Mark Gallagher

If you want to know how serious a machine shop is, look at their equipment list. Skip all the machines. With enough effort, you can make +/- 1µm parts on a clapped out Fadal. Machine selection is the machine shop's problem, not yours. Look at the *metrology* equipment list.

GPT2-XL is was peak, vintage ai psychosis In 2020 I prompted it to come up with phrases for 100 collaborative paintings, writing the message on each one. There’s a rhythm and raw artistic soul to them that I’d argue latest frontier models have lost. sterlingcrispin.com/gpt_paintings.…

hell yeah

@matthewswspence why think BoM? Much of the subcomponent hardware prob comes from the same t1/2/3 suppliers, no? Maybe it shows up in BoM but some has to be regulatory cost and labor

Chinese-made Tesla Model 3 premium being discounted to $29k in Canada vs $43K in the US implies an ~50% cost increase for manufacturing in the US vs China. Almost all of that is probably BoM.

All towns should be like this

@kamilkazani bit hyperbolic

Looks like the IP laws are incompatible with having any kind of manufacturing industry at all

sendcutsend is in the perfect position to go build better/smarter/cheaper machining tools because they have real customers that need real parts.

Risk Control Team

“Can’t start a manufacturing business because new machines are expensive” “I need millions in VC to compete” You don’t need new machines. You don’t need millions in capital. What you need is the ability to figure shit out with what you have.

Hiring a manufacturing engineer. Engineering is the lifeblood of our company and our country. Come work for a fourth gen American manufacturer supporting the industrial facilities that keep our world running. The ideal person is: -passionate about manufacturing -a tinkerer and someone who is curious about how stuff works -someone who loves continuous improvement and integrating new tools into established manufacturing processes -someone who likes practical engineering—spending time on the shop floor, working with skilled tradesmen -someone who can work with complexity and enjoys the rush when a customer need becomes urgent. -vibrant and fun to work with—this is necessary when the going gets tough Role is based in Buffalo, NY. Starting salary expected to be in $80-120k range, depending on experience. Relocation assistance available. DM if interested.

@zachglabman link to their site fwiw - home.eagleclaw.com/blog/american-… answer does not seem to be as simple as just the packaging being made in china

@zachglabman here’s an older set w/ different wording and made in the philippines mentions being hand tied. i wonder if the chinese factory still is? honestly this is the perfect job for a robot

i guess if you add an impossibly small trademark it is okay to just lie

globalism is apparently when it is cheaper to ship metal thousands of miles than tie a string onto it in the same place it was made

how many brands would have a dramatically different presence in retail stores if they were not allowed to use manipulative tactics like this? Any fishing aisle is thousands of these fake flags

@cwamidon some of it needs to come down

im the yimby worst nightmare because if i were to have billions of dollars i'd start buying up developments and demolishing them

Bramwell, WV had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the country in the late 1800s

we live in the ruins of a great civilization (appalachia)

created another two US manufacturing jobs one started with us a few weeks back, running our laser already and doing a killer job new guy starts on Tuesday staffing up for new machines / shifts so we can keep up w/ demand