Technically, he has a laser 3d printer sitting right behind him.
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So the glowforge is so powerful it can cause equipment hundreds of miles away to emit carbon monoxide? Wow.
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No argument from me on the GF being marketed as a 3D laser printer.
Iām not convinced that a GF-based 3D printer makes sense. Those all-in-one tools like the Shopsmith or Z-Morph usually being mediocre at several things and rarely good at any of them.
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Heh. Me neither. But I know Iāll buy the attachment. I know Iāll buy them all. Thatās not misguided blind loyalty or something. Thatās just me getting the most out of this tool.
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And thatās just pre-release! Production units can actually make it so that their target never existed.
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Thatās because it is cloud basedā¦
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I think us Colorado folk are gonna have a lot of performance issues. Itās always so sunny here how will we connect to the clouds. No wonder GF started in Seattle I hear thereās ALWAYS a cloud or two to connect to 
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I lived in Seattle back in the 80s when I worked at Microsoft, and 9 months of the year it drizzled (ugh) but the other 3 were insanely awesome weather. Almost every time I have been in colorado it is cloudy, but a week at Steamboat was so sunny I burned through my ski gear!
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A lot of people underestimate how much that loss of atmosphere impacts radiation intensity. Sunshine on the slopes is no joke, and then you add to it what bounces off the snow and itāll cook the unprepared
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Yeah, especially sitting out eating at 10,000ā in spring weather. Took my jacket off. Burned right through a sweater, turtleneck and t-shirt (my face had SPF35 on it so was fine, it was my chest right though the clothing)ā¦
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Another place Iāve seen people get horrible sunburns is the gap between a sleeve and a glove. I have the great fortune of hating snow which saves me a ton of money on lift tickets and driving and keeps me safely inside away from harmful UVs. Usually grumbling over a mug of tea about how stupid winter is as a general rule
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Well, somebody has to try them out so the rest of us know if itās worth getting. 
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And if I can think of any even tenuous self justification and the base glowforge lives up to my expectations Iāll be right there with you.
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I moved from my native Edmonton (645 meters) to Vancouver (sea level) for a period of a few years. Iām a pasty nerd at the best of times, but at least I could spend a day outside around Edmonton and get pink. I would spend entire long weekends outside in Vancouver, and I couldnāt turn pink or start a tan to save my lifeā¦
Your skin definitely acclimates to the area you live in.
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Yes, every living cell is constantly monitoring itās environment and adapting to it.
At altitude it takes only days for the hemoglobin count to rise for the sake of carrying more oxygen.
Over time, the melanin in our skin reduced so we could get the vitamin D we needed from the sun in adapting to northern climes. Itās why there are āwhiteā people.
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Some further discussion on Tested:
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Thank you for linking directly to the discussion (in the 2 hour show).
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Seriously! I was thinking how awesome that was, then realized I have absolutely no idea how one does that, and then came to the possibility that I may be too old to Internet anymore. 
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The process is easy. I have found however that sometimes the forum ignores the time stamp link and just starts where it wants. I have also had YouTube links not work at all. If I come back a few minutes later, try again and it all works fine.
Pause the video where you want the video to start. Click the share arrow. Check the Start at check box.
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Nifty! Good to know! THANKS!
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