Shapeways interviews Makerbot
27.01.10
*It’s a pretty tight scene over in “homemade-fab land” — everybody knows everybody.
Http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/364-Shapeways-interviews-Bre-Pettis-of-Makerbot-Industries.html
Shapeways interviews Bre Pettis (on the right), the Maker in Chief over at Makerbot Industries. Makerbot Industries makes an affordable desktop 3D printer and we and a lot of other people are very excited about them and their Cupcake CNC. We asked Bre about the future of Makerbot Industries and desktop 3D printing.
Joris Peels: What’s a Makerbot?
Bre Pettis: A MakerBot is an affordable, open source 3D printer. (((guys with really punchy elevator pitches are always impressive)))
Joris Peels: And a Cupcake is a Makerbot?
Bre Pettis: Yes, the Cupcake is our flagship personal fabrication device! It makes things that are a little bigger than a cupcake!
Joris Peels: Who is the team behind Makerbot Industries?
Bre Pettis: Adam (Adam Mayer) has his head in the software, Zach has his hands on production, I’m making waves and we all start prototyping at 6pm when we stop answering emails, packing boxes and taking care of business.
Source: Wired (blog)
Huntsville police blotter
27.01.10
HUNTSVILLE, AL. -- Unless otherwise acclaimed, the following incidents were reported to Huntsville police Monday and Tuesday. In items with unaccomplished addresses, police withheld the information:
North precinct Clifford Effort: A home was burglarized between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday. A 52-inch Fix on plasma TV was stolen.
Jordan Lane: One person is fa marijuana charges after officers found a bag of the illegal substance during a shipping stop at Putman Drive about 1:22 a.m. Tuesday.
Kamis Hoop: A home in the 2200 block was burglarized between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday. A exactly-screen TV, a Dell laptop computer, an X-Box game system and a camcorder were stolen.
Lakewood Wheel: A home near the intersection of Lakewood Road was burglarized between 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday. A washer, dryer, stove, refrigerator and heterogeneous papers and mail were stolen.
Marymont Drive: Four tires and wheels were stolen from a agency parked at a home in the
Source: The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)