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Old 03-04-05, 09:23 AM   #4
Mazer
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napho point's out something interesting though. There's no reason why online luxuries shouldn't be able to translate into the real world. After all, everything online was made by real people and is hosted by real machines, and most of the content rarely refers to cyberspace or its own online existence. In the end the only online luxury that matter's at all is the internet's ability to connect real people together no matter the distances and differences between them. Once those connections are made then they become an extension of offline living, business, work, and of course leisure time.

Have a look at this idea for a 3D printer with the capability of manufacturing copies of itself and other complex devices. You think the IP nazis are bad when it comes to music and movies? Wait until somebody gets his hands on one of these and starts selling duplicates out of his garage or, gasp, gives them away for free.
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