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3D Printing Impacts Us in More Ways Than We Imagined
In an age where we have machinery to plant and harvest the crops, tend to the cattle, repair the infrastructure and in general take care of every need we have; In the age we are approaching where we can tell a computer to 3D print a pizza for us and it will be ready in just a few minutes without having to go to the door to greet the delivery person; In this same age where we can have body parts printed for people who have been injured or abused their body to the point that they need new parts; In this age which is quickly approaching there will no longer be a need for the masses to work. Then, in that age, what shall we do? One will need to work only if they want something to do which cannot be satisfied by the entertainment systems of the day. TV, in the new sense, will be able to stream, on demand, whatever programming the viewer desires. Sports on the professional level could be virtual, to prevent injuries to the athlete, or they could continue to be actual physical events where people play for the thrill and the danger of…
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Voting Time
Tomorrow is voting day in the US. Not to sound preachy, but: Have you researched your issues and candidates? This being an off year, most of the voting items are local only. This is where your one vote can make a huge difference. While you still have a day to study the question, do so. Vote only on those issues you have researched. If you have not looked into an issue, how do you know you are voting for what you want. Politicians sometimes word the issues confusingly to get people to vote how they (the politicians) want not how the people want. It’s cases like this where ‘no’ really means ‘yes’ and vice versa. (Insert your own bawdy comment here.) Don’t “not vote” because you think your vote doesn’t count. If we did that, then only one side of the matter would be heard. Years of that will lead to discontent and the discontent will lead to rebellion. Isn’t that why we revolted against English rule in the first place? Because old King George wouldn’t listen to us and treat us like the good upstanding citizens we thought we were? Don’t skip voting because you think everyone agrees with…