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I got a comment from Joris of Shapeways after my blog on 3D printing. He apparently works at Shapeways . I checked out their site. This photo is off of their site. Pretty cool stuff can be done there. If you have interest in 3D printing but don’t have the budget to go out and buy your own equipment, this is the site to visit. You can upload your designs and have them created. It seems like the perfect opportunity to see if you do want to get involved in 3D printing. Mudge said in his comment on the article, science fiction at work, I have to agree, too cool to believe. Shapeways also has a blog. Lots of interesting stuff on their blog too. No, this is not a sponsored review, just darn interesting stuff.

Cell Phone Magic I talked to my son the other day. Big deal, “you say.” Yeah, but he was sitting on the balcony of his hotel in Shanghais China, in his bathrobe and slippers, feet up, sipping tea and admiring the rising sun over the skyline. His clarity on his Blackberry was better than his land line at home. He was halfway around the world and sounded like he was in the next room. This is remarkable, regardless of it’s normalcy today. My first recollection of phone service was a party line shared with 3 other families, one of whom had a phone hogging, chatterbox, obnoxious daughter. You answered the phone based on the number of rings. My first portable phone was smaller than a backpack but not dramatically smaller. Cell phones are one of the few things that guys brag about theirs being the smallest. Bottom line, we take the technology for granted since we are immersed in it. But take a second and consider, is this cool or what!