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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • I used mine almost exclusively for repairing things that are either impossible to get (parts for an old blender, or window blinds that are otherwise in fine condition.

    I also use it to print templates for fabrication, which saves the production of steel since I’m often able to make something once instead of throwing away much more energy intensive prototypes in the design process.

    That said, my printer lives in a shop workspace, and has an enclosure, though not a filtered one (yet).












  • Yeah, lack of competition is driving a lot of this. Fixing bugs doesn’t increase their stock value. It doesn’t make the line go up.

    Launching products and bragging about profits makes the line go up (especially just before a quarter or monthly report is due).

    AT&T/Bell Telephone was like this for years until they were finally broken up (nominally). When cellphones came out and provided nationwide competition, long distance suddenly became free.

    We need to bust up google, Facebook, etc. They have nothing to push them to be better, just CEO egos and investors to please.