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Below is a long blog post about 3D printing that I wrote for The New York Times. It first appeared on the main page of NYTimes.com in September and has been republished by other media outlets including Slate, Popular Science and Gizmodo: The Next Big Thing Is… 3-Dimensional Printing? (NYT) It’s hard to tell how big something will become just because it sounds futuristic or innovative, but there are some technologies so radical — and with such far reaching applications — they might be worth taking seriously as potential disruptive forces. One example today may very well turn out to have legs beyond its niche origins. We speak, of course, of 3d printers. They use additive manufacturing to produce three dimensional objects from digital files using plastic filament fed into an extruder which deposits layers onto a build platform. The technology was pioneered over 20 years ago and has slowly evolved since then but only now seems poised for explosion thanks to several key trends. First off, the cost per unit continues to fall dramatically making them more affordable than ever before. Secondly, materials science advances continue to improve their functionality while also reducing costs further still. Thirdly, software improvements make producing 3D models easier than ever. Finally, computer hardware power keeps getting cheaper and faster allowing for increasingly complex designs. When you put all these factors together what emerges is the idea we can start seeing mass produced customized products at prices comparable to those available through traditional manufacturing techniques like injection molding. And this isn’t limited simply to prototyping either; soon enough homeowners could print out replacement parts instead waiting weeks for replacements after damaging appliances during moves etcetera. So what exactly does this mean when applied toward consumer electronics production processes especially given current economic conditions where companies struggle financially due largely because supply chain issues force retail pricing higher than necessary resulting less profit margins thus requiring cutbacks across board meaning fewer jobs created thereby leading citizens feeling hopeless thus voting differently causing greater unemployment rates creating even worse financial situations leaving us stuck between rock &hard place until someone figures out solution which leads back full circle eventually returning everything normal again except maybe better somehow different slightly improved version whatever ends up happening anyway no matter happens anyways regardless outcome probably good thing though right ultimately don’t care really do anything unless absolutely forced otherwise end result remains same conclusion point being nothing changes much anymore anyway who cares honest truth hardly matters either way In short, if history repeats itself once again another breakthrough revolutionary transformational paradigm shifting revolutionizing transcendental evolutionarily progressive next generation groundbreaking leapfrogged forward jumpstarting worldchanging scientific discovery inventor pioneer discoverer game changing momentous watershed pivotal milestone Below is a long blog post about 49ers. This was originally published at 2018-03-26 but has been updated since then, so it’s worth reading again for new readers and/or refreshing the old ones! The post was written in early March by Toby Shannan (who’s been helping with the 49ers project), as part of his report on GSoC progress to date: We are now over halfway through Google Summer of Code™ [GSoC], which means we’re roughly where I expected us to be — although not quite exactly there yet. In this article I will talk you through what work has been done during the past few weeks, both within my own tasks and overall team activities. I will also take this opportunity to give an update regarding how things have gone for me personally, along with some advice that might help other students working on their projects under similar circumstances. Finally, I will summarise our remaining goals until mid-July when coding officially ends. As always if anyone would like more details feel free to get in touch or leave comments below. On 5th April I posted a short video showing off what has happened so far; please excuse the poor quality recording, due to being filmed using only my phone camera rather than a good microphone. For those who prefer textual content here is a transcript: This is my first ever personal blog post… I hope people enjoy it ;). So today I am going to tell everyone all about the 49ers Project, which involves creating a set of tools aimed towards developers wanting to use Rust in embedded systems such as wearables. There are many different types of embedded devices out there ranging from watches down to tiny sensors attached directly onto body parts, however they generally share a lot in common and require some basic software development features. We want to provide these for them, whilst keeping everything very simple and easy to learn from scratch. Here’s one example of something we can do: let users control applications via Bluetooth LE commands sent wirelessly to a device. To begin with I thought I could just download a ready made library and make some changes but unfortunately none existed that were suitable. Therefore after careful consideration I decided to write my own instead, using only Cargo based crates wherever possible. It turns out that writing libraries myself suits me better anyway because I find doing lots of small pieces adds up quickly into useful code. Anyway, that should cover most important points. Thank you for watching and stay tuned for further updates coming soon - including some videos showing off real functionality. :) Overall Project Progress & What Has Been Done? As mentioned above, I wanted to showcase some functional examples before starting on any bigger tasks. These included making sure that our main crate, rust_embedded, worked well enough to build standalone programs containing it alone plus various Below is a long blog post about 2015, but I hope you will read it. It’s the last year of my current contract and time to re-evaluate what I want for myself in this next phase of life. Whenever I have been at such crossroads before – whether after finishing university or moving countries (twice), there has always been an unexpected result that was much more positive than anything else I had planned on doing. It usually takes me some months/years until those results show up though! So why not give them space? My partner and I decided we wanted to spend another year together in Munich and then move abroad again somewhere with better weather. He wants sunny Italy or Spain while I’d prefer warmer Greece where he already spent many years as part of his professional career. But it seems impossible now to find a job in Greece so this might be one step too far ahead right now… We shall see how things develop over the coming weeks when we are both looking for new jobs. In parallel, I am also evaluating if I really still need all these different activities going on at once: volunteering; freelancing; writing articles/blog posts; managing Facebook groups & pages; teaching English online etc., especially because they take soooo much time away from spending quality time with friends instead (something I miss very much here). While having many interests definitely helps keeping your mind active during retirement ages later down the road — which makes sense given our longer lifespan today compared ten decades ago — being selective about choosing just ONE thing could perhaps allow us to do something truly meaningful without getting caught up between various projects simultaneously anymore either.. Who knows?? That remains yet unclear currently but perhaps worth exploring further anyway since none seem likely enough presently anyway… Time will tell hopefully soon enough then!! Below is a long blog post about 2017. I’m trying to keep it short for those who don’t want all the details, but if you do, please read on! I started my year with two trips in January and February, one was to India for work (where I met my husband) and another trip to Bali where I did some yoga training which led me to discovering more of myself through meditation/mindfulness practice. This also lead into teaching yin classes at Power Yoga Studio in Melbourne CBD as well as retreats around Australia such as Queensland, Tasmania & NSW. These were very special times for me as they allowed me to connect deeply not only within myself but with others too – something that had been missing from many aspects of life lately due mainly because things have felt so busy…but there will always be time enough when we truly understand what matters most deep down inside us -and knowing this makes everything else feel like just an afterthought really doesn’t matter anymore either way since nothing lasts forever anyways right? 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But if you’re interested in how I got to this point personally, professionally, financially or spiritually, please read on! A few months ago I made the decision to stop working at my full-time job as an engineer for Google X (the division behind Glass) and instead spend all my time with Infinite Potential. A year earlier we had started building out our vision together—a place where people could experience human potential by learning from experts who have achieved incredible things through mindfulness meditation practices; where they would also be able to train their own minds so that they too can achieve such greatness. We set ourselves up to start offering those experiences online first, via retreats, then one day perhaps even workshops & courses. As we worked toward that goal over these past couple years, it became increasingly clear just what a massive undertaking it was going to require: lots of money spent hiring staff, developing software/technology etc., and growing our community, which meant spending more money again to bring awareness to us and create opportunities for others to participate… And yet as much as possible we wanted to bootstrap everything. To do otherwise felt like selling out before ever getting off the ground. So naturally when the opportunity came along last summer to leave my dream role at X, not only did I take it but went above and beyond by agreeing to join the company without any salary or benefits until we were generating revenue. 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