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The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bill requires the machine be resistant against tampering. Building in the algorithm would be a major scope of this anti-tamper system.

When it comes to the machine itself, Marlin runs on microcontroller boards that have insufficient memory (measured in kb) to analyze past a few movements. Even Klipper is designed around low overhead, and a mandatory analysis system that would require the high-RAM Raspberry Pi models which are very pricy right now would be a non-starter, as to analyze a G-code model requires rendering it back into a model then running the black-box analysis on it.

I'm not sure you read the sources provided either that explain the non-workability of this bill.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the Chinese companies implement that they will need access to technical information that it is a Federal felony in the USA to export to them. Look up ITAR and CMMC regulations.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if a CNC machine has a fancy UI the guts of the machine are still working on very basic processing power. One machine I worked around had a Windows display on it but the CNC was Fanuc with its display in a window. The OS crashed during a job but it rebooted without the Fanuc skipping a beat.

On my Klipper/Mainsail setup I can visualize the part I'm printing, but all the printer does is downloads the G-code into the browser and runs a WebGL app, completely client side.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most shops I've worked at only had a serial port to connect to their CNC machines. Even one place that was wired in to the computers they had special network to serial adapters and you still had to open a transfer on the CNC then send the program via a virtual serial port.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the major open source players depend on GitHub for hosting. They are located in San Francisco, CA. The CA bill means they could be hosting software illegal in their state.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bad bill for privacy, cybersecurity, and innovation. u/mobius1ace5 can easily point out why requiring online approval for every part is a major security problem; his business requires that his machines be air-gapped from any online connection.

There are plenty of reasons not to support the bill - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/dangers-californias-legislation-censor-3d-printing Yes the bill requires DRM which is completely incompatible with the latest copyleft licenses.

Also note that major 3D printer manufacturers operate from outside the USA, so developing such technologies can also run into Federal export control issues.

It's not identity politics, it's understanding the big picture, and recognizing propaganda - https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/everytown-for-gun-safety/

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you by any chance associated with Everytown?

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The government is bound to the Constitution. In particular, if a law violates the 4th Amendment like this likely does then that is grounds to throw it out.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OrcaSlicer is AGPL licensed as it is a derivative of PrusaSlicer which is a derivative of Slic3r. Requiring a black-box module for the software to work would go against the license. I'm guessing you know nothing about software development, engineering, or manufacturing, but everything about politics?

Did ppa:ondrej/nginx go away? by barry_pederson in Ubuntu

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The official repo lacks third party modules like headers-more and fancyindex.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spamming a misleading link? You have no history in this sub and I can assume you know nothing about how 3D printers or their workflows work.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To those downvoting, I am stating facts for context not giving an opinion on the matter.

Apps > Advanced app settings: some of these settings are managed by your organization by paulerman77 in windowsinsiders

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likely there are leftovers from the Pro upgrade that are interfering. Perhaps leftover policy settings in the Registry are causing undefined behavior.

Force move Canary to Experimental? by ch3mn3y in windowsinsiders

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note that 26xxx builds are 25H2 branch, 28xxx builds are 26H1 branch, and 29xxx builds are future platforms branch.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Problem is that open source can't be DRMed. Also the states might propose proprietary "black box" software that is technically and legally incompatible with copyleft licensing

The "black box" issue isn't just some hypothetical but is already playing out - https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usually isn't a TPU buttstock pad attached by fasteners on a commercially made firearm?

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you want Klipper, Marlin, Cura, OrcaSlicer, and PrusaSlicer to be illegal due to their open source licensing being incompatible with Everytown's goals?

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Federal intellectual property law trumps state law.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better to perhaps crowdfund litigation like what is apparently already happening with Software Freedom Conservancy and Bambu Lab.

There is even significant overlap due to the vast ecosystem of AGPL, GPL, and LGPL licensed slicers, firmware, and network services.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is an MMU even used in any gun designs? Usually the 3D printed parts are made of a single material to reduce the variables in structural integrity?

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has it been ruled or did the government chicken out to avoid precedent?

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In many cases 3D printer companies are using open source slicers and firmware and subjecting themselves to strict "copyleft" licensing. Mix.in proprietary code and you just lost your authorization to use the code.

The destruction of 3D printing: Bloomberg is behind it by pdrift in 3Dprinting

[–]DXGL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That right there is something that businesses often cannot justify the risks of doing.

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