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While the hubs in question seem to be adult in subject matter, I would disagree that they are "adult" as defined by the accepted context in the American culture at least. I would not consider the hubs as described to be adult. The subject matter is adult oriented, but the treatment does not qualify it as "adult" by the commonly used implication. The posters are looking for specific directives on what constitutes adult content by Hubpage standards and what does not.
I do not think that the material in the hubs in question, if it lacks graphic detail is actually "adult" on content as defined by the public. Maybe a rating big titted cams system (G, PG, PG-13, Unacceptable) would be more helpful or a rubric that defined what was acceptable and what was not. From the descriptions of the posters, just my impression, it appears the hubs would qualify as PG under that kind of system.
If Hubpages is going to require a certain level of compliance on content the onus for defining compliance is on Hubpages. It is neither ethical, nor reasonable to expect posters to be able to read the minds of the moderators and discern what is acceptable, and what is not from non-specific descriptions. Depending on their cultural background, and level of maturity, I feel fairly confident in saying that most actual adults would not consider the hubs as described adult in content.
I know that is not an easy thing to do, and it will be almost impossible to produce guidelines that everyone would agree with. However, that said, it does seem as though that is important to do. Maybe a forum for discussing the issue might help moderators arrive at a useful, directive description for what is acceptable and what is not. A system for review by moderators might also be helpful.
Once the moderators arrive at, and agree on a specific description of what constitutes adult on Hubpages, I think it would make their jobs a lot easier. The more specific the description the less authors will be confused by what constitutes adult content, and the less moderators will have to address such questions.
Just my opinion.
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Raleigh, N.C. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders brought his populist message to Raleigh on Friday, laying out a list of proposals to improve the U.S. and the quality of life for millions of people proposals he derisively called "radical ideas" because they go against the status quo.
Sanders spoke for more than an hour to an overflow crowd at Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, even spending some time addressing hundreds of people who couldn't get in on the plaza outside the auditorium.
"It's not a radical idea to suggest someone who works 40 to 50 hours a week in the country should not live in poverty," he told the cheering audience inside.
Other "radical ideas" included taxing Wall Street brokerages to raise enough money to make public universities tuition-free, fixing the lead-tainted water system in Flint, Mich., and other crumbling infrastructure across the country and creating a universal health care system nationwide.
"Imagine the American people having clean drinking water. What a radical idea that is," he said. "Helping out the middle class by making sure colleges are affordable for all of our people, that is a radical and crazy idea. But bailing out crooks on Wall Street who destroyed the economy, well, that's not such a radical idea. I think some people have their priorities backwards."
Sanders hit on his usual talking points of creating an economy that benefits the working- and middle-class, cracking down on trade agreements that he says cost the U.S. jobs and exorcising corporate money from political campaigns.
"We have a corrupt campaign finance system which is undermining democracy." he said, comparing wealthy donors who put millions behind political candidates to an oligarchy trying to control the U.S.
He criticized his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, for accepting $15 million in donations from people in the financial industry and millions more from pharmaceutical executives, noting the average size of his campaign donations is $27. He also noted that Clinton has backed many trade deals in recent years that have led to the closure of manufacturing plants in North Carolina and elsewhere.
"We need trade policy that is fair, not unfettered free trade," he said. "American workers should not be forced to compete against desperate people who make pennies an hour."
A recent WRAL News poll shows Sanders trailing Clinton, who campaigned in Durham on Thursday, by a 57-34 percent margin among likely Democratic voters.
In a one-on-one interview with WRAL News, Sanders, who has been in public office for decades, cited the recession, the war in Iraq and the push for more free trade when asked why he decided to run for president now.
"I just honestly believed it was too late for establishment politics and establishment economics, that we have to go a lot further and we have to stand up for working families today and take on the big money interest," he said.
Critics say his ideas are unrealistic and that Congress won't approve them. But he says, if he wins, it will show Washington that change is no longer optional.
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The “Loaded Weapon”
Doc:
Ever since I started living with my boyfriend I've caught him masturbating. At the beginning he would watch porno and masturbate, I told him this really upset me and he said that he wouldn't do it again. He also eventually got rid of all the porno.
Well everything was good - or at least I think it was, until recently I have caught him masturbating. He doesn't do it to porn, he does it when he goes it bed. (We don't go to bed at the same time; I go to bed much later) Anyways I confronted him about this and told him that it hurts me that he would rather masturbate than be with me. Than a week later, I caught him again. I explained to him again, that I feel that I cant trust him (not that he would cheat, just that he is going to masturbate again) and I told him that it really hurts me and upsets me that he chooses to do this, than be with me. I feel like its my fault. Maybe he doesn't find me attractive. He says that he does, but I am unsure. I doubt our relationship now. Don't get me wrong, he is an amazing man and I love him more than anything. Really the only thing wrong is this. I just don't know what to do. I don't really have anyone to talk to about this.
Please help. Thank You.
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Ok, reality time: you're NEVER going to get him to stop masturbating - NEVER. All you'll ever do is to drive him underground with it. Is that really the type of relationship you want to have? One where your guy is hiding himself from you? I'd sure as hell hope not, but that's exactly where you're going trying to get him to stop it. Eventually, he's going to start hiding all sorts of things from you - and he's going to get so good at it you'll never even know. Trust me on this one - I see it all the time!
His masturbating isn't hurting you at all and he's not doing it to avoid you at all. Stop being such a self-centered, insecure little child and wake up! You're going to tear your relationship apart over absolutely nothing!
Here's more reality: masturbating isn't about love or caring or anything like that. It's about tension relief, pure and simple. It has nothing to do with you - other than the fact that you've made it an issue by being so insecure (and immature) about it! That doesn't bode very well for you, now does it?
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In fact, you should be HAPPY about him jerking off! You should even encourage him to do this! Let's face it, making love is incredible, but it's also a lot of hard work. Sometimes, we just need some time alone to explore our own fantasies. This is how we safely grow our own sexualities, and frankly, if YOU aren't masturbating regularly, you're cheating HIM because you can't explore your deepest, most personal sexuality when you're with him either.
Here's even MORE reality: by preventing him from being sexually relieved and living in a comfortable sexual environment, you're actually helping him to cheat on you! (No shit!) Trying to get him to not masturbate means he's walking around with a loaded weapon! He's not going to live with that sort of tension for very long and if he gets the chance to unload that weapon - even if it's not with you - he's going to take it. After all, if he hides a little from you, it's not hard to hide a lot.
GET OVER IT ALREADY! More http://ginger-milf.easyxblogs.com important: go to him and apologize for all of this! Tell him right away that you realize what's going on and that you never want him to hide anything from you ever again. You made a mistake by demanding he stop masturbating because you were thinking only of yourself and relationships aren't about "ourselves" at all. They're about the people we're with - and their comfort and happiness too.
You might even add this to your sex lives as an adjunct. You can masturbate together and get off on watching each other if you haven't already done so much damage here that he can't. I just hope for your sake (and the sake of your relationship) that's not the case.
Relationships are fragile things Vanessa! They can easily be destroyed with such ridiculous things.
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Newly Formed Criminal Defense Associates Offers Unique Approach to Criminal Law Practice
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003--Criminal Defense Associates (CDA), based in Woodland Hills, Calif., has announced the formal opening of a new criminal defense law firm that's the "brainchild" of a group of highly skilled state and federal defense attorneys. Based upon their experience at other leading law firms, the attorneys established CDA to fill the perceived need for a new, unique approach to criminal defense in order to meet the dictates of today's highly charged environment. CDA believes early intervention and an "energetic, aggressive and proactive" approach prior to the bringing of formal charges are the keys to reduced or even dropped charges.
Today's technologically advanced society requires a new concept in criminal defense, says CDA. "The growth of the Internet alone has seen the emergence of new crimes. The `feds' are making rules up as they go," notes Richard Nudelman, CDA chief operating officer. He points to FBI Internet sting operations, the monitoring of chat rooms, and the investigation of "porno" and drug trafficking sites as indicative of a new breed of crime which many law firms are not prepared to handle. "We specialize in federal crimes, specifically Internet crimes, and, in fact, bring to the table vast experience in this arena, where our attorneys have successfully defended allegations of child pornography, drug trafficking, and similar offenses," he says.
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Joan Rivers jokes Obama is gay, first lady transgender
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(CNN) -- That wants Fourth involving July fireworks when you have Joan Rivers around?
The Anti-Defamation League slammed Rivers, calling the actual remark "vulgar and hideous," nevertheless the girl mentioned it absolutely was her method of receiving individuals to talk.
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"The final moment any German looked this hot has been when they were pushing Jews to the ovens," Rivers said whilst appearing on the E! channel's "Fashion Police" show.
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"We currently have it along with Obama, thus let's just calm down," she said. I take action via humor."
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Photographer asks Rivers if Usa will possess a gay president
Rivers says U.S. as well as I plan to sue your reporter who, when he turned off his camera, attempted to touch me inappropriately around the a** - luckily he hit my ankle
A ‘Toilet Bowl’ marathon? Destination America flushes out Super Bowl fans - National Celebrity Headlines
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Tranny Slur
And yet. That's sufficient for me.
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I had been startled by simply an acquaintance's latest utilisation associated with the phrase "tranny." This wasn't a close friend, not somebody that knew my son's story. I longed to locate some approach to tell the girl how painful this word is to therefore many people.
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It may well aid with regard to you for you to definitely talk with RuPaul as well as explain the quantity of trans females truly shouldn't overcome his or her distaste for the slurs "tranny" as well as "shemale." Since one who was slurred as a protective cover girl for that extremist Conventional Values Coalition again within 2008, I interact requesting simple respect as well as civility.
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I am cisgender as well as identify as gay. Yet I do choose being an ally to be able to my trans buddies along with colleagues because I want everyone I understand to be handled as they want to become treated.
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Sanctions-lite won't move Russia - Apr. 28, 2014
nor EU can be ready to end up being able to impose sanctions on Russian industries, just just like the energy sector, both U.S. EU states furthermore stand to shed much more heavily compared to U.S. has added Igor Sechin, CEO associated with oil giant Rosneft and a shut ally involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, to its list of sanctions targets nevertheless stopped short associated with difficult economic measures.
Russia supplies the actual EU along with regarding 30% involving its organic gas, and approximately 1 / two of that is pumped through Ukraine. they say any graduated approach -- which includes your threat involving sanctions about sectors of the Russian economy, for example power or finance -- will impact Moscow's calculus over time.
But exports of energy as well as commodities -- the actual mainstay regarding Russia's $2 trillion economy -- are generally unaffected and also economic sanctions are limited to tiny banking groups.
Related: Ukraine crisis: Your full sanctions list
Germany's exports by yourself had been really worth $36 billion and some involving its companies have currently begun for you to notice the impact of slower rise in Russia. Yet many within Europe are generally clearly hoping your power of the deterrent isn't tested, due to the impact such measures might have around the region's economy.
First Published: April 28, 2014: 1:10 PM ET
"A new round involving targeted sanctions will likely prove to get restricted immediate effect on Russia's economy, despite the very fact that a credit crunch offers started to bite," noted analysts from Teneo Intelligence.
Monday's list could help make Rosneft board conferences uncomfortable regarding directors Bob Dudley, CEO of BP (BP), along with former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack, but the West is actually struggling to take tougher action and conserve a united front with the identical time.
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Russian markets continued for you to gain ground Tuesday.
In fact, markets were braced pertaining to tougher measures Monday, after per week that will found violence inside eastern Ukraine escalate as well as international observers detained by simply pro-Russian militants.
Russian oil along with fuel accounts for regarding 70% with the country's exports, providing a stream regarding foreign currency which allowed Moscow to amass $477 billion in reserves from the finish regarding final year.
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As extended as which remains unchecked, Moscow is going to be able to conserve a essential financial cushion from the impact associated with sanctions on additional areas.
Senior U.S. government officials concede they aren't expecting an instantaneous alter click here. inside policy. The Particular our homepage central bank has been instructed to raise interest rates for a second month operating Friday after Russia's credit score rating ended up being cut to one notch above junk.
"The state spending budget relies mostly upon oil and also gas-related income as well as an international consensus on broad-based economic sanctions targeting these commodities remains unlikely with regard to now," your Teneo Intelligence analysts wrote.
But experts say it might consider broader sanctions in which go after crucial business sectors to always be able to really wallop Russia.
The U.S. has gone further simply by targeting 18 Russian companies.
The companies the actual U.S. Each began Monday within the red. Lackluster growth in 2013 might be replaced by recession later on this year as investors in your own home and also abroad dump Russian assets, sending the particular ruble tumbling and inflation surging.
After three rounds regarding sanctions, the particular united States along with just click the particular next site Europe get hit 66 people along with travel bans along with assets freezes. officials say they're confident Europe would back again action upon energy if Russian troops roll directly into Ukraine. officials along with Western diplomats said.
Borrowing costs with regard to companies and households are rising, further stifling investment and also economic activity. Exports to Russia were worth $170 billion final year.
Senior U.S. Shares within VTB Bank, one of Russia's greatest monetary groups, were up 2.5% about Monday.
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Improving the State of 4K Display Support Under OS X
AnandTech | Improving the actual State regarding 4K Display Assistance under OS X In my Mac Pro review I lamented the state regarding 4K display support below OS X 10.9.0. in my conclusion I wrote: "4K display compatibility under OS X is still the bit like the wild west as regarding this point". Compatibility was pretty much simply guaranteed using the ASUS/Sharp 4K displays in the event you cared concerning creating a refresh charge greater than 30Hz. Perhaps should you have had the right monitor, the only truly usable resolution had been 3840 x 2160 - that eventually ends up creating text and also UI elements any bit also small with regard to some users. Absent were the fantastic scaling resolutions that will Apple released having its MacBook Pro using Retina Display. Nicely it looks like this defintely won't be the situation for long, last night I got reports (thanks Mike!) the latest developer build involving OS X 10.9.3 consists of expanded support for 4K displays, 4K/60Hz support pertaining to rMBPs along with scaled resolutions below 4K.
For starters, this list associated with compatible displays within 10.9.3 extends beyond the ASUS/Sharp models. Your 32" and also 24" Dell 4K panels have become supported, along with I'm guessing the actual < $1K 28" 4K monitors ought to become able to be supported as well. Anyone could drive some of individuals panels just before 10.9.3 but not at 60Hz.
The display desire pane now consists of assistance for scaled resolutions just like on the rMBPs. the default in 10.9.3 remains to become the panel's native resolution, however you now have the option to determine on 3200 x 1800, 2560 x 1440, 1920 x 1080 as well as 1280 x 720. Just About All of these choices are treated the actual you could attempt these out identical way that your rMBP's scaled resolutions are usually handled. in the truth in the 2560 x 1440 setting, your display will be rendered with 5120 x 2880 along with text/UI elements drawn in 4x the scale (2x within every dimension) and images/video throughout supported software drawn from 1x dimension (1:1 pixel mapping). once your frame can be built, it's scaled down to in shape the actual panel's 3840 x 2160 resolution - giving a relatively sharp image. I suspect Apple is utilizing their particular filtering algorithms here as well so as to ensure maximum high quality for that downscaled image.
The great thing about Apple's scaled approach can be you obtain completely usable text/UI elements although even now getting just about all of the advantages of having tons of screen property with regard to operating upon images or even videos. the example below features any Safari window that's always expanded to end up being able to match most content material about the screen as well like a 2560 x 1440 video running in actual size. in this certain instance the actual display can be running in the 3200 x 1800 scaled setting, however while you may start to determine the 2560 x 1440 video barely takes up any of the actual display real-estate because the off-screen desktop resolution is truly a whopping 6400 x 3600 and also video elements are generally rendered 1:1:
You'll furthermore recognize that despite the ultra high off-screen resolution, most text/UI elements appear as if they were drawn on the 3200 x 1800 display. That's the particular 4x scaling with work.
It appears the 720p and 1080p scaled configurations both scale approximately 2560 x 1440 just before appropriate towards the panel's resolution. I suspect the more well-liked choices will probably be the 2560 x 1440 or perhaps 3200 x 1800 scaled resolutions.
Gallery: Improving the actual State regarding 4K Display Assistance Beneath OS X
Prior to end up being able to 10.9.3, you might force several lower-than-native resolutions upon 4K panels yet you'd get your self a lower res desktop upscaled click through the up coming post to be able to fit the particular panel, without any of your HiDPI benefits I just outlined.
There might be considered a Read Read Much More About this page performance impact to the scaled resolution configurations (the 3200 x 1800 choice really draws your current screen in 6400 x 3600), especially if a person are driving a car the 4K panel from an rMBP yet I suspect some of the particular beefier Mac Pro configurations should be fine. This kind of is definitely something to look simultaneously 10.9.3 will go final.
This can always be a huge advance throughout improving the state involving 4K under OS X. Your 10.9.3 update is a smaller update when compared with 10.9.2 (~200MB vs nearly 800MB), which in turn took about 2 months through original seeding to be able to final release.
What price our fascination with cheaper 3D printing?
So, 3D printing is mirroring the corporate turn of Web 2.0 business models that offer services which monetise users' data and relationships while shifting ownership of content to the business.
[This article was originally published at The Conversation.? Read the original article.]
When Amazon has been known to delete books from Kindles, the prospect of having your favourite Main Page 3D widget "disappeared" is real.
Aside from the material-ethical implications of 3D printing business models, socio-economic implications are evolving too.
Why the explosion of interest? As was covered here and elsewhere, many key 3D printing patents continue to expire, and this allows new firms to innovate, compete and explore new business models.
Think of how ephemeral our interest in digital content is. At least we"re not buying "conflict filament" (think conflict diamonds and conflict minerals). It allows you to tweak their shape with a simple tablet application " no PC required to print.
This year, even Martha Stewart, the American home decoration magnate, declared 3D printing a "good thing" and ordered a few printers herself.
However, as 3D printing continues to lower the barriers to manufacturing, conspicuous consumption may accelerate.
That"s because 3D printing gets rid of the complex commercial logistics chains needed for each product, and the actual printing process allows more objects to be printed from less material.
3D printing has so far required a "do it yourself" knack for experimenting and a free and open source knowledge base.
Users don"t own the content; they license unlimited prints for personal, non-commercial purposes " although those terms may change at any time.
Finally, if you still wish to print your own content and make friends doing it, the communal aspect of 3D printing is alive, well and monetised.
. What if, instead of each new song or podcast you listened to, you downloaded a better smartphone case or must-have figurine for the kids?
Create "mini me" models of you and your family.
Control of that digital content, including one"s ability to view, modify and print goods, resides with Pirate3D"s servers. More generally he's interested in how life and the Internet collide.
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3D printing may lessen commercial consumption, but a homemade flood of discarded objects may still fill childrens" toy chests and parents" sheds.
Recycling consumer 3D printed objects is possible, but it takes energy and only makes production and consumption more efficient " not effectively sustainable.
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The future of 3D printing is firming up as it moves from do-it-yourself tinkerers to key players selling complete consumer solutions. Their main innovation is a printer that operates via their cloud.
3D printing might upend consumption patterns, but if the logic of economies of abundance that exist in digital content filter through to 3D printing, we"ll be awash in plastic junk.
3D junk
Online, all of those Google searchers were interested in printing everything from food and guns to houses and even fascinators (for the Melbourne Cup).
And it wasn"t just the gimmick of 3D printed wings adorning Victoria Secret models that turned heads.
Luke Heemsbergen does not work for, consult to, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has no relevant affiliations.
By Luke Heemsbergen As these 3D printing business models solidify, the bright promises of a new industrial revolution are meeting distinct ecological and social realities.
According to Google Trends, interest in 3D printing increased tenfold in the past two years and shows no signs of slowing down for 2014.
How quickly would you get bored of each object if the next thing is just a click and 3D print away? What will we do with all the abundant, accessible, and cheap self-mass-production?
For instance, onetime DIY darling 3D printing company Makerbot recently unveiled its own proprietary online store, where consumers can download exclusive snap-together toys and solid plastic figurines.
The firm aims to provide its customers with sleek design and vertical integration that makes 3D printing cool and ensures that it "just works".
With that change comes market structures that mimic, for better and worse, the social and economic logics of successful web businesses. It will be interesting to see how well these models will work for consumers, industry and the environment.
Recycling
Now, firms are providing seamless, vertically integrated experiences attached to familiar Web 2.0 monetisation models. Although "ethical" petrochemicals are already being marketed.
For a small fee, the web service 3D Hubs provides connections for "people who want to print to the people owning the machines". The UK grocery chain Asda is dabbling in the technology as well, offering shoppers a chance to get a mini 3D printed model of themselves.
Another company, Pirate3D, goes even further in ease of use and intellectual restrictions. Pirate3D hopes to manufacture Apple"s business playbook in the 3D printed world.
Preliminary studies of the full environmental life cycle of plastic products suggest that distributed manufacturing with 3D printers can lower the environmental impact of a range of goods by over 40%.
3D printing is starting to add up for consumers too. A recent experiment by Michigan Technological University showed that, by cheaply making "disposable" household items that would otherwise have to be bought elsewhere (think shower rings and smartphone cases), a US$2,000 3D printer would pay for itself in less than a year.
Ecologically, while 3D printing may be "greener" than traditional manufacturing, economies of abundance instead of scarcity could create new problems.
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Recycling schemes that do exist are already following all too familiar patterns of global inequality. Owners of machines can print jobs at their convenience.
Post offices in France are rolling out 3D printers much like UPS Store in the US. If production increases more than efficiency, we"re still at an environmental loss.
Note that Makerbot does continue to host a more open repository of objects, at Thingiverse.com, where paid and free (as in beer and speech) content can be found.
In this scheme, labourers in developing nations pick through landfills in "waste picker groups" looking for plastic scraps to sell to the new market of recycled filaments firms. We must hope that they don"t sink their own ship, or run afoul of copyright barons.
Of further concern is that the Makerbot file format that users pay for only works in Makerbot printers, and cannot be easily more info reverse engineered or remixed.
3D printed reality
The files are similar to an iTunes music file, and come with similar Terms of Use.
The evolving monetisation of 3D printing shows the industry is growing up: 3D printed goods are moving out of basements and into kitchens, playrooms and mainstream consumption patterns.
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Luke HeemsbergenLuke is a PhD Candidate at? University of Melbourne researching radical transparency, democratic governance, and their mediation in the networked terrain of contemporary politics. A group of "social entrepreneurs" suggest certifying "ethical filaments" to fuel the 3D printing drive via developing nations.Pirate3D"s cloud "treasure island" hosts curated objects for sale and print. This shift brings important ecological and socio-economic implications.
Like Makerbot, Pirate3D will also offer two tiers of free and paid goods, but keeps its intellectual property even closer
