Discussion Thread 👾 Wednesday 9 April 2025

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Had to log in install an app and allow location (which I will be turning off) just to be able to print a test page and run the head cleaning thing…

  I swear ten years ago this crap would have seemed like malware. Requiring a full colour cartridge to print b+w is definitely a scam.

  No black is printing despite it saying the cartridge has some. Waiting on a second level clean and next I’m going to try installing new drivers.

  Missing my hulking old printer scanner and wishing I didn’t buy a HP.

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  • goodthanks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Cory Doctorow talks about how printer ink is the most expensive liquid you can buy as a consumer. Note expensive than pure bred racing horse semen (gross comparison though). He suggests a response to US tariffs being that Canada disregards printer firmware copyright and undercuts the US market by offering 3rd party printer ink cartridges via illegal reverse engineering.

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I wish they would and bring the tech here. You should be able to buy generic and refill.

      There’s libraries but not everyone can easily get there

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  argh, beautiful day wasted waiting for REA 😠

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Outside of here the internet is so loudly full of young teens and children. I avoid anywhere they might be expected to hang around and move to places for adults - but they are also there and that’s actually worse.

  Not a new thing but now they don’t hide their ages and in fact they make it your problem. The behaviour is also much more inappropriate and disruptive.

  Please just let me enjoy my downtime or occupy myself when unwell. -_-

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  good night everyone, another busy day tomorrow , sweet dreams 😘

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