Because Giz is bored

This isn't a plane controlled by someone in their back yard. This is a plane controlled by the United States Military. Therefore, the method used to control these planes, the sites surveyed by this plane, and the parts used to manufacture it are all fairly important pieces of information.

And magazine racks

I would think the biggest threat would be Iran selling it to China.

+1 and I believe the author of this article owes you one as well.

I wonder though if this opens up potential for a new industry. If major corporations get involved, maybe they will be able to come up with more advanced, quicker, and more accurate 3D printers?

I stopped reading when I got to "Maker bot, rep rap machines, etc"... Yeah.. Clearly informed...

Seeing as this isn't even an explored method yet, there are no 3D printers engineered to handle this kind of production. You could also print multiple beams at a time. To be quite frank, you are pulling figures out of your ass. Where did you get your figures for speed/precision? Which 3D printer type were these…

I don't see why this would take any longer than producing a steel beam. The trial-and-error part of the process could be handled with computer simulations or real world simulations ahead of time before the beams are needed.

The cellular issue can be resolved with an air card. I know it isn't as elegant as being built-in, but it suits my company's needs. I feel like we have reached a point where battery life is at least 6 hours of actual use. Again, that would be sufficient for my company as no one will be using this for a straight 8…

I feel like there is still a lot of confusion on where Surface RT and Surface Pro fits in pricing and functionality. I feel like that could be a contributing factor to someone's "surprise". I feel like this is a great price point as it has the mobility of a tablet ($200-$500) but the performance/software of a laptop…

Why is Samsung being punish for an Android feature that Google provides? Or is this a function that Samsung added themselves?

You are making an assumption. His exact words are:

Huh, I didn't know that. I work in IT and while I do not specialize in networking, I have heard it referred to nothing more than RJ45. I believe it even says that on the bag of connectors in our cable making kit. Thanks for the education and enlightenment.

It isn't always necessary, but you won't know until the virus comes back that you should have ran more scans. Might as well be safe and assume that is is necessary. Especially with the nasty viruses I have seen recently. They dig themselves so deep into your system.

Read my other response. I couldn't edit my post for some reason.

I realized you were referencing the article while I was referencing the discussion so I just wanted to clarify (can't edit my post for some reason). ShawnSpencer is replying to Christopher Kinard's post which posed a question. It was a valid point.

Uhhhhh, I don't know what kind of laptop you are using, but *most* laptops have an RJ45 jack.

Yes, your ridiculous comparison makes his rational point sound ridiculous....

Those fancy plates aren't magical. The holes still exist.