Yesterday I had coffee with a friend I hadn’t seen in about ten years, maybe even a little more. As it was appropriate to the conversation we were having, I asked him whether he had read any Neal Stephenson, to which he laughed and replied, “Yes, of course I have. I didn’t even occur to me to ask you if you had read his books because I just assumed that you would have.”
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New thing idea
I want to design a printable plastic wall anchor. I’m posting the thought here in case I get hit by a bus and don’t get around to modeling one of these.
Like my zip tie (seriously, it was totally worthless – don’t bother to print it), I like the idea of having a library of every day stuff I could print if I suddenly have the need. For instance, remember that day last week when you were wandering around your place wishing you had an extra SD chip blank?
Anyhow, it reminds me of the matter compilers from Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age.