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We are way overdue for an open source 2d printer (sub.wetshaving.social)

submitted 3 weeks ago by weird@sub.wetshaving.social to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[-] FrustratedArtist@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 weeks ago

Every time this is brought up someone has to remind people that printers watermark whatever they print with a unique ID in barely readable type. That's, for example, why they refuse to print something in black when yellow is low. And it's a legal requirement.

[-] Honytawk@feddit.nl 13 points 3 weeks ago

That is only specific brands like HP with only specific models as well.

https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots

[-] legopika@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 weeks ago

Your own link says that as of 2017 assume all new printers print some form of tracking

[-] vivendi@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago

Watch me buy a 1990s hunk of shit laser jet as big as my desk just to fuck with feds

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Try a 1980s Genicom with separate containers for toner and waste toner.

[-] notabot@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago

Black and white printers can't do that, but as I mentioned in another comnent, if you do have a color printer, add lots of yellow dots before you print it out.