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I just don't see PLASTIC guns ever taking off, they are not nearly as durable as anything metal.
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Depends what you want it for. As much as I hate to feed the media's fear-mongering, they'd be great for committing a murder: you only need a few shots, then you can completely dispose of the weapon.
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Plus, you can feel good about recycling it after shooting someone. 
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I wish I could upvote this more than once 
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Soylent Green is people!
oh, you meant teh plastic rifle
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Perhaps they don't need to be. Or perhaps they only need to make some of the parts out of plastic; like the bits that have the serial numbers on. 
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Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
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Just like plastics haven't replaced metal for anything else?
Yeah, mostly just a "dancing pig" type of technology, but I can see some almost legitimate uses for something like this. At the very least, lessons learned in making these guns last after firing can be used to make other printed items more durable.
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People have been sneering at plastic guns for years; but Gaston[^] keeps laughing all the way to the bank. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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The world's first lab-grown burger was cooked and eaten at a news conference in London on Monday. Just like Mama used to grow
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Two security researchers at Defcon on Friday revealed the methods they used to hack into car computers and take over the steering, acceleration, breaks and other important functions. What's the worst that could happen?
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Reminds me of DieHard 4.0
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only a matter of time until hackers start 3d printing bombs in our computer cases 
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This seems like a complete non-story, at least *right now*. In other breaking news, if someone pokes a hole in your tire, cuts your brake lines, or pulls the fuse to your power steering unit, you will have problems with your car.
I'm sure these are the first steps to an actual hack, but until that remote hack happens, there is nothing really worthy of noting here. It would seem to me that someone with physical access to your car can already do all sorts of terrible things that are much easier to accomplish.
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Who reviews the senior staff's code? It's not always straightforward. Out of the mouths of babes, oft come gems
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Am I the only person here taking an unholy amount of amusement in the fact that that ars technica article is a reprint of stackexchange content?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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The mercury-in-glass thermometer has served us well for the past 270 years, but sometimes you need something smaller — say to find the temperature inside a single living cell. Just don't tell the cell where the thermometer goes
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Interesting that it's been almost "0 K→°C" years or "0 °C→K" years ago.
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In the clash between technology culture and consumer culture, the tech giant often chooses the wrong side. When is it "as simple as possible, but no simpler?"
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It's no secret that having a smart, dedicated mentor can advance your career. According to one report, which followed Sun Microsystems' mentor program for five years, sharing your expertise as a mentor can benefit both your career trajectory and your bank account. Sharing is caring
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Munroe is finally talking about the elaborate backstory behind the minimalistic and seemingly ancient world of “Time”. "Wait for it"
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A must[^] by our fellow CPian RaviB.
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A researcher has released a proof-of-concept Android app that can steal 'weblogin' authentication tokens for Google accounts If it's easy for you, it's easy for them
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Discounts come just days after the tech titan reveals that marketing the tablets has cost more than the revenue they have brought in. "I went down, down, down as the flames went higher"
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No I am not talking the promise that JavaScript will fix everything if you use it. "His promises were, as he then was, mighty"
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Now that the face of the next Doctor is known, here are three implications for what this means for the future of the show and the future of the character himself. Oh, that's Who.
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