Maker Person Rich Olson Returns (Video)

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In February we ran a video titled Rich Olson Embodies the Spirit of the Maker Movement. We aren't saying Rich is a superman, but more like everyman or, in this case, everymaker. He is a hobbyist who, like many others, shares his designs freely in the best spirit of open source. Today we have some more words from Rich that may help you if you are just starting to use a 3-D printer and similar tools either at home or in a makerspace. and a note: If you know someone we should interview, please email robinATroblimoDOTCOM.

Fuck video

[Anonymous Coward]

Eat shit and die DICE

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[Anonymous Coward]

They're not autoplaying on Chrome for me anymore.

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[ArcadeMan]

There's no autoplay in Safari either.

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[Aighearach]

While in general I agree with the sentiment, this is slashdot and I would expect you would have implemented a technical solution on the client side to prevent auto-play.

That said... transcript or it didn't happen

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[Bing Tsher E]

I have a real problem with the prevalence of online Video in general. There are way too many 'how-to' things out there now that would be well documented by a list of bullet points on a well edited text document. Instead, all that is available is a rambling, fumbling, blurry video.

Video is the lazy way out and it promotes sub-literacy.

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[Aighearach]

In this case, a day later I finally wondered what it was about, and clicked it. Whoops, no video. I guess luckily for dice, slashdot users would never run linux and flashblock, right? It does play the audio and show me the flashblock icon, but they did some kind of bullshit to capture the pointer, so I can't actually start it.

I listened to 10+ seconds, he starts off describing things as, "this is ...." OK, what is? It is a very low quality offering, I guess not surprising if it is the ramblings of Everyman.

Re: Auto play video?

[LocutusOfBorg1]

you can disable autoplay on firefox with an about:config change.

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[ArcadeMan]

You people are not engineers with the appropriate licenses and insurance policies, stop pretending like you know shit, fucking nerds.

Ever changed a tire or oil on your car? Fixed a door hinge in your house? Are you a fucking licensed mechanic or construction worker?

Non-engineers can also do things, get down from your high horse.

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[friesofdoom]

I'm gay, and agree with this.

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[ArcadeMan]

No flash on my system, works fine in Safari on OS X.

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[Bing Tsher E]

If I wanted to run an OS that Flash didn't work well on, I'd at least have the decency to run a real unix like NetBSD.

There is no maker "movement."

[Cheer Up Queefy Jean]

It's your hobby, or it's your job. That's all. People have always made things. You're not bringing about any sort of social change. Your prototype looks ridiculous, and everyone is laughing at you.