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JohanByttner

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    Comment #16353857

    I agree that VR got a bit hyped. AM, however, is alive and well. The biggest issues are cost and time - AM takes a long time and requires an expensive machine. Thus you can print s…

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    Comment #16353828

    3D printers aren't material reassemblers. They replace milling and lathing when those methods take a day or more per part. You won't see it in your cupboard but rather a flight eng…

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    Comment #16353812

    I second this. I'm part of an university team building a racecar and we mostly use additive manufacturing for carbon fibre parts that are difficult to lay by hands, such as the int…

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    Comment #11714502

    42 is from Douglas Adams, the answer to the question of life and all that. I do t know about the age limit, but it might be some (possibly faulty) reasoning about commitment. Staff…

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    Comment #11714457

    From what the staff have told us in Paris, 42 isn't approved by the authorities, so they cannot use the official channels to offer visa sponsorships. Some students sign up for lang…

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    Comment #11714436

    There is something similar called NMITE, which is run by a few universities. If you want a 42-like school, speak with your local MP. 42 is run on a budget of €7m (approximately) pe…

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    Comment #11714413

    This course is not a bootcamp. It is a substitute for an undergraduate degree and it is intended to give you a similar width and depth of knowledge (undergraduate degrees in Europe…