Comment on California just passed a law forcing mandatory DRM in 3D printers
GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 days agoYou don’t know it’s impossible. That’s just insane to think that recognition software can tell that a person’s seatbelt is on if that there is someone at their front door with a package or a bicycle means it’s likely possible.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 days ago
It literally is impossible. The only thing going to a 3d printer is a series of commands to the the various stepper motors and heating elements what to do. It would have to be capable of reversing this code to reconstruct the object being printed. A printer is not going to have enough processing power to do this if it’s even possible at all.
GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The computer it’s connected to does
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 day ago
A 3d printer does not have to be connected to a PC at all to function.
GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It doesn’t in some niche and limited capabilities. That’s like saying some hot rods don’t have to run gasoline. Sure. There are some with electric motors and they can keep up. But they have drawbacks.