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TED Talks: Dan Pink on the puzzle of Motivation
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G-Code (more precisely G and M Code, more formally, RS-274D or other names) is a programming code that dates back circa 1950, and was originally developed to control mechanical machining operations using paper tape. It
Continue ReadingDynomotion KFLOP and KSTEP running from Raspberry Pi using patched version for Linux of KMotionCNC
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Continue ReadingExcellent Blog: Dan Shapiro – CEO, Startup, Glowforge
http://www.danshapiro.com/blog/
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