a convenient truth

I didn’t have to say much. When asked what was interesting about the project I said “It’s going to change the world”. She was taken aback a little, so I rammed it home: “Honest.” I said. I was then asked to summarise the work in two sentences. I looked at the ceiling for a while. “Currently we ship consumer items from the other side of the planet because we do not have the ability to make things for ourselves. The RepRap project seeks to put manufacturing power into the hands of the people by delivering a manufacturing technology which can self-replicate.”

Excellent response to the popular loony buddhist stuff that seems to be floating around futurism. Well, ok, it's mostly George Dvorsky, but still.

Looks like the best possible recipe and technique for making and cooking burgers on the BBQ.

How to slice a mango. Mangoes are really surprisingly hard to cut up, and can get really messy.