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and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
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Then they came for the Catholics,
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because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
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~ Martin Niemoller
How an 83-Year-Old Inventor Beat the High Cost of 3D Printing
Submitted by Bradley Keyes on Thu, 2013-03-14 23:00
"This home-made filament dramatically improves the economics of 3D printing. For instance, producing 392 chess pieces in a particular color requires one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of plastic. Buy one spool of mass-produced filament, and that will cost you about $50. Buy a kilogram of pellets and make your own filament, and the cost goes down to $10. Buy 25 kilograms of pellets in bulk, and you can print the chess pieces for just $5."
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