I actually found myself thinking the other night that, with all the talk about "printing" meat and other foods and the potential expansions on 3D printing possible as the technology improves (clothing, electronics, etc), that this might be as close as we get to the replicators of Star Trek. Don't misunderstand, I don't expect that we're gonna get "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot" anytime soon, but there's still that potential for the technology to be taken in directions that would mimic the ability to create items or food on-demand. The auto-tailor, like we've seen in UF a few times, is actually a pretty good example of the direction I expect we might see 3D printers going in coming years or decades.

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CdrMike, Overwatch Reject