I am looking forward to their next update:

• https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12142-breaking_drm_in_polish_trains
• https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-we-ve-not-been-trained-for-this-life-after-the-newag-drm-disclosure

How is that news? The CLOUD Act is law since 2018.

This is contrary to OSS definitions.

Yes, that’s why I added ‘personally’.

Personally I make a distinction between open source and free (as in freedom) software. Free software is open source but open source software isn’t necessarily free.

I can check and validate the open source software that these fremium devs provide but it isn’t free. The premium part they offer is neither open source nor free.

Isn’t extrusion a slow form of exploding?

Wired or chained? 🤔

There is a limit to that effect, though. And most observers agree that the state is subsidizing heavily.

https://feddit.org/comment/7714367

https://feddit.org/comment/7714367

Yes, I know. That’s why BYD is going to then squeeze the customers once they are locked in.

I’d argue it is.

Just look how Amazon got where it is now: Sell way under market price, till local competition closed shop, then squeeze.

No backup, no mercy.

Both. We can’t perceive the world exactly the same way as another person. Therefore, what we make of it is also individual and every point of view is valid in its own way.

Take a Rorschach-Test, for example. There are examples most people can agree on, they show a specific thing. Others are wildly subjective. What a creator intends to invoke with their creation and what the audience receives are not necessarily the same, but that doesn’t invalidate one side’s interpretation.

• gets rejected at the border because officer doesn’t believe person doesn’t have social media accounts
• ???
• no profit

What’s the movie/short story called again?

Waht the fuck France?

No fuck, oui?

1. I have not personally purchased files off Etsy, but the way you describe it this has clearly the potential for a scam.
2. I am not aware of any current attacks on 3D printers or the software ecosystem around it using prepared files. In any case, you should research what file formats the service you want to use accepts.
3. Since we all a little different, as you say it is unlikely to be a good fit straight out of the box. How easy it is to adjust the model depends on the type of files the model maker provides. STLs are basically finished models meant to be directly used in a slicer software to create the necessary machine code for production. Many slicers have basic capacities to scale or stretch models, but for complex geometry this is hardly sufficient for adaptations. For example, this maker included a project file for Fusion360 that is able to be easily adjusted via parameters. However, AFAIK it is not common for commercial makers to include a project file, because that’s effectivly like giving away the construction blueprint for your product. Depending on the makers willingness they might provide you with an model tailered to your messurments.
4. That depends entirely on the volume and complexity of the model. Of course the model itself uses material but also support structure to hold the model while printing adds to the price.
5. As Cults3D as a commercial provider handels hosting of the files I’m personally much more inclined to buy there instead of Etsy with the promise to receive a link to the actuall files.

This and nothing else. Had to deal with way too many APIs that would use some sort of homebrew schema.

Well, it’s always been a cat and mouse game.

Just earlier today, I got a pop-up on YouTube about how they would block me after 3 videos because I use an ad blocker. Jump to now and everything is fine again. Thank you, uBlock Origin!

I use https://imgflip.com/