• @ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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    2712 days ago

    “Bröther, please dö nöt becöme anti-cönsümer!”

    “I töö yearn för the cöntrölled mönöpöly, thë ensittificätiön, the röt ecönömy!”

    “Brother…”

    “I’m leäving töö müch möney on thë täblë! We also hävë öür men Ëlön Müsk as thë shädöw prësidënt, Trümp ïs jüst hïs, ör räthër - öür püppët. Hë wïll dïsmänlë äll cönsümër prötëctïons, as thëy’re in thë wäy öf öür pröfits.”

    “Bröthër… Plëäsë rëcönsïdër!”

    “Änd whät ärë yöü gönnä dö if not? Go tö thë cönsümer prötection agencies Ëlön Müsk’s DÖGË jüst dïsmäntlëd? Üse an öld HP LaserJet until yöü cän get repläcemënt rollers för it? You know öther parts öf it cän brëäk töö.”

    “Bröther… You became… ËVÏL! You betrayed EVERYTHING you previously stood for!”

    “And Ï wïll dö it as mäny tïmes as nëëded. Ëvil? It’s jüst büsïnëss. Mäybë yöü shöüld hävë rëcönsïdërëd yöür vötë för Trümp.”

    “Bröther… Büt thë tränsës hävë cäncëlled Pikamëë för thë wïzärd gämë! The wökenëss häve been deströying the gäme ïndüstry! I nëëded tö vötë för Dönäld Trümp! Why isn’t it wörkïng äs ït wäs süppösëd tö!”

    “Yöü vötëd ägäïnst yöür cläss interest öut öf püre hatred. I like ït vërÿ müch! Yöü knöw önë rëäsön she wäs älsö cäncelled wäs düë tö lölï? Ï dön’t think Pröjëct 2025 wïll ällöw it för sö löng düë tö tötäl pörn ban!”

    “PLEÄSE BRÖTHËR, NÖT THE LÖLÏ! PLEÄSE LET ME KEEP THË CÜTË ÄND FÜNNŸ!”

    “Yöü vöted against yöür class interest, yöür personal interest… hahahahahaHAAHAHAHAHAAAA! Yöür sö fünny! Ÿöü’rë thë përfëct vötër för më! Ÿöü’rë thë përfëct cönsümër ëvën! Töö dümb tö rëälïzë äll thë pöliticäl wörkings aröünd yöürself. Änd when anything göes wröng, yöü bläme the minörities öf this söciety. Nöw get exited för Bröther AI, a sübscriptiön service which is essentiäl för öperating the printer! Get ready för price hikes! Get ready för shörter lasting printers!”

    “You’re truly despicable bröther!”

  • @ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
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    1312 days ago

    Old printers on ebay are going to be the new game, until we start seeing kickstarter flooded with new printer companies.

      • @ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
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        212 days ago

        Maybe I’m wrong, but I think it will just be cycles (assuming we all survive long enough). I’m in an industry where the large companies are imploding and smaller companies are starting to shine again, eventually those companies will likely become big as well and implode.

          • @Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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            Future for normies: Renting/subscribing for everything

            Future for me: Rejecting everything, I will write in cuneiform on clay tablets before I subscribe for a fucking HP printer.

              • @Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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                212 days ago

                Sounds like another service to reject. Fucking try me, I will cook over a log fire if necessary just out of spite towards their bullshit.

      • @frezik@midwest.social
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        1012 days ago

        Honestly, more people should probably do that. If you have a low printing volume, you’ll save a lot of money by going to a store to get prints.

        Yes, you can argue that you need the convenience of having a printer right there. Just realize you’re spending a lot of extra money for that convenience.

        • @Squizzy@lemmy.world
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          112 days ago

          Its a convenience thing, I have one in my office. Some months I do 500-2000…in fact that was one month and why I bought it but after that it has been nothing

        • @Allero@lemmy.today
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          111 days ago

          I actually bought an old used Brother printer for $20, and it came with toner and everything already, so since I do not print a lot, my only recurring fee is paper and it is miniscule. And should I need to replace the toner, it is still widely available.

  • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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    2612 days ago

    I rarely use a printer now that my kids are in college. When it dies, I had a choice between laser printer, Brother inkjet, or none. “None” is now my first choice

    • @kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      2412 days ago

      That’s what we did.

      For the few pages we need to print, I can use the machine at the library for $0.10/page.

      • @comfydecal@infosec.pub
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        So issue here is privacy, the library is likely scanning whatever device connected, not just the files and file metadata

        • Echo Dot
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          1112 days ago

          Seriously? The library computers are running Windows 8 I highly doubt they have the technical expertise to do anything. Also why would they?

          • @comfydecal@infosec.pub
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            211 days ago

            Yeah, with the Vault 7 releases and recent leaks showing NSA follows homeless people’s connections (who tend to hang out at libraries due to a lack of 3rd spaces), I don’t doubt there’s specific tracking, malware and other unwanted software at libraries. I don’t have any sources of this, but it wouldn’t surprise me

            Maybe I’m overly parandoid because ::gestures at everything::

        • @kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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          511 days ago

          I trust the library a lot more than I trust Staples or a similar for-profit business.

  • Singletona082
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    7913 days ago

    …I remember Brother intnetionally making their stuff VERY user servicable.

    Wha happen

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
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      Only if you can keep it working for ten consecutive minutes. I went through three of them under warranty until my warranty expired, then Epson told me to fuck off.

      If have a Canon color laser now. If that conks out and everything on the market by then is locked out shit I’ll just convert my 3D printer to a plotter, or maybe go back to clay tablets.

      • Oh, color laser is the way to go, for sure. Refills are expensive, but rare; the biggest problem is if you have to move them, they’re a nightmare. And far heavier than inkjet. But, all things being equal, I’d take a color, duplex laser any day.

        You’re not the first person I’ve heard who’s had trouble with Ecotanks. I’ve been very fortunate and have not had any issues. I did learn that you need to print at least once a week or the heads tend to clog; the downside of never replacing the heads with the cartridges, I guess. But now I just have a cron job that prints a test page once a week and it’s fine.

        Both Ecotanks and laser eliminate that “print anxiety”, where you’re afraid to use the device because each page costs $2 because of the cartridges costs.

        To paraphrase Quint: “I’ll never replace a cartridge again.”

      • Captain Aggravated
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        913 days ago

        We need an open source RepRap printer. Like, I wonder if this thing could be reverse engineered, given they still make the ink cartridge/head units for it.

        • @superkret@feddit.org
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          012 days ago

          What we actually need is to stop fucking printing.
          We need a foldable A3 size e-ink reader that you can use like a folder.

          • Captain Aggravated
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            212 days ago

            I’d be more interested in something more iPad sized with an e-ink display that is more generally usable.

            The ReMarkable tablets for example have interesting hardware but the software fits such a narrow use case and I don’t think you could slap like, Linux on it or something.

    • @KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz
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      413 days ago

      Canon has a tank printer line too. Absolutely recommend any tank printer (you’ll have to check reviews for specifics obviously).

  • @not_amm@lemmy.ml
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    I’m glad there’s a printer service close to where I live, I can go there and print every page for cents. There’s also one on my faculty, more expensive, but still affordable. I only use my HP printer/scanner to scan documents, ink is expensive as hell.

  • @Opisek@lemmy.world
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    912 days ago

    Not sure if I got the update yet, but I’m banning my printer from accessing the internet right now.