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Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:48:48 -0700 (PDT)
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Good to see you too! As well as some other faces from the past and some new 
ones that I'd only met online.. 
 
On Monday, October 1, 2012 12:33:55 PM UTC-4, Jordan Miller wrote:

> thanks Dave! awesome seeing you at MakerFaire. We are hoping to make it an 
> official contest next year. Sooo many 3D print veterans, after seeing that 
> Ultimaker print, were excited about FDM again like they were discovering it 
> for the first time.
>
> It was kind of magical. Definitely more of what MakerFaire needs instead 
> of the "let's print this model again and again with this perfectly tuned 
> slicing profile so we don't look bad in front of the audience". Chris 
> Thompson was genius to come up with a time limited 3D print challenge.
>
> And we are showing off the Ultimaker print during our demo today too.
>
> jordan
>
>
>
> On Oct 1, 2012, at 12:30 PM, ddurant <ddur...@gmail.com <javascript:>> 
> wrote:
>
> I disagree!  UP! at least accepted the challange, though I have no idea 
> how they did, and they've been in the 
> not-wood/preassembled/easy-software/appliance game a lot longer than MBI 
> has. Even if they didn't submit a print in the end, they at least were 
> willing to try. MBI won't look good by refusing to try.
>  
> I'm also not sure it was a "worthless contest" if it helps move Jordan 
> along. He's breaking ground on pretty important stuff, IMO.
>  
> On Monday, October 1, 2012 11:59:29 AM UTC-4, Bradley wrote:
>
>>
>> On Monday, October 1, 2012 8:39:08 AM UTC-4, MoonCactus wrote:
>>>
>>> BTW shame on *akerBot no to have tried, as such contests are nice ways 
>>> to prove more than to claim or to advertise ! ;)
>>>
>>>
>> Actually it was smart that MB did not since they weren't sure they could 
>> win.   Best for them to exhibit corporate self-control, stick to their 
>> script and stay away from worthless contests with printers not in their 
>> league.  They're in a different league now -- a rigorous, plug-and-play, 
>> home 3d printing appliance.   I think they have the best chance for success 
>> staying in that space.
>>
>> A more appropriate contest would have been UM vs. some other assemble 
>> yourself, wooden printer (hobbyists, tinkerers, modders league).
>>
>>  
>>
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<div>Good to see you too! As well as some other faces from the past and some new ones that I'd only met online.. </div><div>&nbsp;<br>On Monday, October 1, 2012 12:33:55 PM UTC-4, Jordan Miller wrote:</div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>thanks Dave! awesome seeing you at MakerFaire. We are hoping to make it an official contest next year. Sooo many 3D print veterans, after seeing that Ultimaker print, were excited about FDM again like they were discovering it for the first time.</div>
<div><br></div><div>It was kind of magical. Definitely more of what MakerFaire needs instead of the "let's print this model again and again with this perfectly tuned slicing profile so we don't look bad in front of the audience". Chris Thompson was genius to come up with a time limited 3D print challenge.</div>
<div><br></div><div>And we are showing off the Ultimaker print during our demo today too.<br><br><div><span>jordan</span><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Oct 1, 2012, at 12:30 PM, ddurant &lt;<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="dxbWtLTydKEJ">ddur...@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>I disagree!&nbsp; UP! at least accepted the challange, though I have no idea how they did, and they've been in the not-wood/preassembled/easy-<wbr>software/appliance game a lot longer than&nbsp;MBI has. Even if they didn't submit a print in the end, they at least were willing to try. MBI won't look good by refusing to try.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div><div>I'm also not sure it was a "worthless contest" if it helps move Jordan along. He's breaking ground on pretty important stuff, IMO.</div><div>&nbsp;<br>On Monday, October 1, 2012 11:59:29 AM UTC-4, Bradley wrote:</div>
<blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" class="gmail_quote"><br>On Monday, October 1, 2012 8:39:08 AM UTC-4, MoonCactus wrote:<blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" class="gmail_quote">
<div>BTW shame on *akerBot no to have tried, as such contests are nice ways to prove more than to claim or to advertise ! ;)<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Actually it was smart that MB did not since they weren't sure they could win. &nbsp; Best for them to exhibit corporate self-control, stick to their script and stay away from worthless contests with printers not in their league. &nbsp;They're in a different league now -- a rigorous, plug-and-play, home 3d printing appliance. &nbsp; I think they have the best chance for success staying in that space.</div>
<div><br></div><div>A more appropriate contest would have been UM vs. some other assemble yourself, wooden printer (hobbyists, tinkerers, modders league).</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div></blockquote>

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