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The Dangers of California's Legislation to Censor 3 D Printing
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (537+ words) This bill is a gift for the biggest 3 D printer manufacturers looking to adopt HP's approach to 2 D printing: criminalize altering your printer's code, lock users into your own ecosystem, and let enshittification run its course. Even worse, algorithmic print…...
Print Blocking Won't Work - Permission to Print Part 2
1+ week, 6+ day ago (682+ words) This is the second post in a series on 3 D print blocking, for the first entry check out: Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1 Legislators across the U. S. are proposing laws to force "print blockers" on 3 D printers sold…...
Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1
1+ week, 6+ day ago (542+ words) This is the first post in a series on 3 D print blocking, for the next entry check out'Print Blocking Won't Work - Permission to Print Part 2 When legislators give companies an excuse to write untouchable code, it's a disaster for everyone....