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The Misanthrope’s Guide to the End of the World

Email This Post Print This Post To diagnose somebody’s worldview, the single most effective test is to ask about their end-of-the-world opinions. You find out whether they have tragic or idealistic worldviews. You learn about their morality. You find out whether they are self-centric, ethnocentric, anthropocentric, bio-centric, enviro-centric or cosmos-centric. You get at how they ride the tension between individualism and collectivism.

Fab@Home:Choose Your Fabber - Fab @ Home

The Fab@Home Model 2 was designed from the ground up for ease of construction and maintenance, simplicity, cost reduction, and better print performance compared to the Model 1. The public release of the Model 2 is currently underway. CAD files and basic assembly instructions are available, see more information here: The Model 1 is the first Fab@Home system. It includes everything necessary for basic, multimaterial desktop fabrication.

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GPS technology is great at getting you from Point A to Point B. What if you had a system that alerted you to risk of crime, weather, points of interest, and cost savings tips along the way? Microsoft seems headed this way in light of its newly-awarded patent that ties GPS location to useful information for pedestrians.