“When Blobjects Rule the Earth” by Sterling
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- When Blobjects Rule the Earth
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Bruce Sterling, science fiction writer, speculates on what happens when graphic simulation conquers the world.
A picture is worth a thousand words. A model is worth a thousand pictures. What happens when there’s no longer any practical difference between computer-generated models and physical, manufactured objects? Desktop fabrication is a lab curiosity — so far — but what happens to societies, markets, industries, and professions when you can push “print” and spit out a bicycle?
