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PierreNick :apple_old_logo: 💾<p>Community, DIY, open hardware and software has been part of the commodity <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> world for over 20 years (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RepRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepRap</span></a> et al.). Open projects, with parts you can source yourself or via kits (e.g. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Voron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voron</span></a>).</p><p>What if—what IF!<br>We did the same for plain old <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/2Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2Dprinting</span></a>..? I’d build a 2D laser printer from a kit.</p><p>(To be fair, I found a few resources and it seems like a daunting talk: lots of moving parts, optics, etc. 3D printers almost feel simpler, they’re just robots that push out hot plastic.) </p><p>“Firmware update bricks HP printers”<br>(and toner/ink DRM, etc.)</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/</span></a></p>
Christopher | vanilla_chief<p>First Benchy on my new printer. What do you think? <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/2Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2Dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ratemyprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ratemyprint</span></a></p>