http://money.msn.com/business-news/arti ... d=17924543



but hey, if they file for bankruptcy we ALL get to pay for all that shit we never wanted to buy!

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I'm surprised they didn't go away sooner. Why would anybody ever need to go there?

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as an electrical hobbyist and career product developer... they still have lots of things i use in a pinch. they are never my first source though, as noted in the article i buy everything i can online.

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I went there last November so I could get an international electrical outlet converter. It worked great on my trip to Australia.

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Components, but I suppose we have Fry's for that now, and I bet their employees don't follow you around bothering you.

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guess i should have gotten rid of all that stock i had

GEORGE: Wilkinson's got a bite on a new one.. Petramco Corp. Out of Springfield, I think. They're about to introduce some sort of robot butcher.

JERRY: A robot butcher?

GOERGE: Shhhhh. If you want to get in - there's very little time.

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I went there a couple of months ago because I needed a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter in a pinch. They didn't have it. Half the store was filled with cell phones and accessories. The store existed to fill a niche for hard-to-find adapters and they didn't have it. Good riddance...

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Did I forget to mention, forget to mention Memphis? Home of Elvis and the ancient Greeks.

this was my exact situation. Happened three times, stuff they used to carry and I walked in on three separate occasions for three separate things, which they told me they could order online. Too bad, I need it today. I can operate a computer. Bad business model.

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Where will I buy my Tandy computers now?

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I gotta get in there and return this soon!

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Ike, I would think as a part ime mad scientist as you are , this would not be a good thing for you. I get that most of the stuff is just not good, but else are you going to get some of the crap they sell when you need it on a saturday?

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That is biggest issue for me. Random electronic components now will only be online and require shipping costs I am sure.

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I assume that some of this stuff can be made with 3D printing and the question is will it ever be feasible.

maybe you need a $2 part right away. You can wait 3-5 days or you can go to the Radio Shack 3D store and get one in an hour for $20.00.

check out this mini castle a guy made with his 3D printer. Basically made lego like blocks and as they finished he just assembled the thing.

Took him 2 months to print everything and it cost him $200 in material. Assembly took only 2 days, but who knows how many people, still once the pieces are made, seems pretty damn easy.

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Was checking out our new 3d printer at work today. Wow is all I can say. World changer.

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Kramer (CNBC) has been putting that into the crash stock for years and years.

There is no doubt it is ultra cool and can be a game changer, but to what exactly? Lets say legos gets a product line where they sell the CAD file of a piece, like a batmobile, yeah i can see that selling and I know some people print out bracelets and wearables, but it still takes time and money to do.

Even that cool castle. Who is spending 2 months printing shit out.

the concept is far from new at this point, prices are coming down, but the question still remains, what does it get you?

Pitt what do you use it for at your work/office/etc?

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Well just one instance is we can make these inserts and plugs for the samples we put into magnets. They have to be precision and non magnetic. Before we got this a single plug is $250. We use 100 a year? There is more of that sort of thing.

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It was asked in a couple different threads. Anyway for those that want to know this is what I do. Particularly the Bio-molecular portion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_ma ... ectroscopy

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big, there are limitless uses

fun
education
clean shot glass
new part to fix your kids rc car on sunday
strapon dildo when you need it most
thimble for emergency sewing sessions
button for shirt
AA to AAA battery adapter
vibrator to go around the AA batteries
cell phone case a la cartel
plastic gun for travel
metal chastity pants with vagina door
custom cupcake baking trays with obama face
score 670.com stencil for your new tatoo
hammer for all penisis except mine
flower holder for dogs grave
retainer for teeth

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