EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCalifornia Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyistswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square224linkfedilinkarrow-up1732arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1726arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyistswww.techspot.comEvergreenGuru@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square224linkfedilinkfile-text
This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoYou can, but 90% 3D printer buyers can’t, and that’s a good enough amount of people to spy on.
minus-squaredouglasg14b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago90%? More like 99.999% Including op. There’s a difference between building a pile of crap and actually building something that works effectively. It’s a difficult hardware and software problem.
minus-squareJaY_III@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agohttps://www.reprap.org/wiki/RepRap The work has all been done long time ago. The designs and software are all open source at this point.
minus-squareHertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoexactly but that’s also good fuel to defeat the bill.
You can, but 90% 3D printer buyers can’t, and that’s a good enough amount of people to spy on.
90%?
More like 99.999%
Including op.
There’s a difference between building a pile of crap and actually building something that works effectively. It’s a difficult hardware and software problem.
https://www.reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
The work has all been done long time ago.
The designs and software are all open source at this point.
exactly but that’s also good fuel to defeat the bill.