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Anna<p>Why do <a href="https://aus.social/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> stop working when you need them?</p><p>I rarely use mine because I’m so sick but I really need to copy and print these documents.</p><p>Worked fine last time I used it several months ago now it’s randomly not feeding paper? WTF.<br>Not been connected online so no remote access from manufacturer.</p><p>I have nobody to fix it. No energy to do myself I’m so exhausted </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Syste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Syste</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TechCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HelpDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HelpDesk</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Even if your printer isn't affected, make sure to change the default password!</p><p>Hundreds of Brother printer models have security flaw that can't be patched </p><p><a href="https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/hundreds-of-brother-printer-models-have-security-flaw-that-cant-be-patched-165402227.html?src=rss&amp;guccounter=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">engadget.com/cybersecurity/hun</span><span class="invisible">dreds-of-brother-printer-models-have-security-flaw-that-cant-be-patched-165402227.html?src=rss&amp;guccounter=1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Brother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brother</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vulnerability</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Patching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Patching</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
WideEyedCurious 🇺🇸 💙 🇺🇦 & 🇨🇦<p>Damn my head hurts. I visited a local printer this morning for work (we’re considering adding them to our small pool of trusted printers). K95 masks definitely do nothing to filter out that kind of smell; that’s not why I was wearing it mind you, but I thought maybe it would help. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headaches</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a></p>
`Da Elf<p>Designed and built in hell.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printers</span></a></p>
Kevin Bowen (has moved) :xfce:<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LazyWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LazyWeb</span></a> <br>Daughter's coming back from Japan with 100s of photos &amp; is looking for portable photo printer. I've been out of the printing biz for ~20+ years so I'm reaching out here for recs. </p><p>From her:<br>"I'm mainly looking for scrapbooking reasons, so small prints I can print multiple images onto one print(like 2-3 images on a 6"x4")".</p><p>Looking for something that could handle sticky-back &amp; possibly archival stock.</p><p>Difficulty: No HP <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> if possible</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Printing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a></p>
Jace 🔥❤️‍🔥💖❤️<p>Why has no one made a printer that just works?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a></p>
aaron ~# :blinkingcursor:<p>Today was very productive. I've finished driver installation for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nvidia</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluetooth</span></a>. I've also done a lot more stuff like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AppArmor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppArmor</span></a> and also installed void on my main pc using the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/playbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playbook</span></a>. So far a great experience. Got it <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> ready already. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ansible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ansible</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/voidlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voidlinux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/void" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>void</span></a></p>
HyperComboGamer<p>Japanese Canon x Godzilla Printer Magazine Ad</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ゴジラ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/%E6%80%AA%E7%8D%A3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>怪獣</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Godzilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Godzilla</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gojira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gojira</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Kaiju" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kaiju</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Toho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toho</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TraditionalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a></p>
Ernie Smith<p>Howdy all, another commissioned <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tedium.co/@tedium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tedium</span></a></span> search! This one comes from Rod_Shark, who has a question about <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> that inevitably some of you have also had. (thread)</p>
Kevin Russell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@oetgrunnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>oetgrunnen</span></a></span> </p><p>Bambu is attempting to control 3dprinting with outrageous controls on what you can and cannot do, fast moving creeping enshittification.</p><p>Just like the crappy ordinary printing industry.</p><p>"Here’s what Bambu will — and won’t — promise after its controversial 3D printer update"</p><p>"Bambu decided it would lock down its 3D printers unless you use its proprietary authentication tool"</p><p>3D printers are rhe star trek of human freedom</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/21/24349031/bambu-3d-printer-update-authentication-filament-subscription-lock-answers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2025/1/21/2434903</span><span class="invisible">1/bambu-3d-printer-update-authentication-filament-subscription-lock-answers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bambu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bambu</span></a></p>
Mark<p>I came across a strange IT 'solution' the other day.</p><p>The Canon printer at work is using a 'counterfeit' print cartridge.</p><p>Solution: Change the IP address to a static IP address.</p><p>Odd solution indeed.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proprietary</span></a></p>
`Da Elf<p>Fucking <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printers</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>This is hopefully the final update in the saga of my attempting to buy a good printer from <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Printronix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printronix</span></a> and instead getting an expensive but crappy printer…<br>My credit card company just ruled in my favor on the credit dispute I filed after Printronix refused to reimbuse me for the shipping cost of the printer.<br>So I am financially "whole" from the experience; my only loss is all the time I wasted trying to get their crappy printer to work.<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a></p>
sb arms & legs<p>Anyone have any experience with the <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/epson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epson</span></a> <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/sureColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sureColor</span></a> <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/T2170" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>T2170</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a></p>
Ross of Ottawa<p>OMG <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> – Just do what you were able to do in 1998. I haven't needed any other functionality than what was provided then.</p><p>I'm not trying to do anything fancy. Just fricking print the four lines of text on a standard envelope like you have a hundred times before. </p><p>&lt; insert <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OfficeSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OfficeSpace</span></a> scene.mpg &gt;</p>
PierreNick :apple_old_logo: 💾<p>Community, DIY, open hardware and software has been part of the commodity <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> world for over 20 years (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RepRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepRap</span></a> et al.). Open projects, with parts you can source yourself or via kits (e.g. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Voron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voron</span></a>).</p><p>What if—what IF!<br>We did the same for plain old <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/2Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2Dprinting</span></a>..? I’d build a 2D laser printer from a kit.</p><p>(To be fair, I found a few resources and it seems like a daunting talk: lots of moving parts, optics, etc. 3D printers almost feel simpler, they’re just robots that push out hot plastic.) </p><p>“Firmware update bricks HP printers”<br>(and toner/ink DRM, etc.)</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Oh look! It's Monday.</p><p>ArsTechnica: HP printers stop working with HP toner due to update</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>Update on my <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Printronix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printronix</span></a> saga…<br>Two weeks after the returned printer was delivered to Printronix, they finally refunded most of my money, but they refused to refund the original shipping charge.<br>I emailed them and explained that would have been fine if my return had been over personal preference, but the printer was defective and they lied to me about its capabilities before I bought it.<br>They ignored the email, so yesterday I filed a dispute with my credit card over the shipping charge.<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Brother denies firmware blocks third-party toner and ink use - Brother denies leveraging firmware updates to prevent print... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-denies-firmware-blocks-third-party-toner-and-ink-use" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/peripherals/p</span><span class="invisible">rinters/brother-denies-firmware-blocks-third-party-toner-and-ink-use</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/peripherals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peripherals</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@waldoj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>waldoj</span></a></span> well, all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printers</span></a> are shit.</p><ul><li>Espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Inkjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inkjet</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Time for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Printer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Printer</span></a> already.</p><ul><li>After all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3Dpribters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Dpribters</span></a> do got <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSourced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourced</span></a>, so why nit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2D</span></a>?</li></ul>