Comments on: Print-on-demand in three dimensions – Shapeways beta launches

By: John the Statistician

John the Statistician — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:48:07 +0000

I think Jamais himself might be the prior reference of choice on the spam angle: http://www.openthefuture.com/2006/10/the_nightmare_scenario.html

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:32:09 +0000

There will never be 3D spam because of the most important word in that sentence: shipping. Spam only pays because it’s nearly free; spam you have to pay money to send is called “junk mail” and is really not the problem I used to think it is — and it’s only able to survive because bulk mail has special pricing.

A 3D object has no such special pricing. Thus there will never be such spam — or, at best, there will be once, followed by some unemployment claims.

By: joris

joris — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:55:45 +0000

Paul,
I have to say that 3D spam was something that until now we had not considered. I’m also not sure how a physical spam filter would work but I’m sure we could make one. cheers, Joris