Comments on: Dollar Stores http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/ And I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 5% off MakerBot Industries Cupcake CNC 3D Printer | Cyrozap's Tech Projects http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-946 5% off MakerBot Industries Cupcake CNC 3D Printer | Cyrozap's Tech Projects Thu, 13 May 2010 23:28:09 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1483#comment-946 [...] because I entered in the Thingiverse contest (which wasn’t a very smart idea–see this post): As a small thank you, if you’d like to get a MakerBot Industries Cupcake CNC 3D Printer, [...] [...] because I entered in the Thingiverse contest (which wasn’t a very smart idea–see this post): As a small thank you, if you’d like to get a MakerBot Industries Cupcake CNC 3D Printer, [...]

]]> By: cyrozap http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-887 cyrozap Thu, 06 May 2010 00:15:03 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1483#comment-887 I feel the same way! Sure, there's some really cool stuff being posted (MakerBot Transformer, my Mini-Mendel production files, etc.), but that stuff would have been posted anyway, contest or no contest. The entries that bother me most, though, are the ones that start off as: "my name is [person's name] and im 13 years old and i made this to hopefully win the makerbot contest because im only 13 and dont have much money to buy a makerbot and i have to wait 3 years to get one because then ill be 16 and can get a job so i hope i win" Yes, you may be 13 years old, but that's no excuse to not use correct spelling and grammar. I'm 15, have bought a MakerBot with my own money, and as you can see, I can write complete and fully punctuated sentences. I can understand the want to have a MakerBot, but if you're going to enter a contest like this, at least make yourself sound intelligent. Someone who doesn't care about little details like grammar, punctuation, and spelling should not be given a MakerBot. Sorry about the rant, but it makes kids in my generation look bad when some kid only uses the alpanumeric keys on a keyboard. This contest should never have happened. Or, at least, should only have been posted to personal fabrication blogs. That would get rid of most of the bad posts. @Pat No, people don't read. @Devlin The student edition of Solidworks is only a few $100, and some of the people posting their objects are using their school's or job's license. I feel the same way! Sure, there’s some really cool stuff being posted (MakerBot Transformer, my Mini-Mendel production files, etc.), but that stuff would have been posted anyway, contest or no contest. The entries that bother me most, though, are the ones that start off as: “my name is [person's name] and im 13 years old and i made this to hopefully win the makerbot contest because im only 13 and dont have much money to buy a makerbot and i have to wait 3 years to get one because then ill be 16 and can get a job so i hope i win” Yes, you may be 13 years old, but that’s no excuse to not use correct spelling and grammar. I’m 15, have bought a MakerBot with my own money, and as you can see, I can write complete and fully punctuated sentences. I can understand the want to have a MakerBot, but if you’re going to enter a contest like this, at least make yourself sound intelligent. Someone who doesn’t care about little details like grammar, punctuation, and spelling should not be given a MakerBot.

Sorry about the rant, but it makes kids in my generation look bad when some kid only uses the alpanumeric keys on a keyboard.

This contest should never have happened. Or, at least, should only have been posted to personal fabrication blogs. That would get rid of most of the bad posts.

@Pat
No, people don’t read.

@Devlin
The student edition of Solidworks is only a few $100, and some of the people posting their objects are using their school’s or job’s license.

]]> By: MakerBlock http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-882 MakerBlock Wed, 05 May 2010 01:12:40 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1483#comment-882 There is a star rating system... There is a star rating system…

]]> By: MakerBlock http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-881 MakerBlock Wed, 05 May 2010 01:11:31 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1483#comment-881 Here's the thing - I love Thingiverse. I'm fine with the current features. I know it's not a money maker for them and I have no complaints about the site. I'm just bemoaning the sudden glut of half-assesed entries. Perhaps I should stop growsing and offer to help with their site. ;) Here’s the thing – I love Thingiverse. I’m fine with the current features. I know it’s not a money maker for them and I have no complaints about the site. I’m just bemoaning the sudden glut of half-assesed entries. Perhaps I should stop growsing and offer to help with their site. ;)

]]> By: Rob http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Rob Tue, 04 May 2010 23:44:55 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1483#comment-880 As far as I'm aware Zach is running Thingiverse on his own at the moment which is part of the problem as he has some many other things keeping him busy. I often see feature requests in the Thingiverse Google group which are met with an "added to the list" response from Zach. MakerBot Industries need to hire someone (or dedicate an existing staff member) to run Thingiverse. They would be able to moderate the content and fix things when they go wrong, the rendering computer is crashing quite frequently meaning that the front page fills with place holder images and a recent problem with JS-Kit (comment system) took 3 days to fix and even now it doesn't work very well. Thingiverse has become the go to place for 3D printer owners which extends much further than the MakerBot community, they should really take control of it before it outgrows itself. As far as I’m aware Zach is running Thingiverse on his own at the moment which is part of the problem as he has some many other things keeping him busy. I often see feature requests in the Thingiverse Google group which are met with an “added to the list” response from Zach. MakerBot Industries need to hire someone (or dedicate an existing staff member) to run Thingiverse. They would be able to moderate the content and fix things when they go wrong, the rendering computer is crashing quite frequently meaning that the front page fills with place holder images and a recent problem with JS-Kit (comment system) took 3 days to fix and even now it doesn’t work very well. Thingiverse has become the go to place for 3D printer owners which extends much further than the MakerBot community, they should really take control of it before it outgrows itself.

]]> By: Devlin http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Devlin Tue, 04 May 2010 18:30:40 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1483#comment-876 I think it is really funny that people are using $3000 software (Solidworks) to make a design entry for a contest to win a sub-$1000 machine. I am biased though. I figured out OpenSCAD and Qcad, and wrote a How-to for Hack a Day to make our badges for CES. I think it is really funny that people are using $3000 software (Solidworks) to make a design entry for a contest to win a sub-$1000 machine.
I am biased though. I figured out OpenSCAD and Qcad, and wrote a How-to for Hack a Day to make our badges for CES.

]]> By: Pat http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Pat Tue, 04 May 2010 13:55:03 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1483#comment-872 Don't worry, those posts will go away as a soon as the makerbot contest is over. I've seen a few dozen that only have an unprintable sketchup file and a description of 'I hope I win.' or 'My entry for the contest.' Seriously, do people not read? The whole point of the contest is to design something that is printable. Don’t worry, those posts will go away as a soon as the makerbot contest is over. I’ve seen a few dozen that only have an unprintable sketchup file and a description of ‘I hope I win.’ or ‘My entry for the contest.’ Seriously, do people not read? The whole point of the contest is to design something that is printable.

]]> By: engunneer http://makerblock.com/2010/05/dollar-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-871 engunneer Tue, 04 May 2010 13:31:41 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1483#comment-871 Totally agree. Perhaps they need a flagging or voting tool other than just 'like'. Totally agree. Perhaps they need a flagging or voting tool other than just ‘like’.

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