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The throw-away society (ludens.cl)
1 point by ireflect on Dec 30, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


When I saw the photo of the replacement fan, I was convinced the story would turn out to be about how, using the broken fan as a template, the guy was able to get a replacement fan printed from a local 3d printer.

Alas, (spoiler alert) that was not the case, but hopefully that will be a great use of 3d printers in the future.

I hope we can say goodbye to planned obsolescence.




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