What's Been and What's Ben

This is how everything will happen in the future, once the cost gets down. Long time readers may remember that I once predicted that on-demand manufacturing is the next logical leap for us. Now some architects have found a way to make a giant abstact thingy they could have made otherwise. I think the future will be more about lego/ikea construction where you go to walmart and print out a PCB, rapidly form a plastic case, attach some stock components together (like batteries, connectors, and microchips), and there you go with your new laptop or dvd player or remote control or keyboard or anything else like it. You can customize things to your liking on-site or before going in.