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    1 year ago

    Glad to see someone freed up the printer, but gosh I wish we could have open source printer firmware, like DD-WRT for routers.

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      1 year ago

      it’d require that all OEM’s agree to specific standards and they won’t because being closed source = $$$.

      likewise why no one is reverse engineering printers, there’s no $$$ in it

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        1 year ago

        The demonic summoning ritual involved in bringing a printer to life is awfully hard to replicate using non-proprietary methods.

          • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldM
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            1 year ago

            The latest update to the printing press: adding a 3d printer to print new plates, and a recycler to reuse that plastic once you’ve printed your page.

            Uses 10x the energy, recycled plastic gets junked because of ink contamination, but still 25% cheaper than running an hp inkjet because you can use bulk ink and don’t have to keep replacing your dried up CMY inks to stop it from refusing to print your black and white document.

        • sweBers@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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          1 year ago

          Possible, but the tolerances would be a lot for people. Also, one would need a solid stream of supplies.

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            1 year ago

            Which is kinda funny if it’s easier to make a printer that can print objects vs a printer that can print on surfaces. Like it’s harder to draw a picture of an object than it is to create an instance of that object.

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              1 year ago

              The idea is pretty ironic. If one was patient enough, they could design a CAD machine that would write out their prints. I believe I had seen them before. The problems with that machine are speed and efficiency.