes after the original post[^][v]#416,445
Yeah actually you can, all the components can themselves be printed
doctor superman md !jdTkvovFCQ joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#416,456
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what about the electronics