[Info-vax] Nice printers for OpenVMS?

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 8/5/2012 2:26 PM, David Froble wrote:
> Paul Sture wrote:
>> On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:04:29 +0100, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 16:38 +0200, Paul Sture wrote:
>>>> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/the-portable-3d-
>>>> printer-that-fits-in-a-briefcase/
>>>>> (I want that for Christmas !)
>>>> Ah, a portable 3D printer.  Nice.
>>> What's giving lawmakers all over the world fits is that these things can
>>> potentially be used to print guns and make drugs given the right
>>> ingredients!
>>
>> "Hobbyist builds working assault rifle using 3D printer"
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/30/3d_printed_assault_rifle/
>>
>
> Not sure what a 3-D printer is.
>
> But I do know guns, and the liberals once again are more interested in
> appearance than fact.  Fact is, if you want to do some damage, most
> assault weapons would rate rather low on the list of capabilities.
>
> For real effect, start with a semi-automatic shotgun (or pump), remove
> the stock, shorten the barrel, and load with double ought buckshot.  If
> you want to top that, probably the next step up would be a grenade
> launcher.
>
> The problem with the lawmakers is that they are more interested in votes
> than results, and their actions show that.  SO, I guess they'll be
> thinking about restricting 3-D printers.
>
> What most refuse to acknowledge that none of the weapons do any harm
> without help from people.  The information available on the web today
> can allow most anyone with nefarious intent to do harm.  Pandora's box
> is truly open.
>
> I know they're trying to claim that the guy that shot up the theatre in
> Colorado was "disturbed", but, I have to wonder if he would have acted
> the same is everyone in the theatre was also armed, and trained.  What
> the hell, MAD (a truly obscene concept) worked for the 1960s to the 1990s.


I don't think I want to be in that theater with a mad man and a few 
hundred armed men!  I would expect something like seventy percent 
casualties!

ONE man with a gun who is also an expert pistol shot is a situation I 
would feel a lot better about!  I'd feel even better if I were wearing
a bullet proof vest.