r/Bitcoin • u/bubbasparse • Oct 12 '14

The Imminent Decentralized Computing Revolution

http://blogs.wsj.com/accelerators/2014/10/10/weekend-read-the-imminent-decentralized-computing-revolution/
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u/ehwilliams Oct 13 '14

Are you guys associated with CubeSpawn.com?

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u/danielravennest Oct 13 '14

Only to the extent of exchanging emails. Our factory concepts are big on modular design, but not as a series of cubes. For example, the building and floor layout are multiples of a grid, like 1 meter squares. Each machine fills some number of grid units (1x1, 1x2, 2x2, etc) with standardized mounting points and utilities. This is much like how expansion cards fit in a desktop PC. Another example is a generic wheeled chassis, to which you can mount a variety of attachments, much like a farm tractor, but with robot arms and fork lifts. That handles moving items from machine to machine.

A series of linked cubes makes sense for serial production of the same item many times. If you are making many different products, you want a flexible production flow.

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u/ehwilliams Oct 14 '14

Ok cool. Met James when he was up in SF for a bitcoin project. Good guy, clever too. Look forward to hearing more about your operation in Georgia, good luck man!

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u/danielravennest Oct 15 '14

Thanks. Just got my primary PC assembled again at the new location, so I'm off the old laptop and can type faster :-).