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California AB 2047 makes 3D printers off-limits to students, educators, business

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Re: California AB 2047 makes 3D printers off-limits to students, educators, business

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Well that's one state, and the one that fancies itself as the most European in spirit, at that.

It's 1/10th the US population though, and probably 1/2 the population of US 3d printing nerds.

and I would imagine close to 100% of the US 3d printing nerds that live there have the means to easily move to another state and continue their 3d printing nerdom.

There is a reason why California is leading the nation in migration out of the state.

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It's 1/10th the US population though, and probably 1/2 the population of US 3d printing nerds.

and I would imagine close to 100% of the US 3d printing nerds that live there have the means to easily move to another state and continue their 3d printing nerdom. There is a reason why California is leading the nation in migration out of the state.

Because real estate is super expensive because everyone keeps moving there?

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post #37

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It's 1/10th the US population though, and probably 1/2 the population of US 3d printing nerds.

and I would imagine close to 100% of the US 3d printing nerds that live there have the means to easily move to another state and continue their 3d printing nerdom. There is a reason why California is leading the nation in migration out of the state.

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Re: California AB 2047 makes 3D printers off-limits to students, educators, business

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That does not sound stupid, but safe? I giant truck that has no chance of stopping, controlled by a computer? Just build railways and then there are no issues, no fancy AI to control them.

A giant truck that has no chance of stopping, controlled by a human is even more dangerous, but we don't outlaw those.

How did you determine that it's even more dangerous?

Re: California AB 2047 makes 3D printers off-limits to students, educators, business

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This is such a dumb law. We have millions of guns in the state, 3D printed guns are never going to be more than a blip in the statistics for gun deaths.

They’re just waiting for the union to fall apart and then those will be next.

Re: California AB 2047 makes 3D printers off-limits to students, educators, business

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why do your states constantly behave as if they are sovereign nations?

The 10th amendment to the Constitution reads "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

Haha hilarious, nice one, do the sixth next, or the second

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For a long time, you couldn’t buy “strike anywhere” matches because they could be used in producing meth.

It's the striker strip that can be used in producing meth. The strip contains red phosphorus. Strike anywhere matches are the only kind that don't need a special strip. The strike anywhere kind were probably restricted due to their sensitivity to shock and friction which makes them more useful and more dangerous than safety matches.

Loading a tennis ball full of the heads of strike anywhere matches is a core childhood memory.

Re: California AB 2047 makes 3D printers off-limits to students, educators, business

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A giant truck that has no chance of stopping, controlled by a human is even more dangerous, but we don't outlaw those.

How did you determine that it's even more dangerous?

Last year 43,230 people died in the US from motor vehicles driven by humans.
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