• virtualCPU@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Scanners are basically (and most of the time literally) printers. And printers are of the devil.

    I’m not Gen Z btw, I’m on the tail end of Gen X and an IT professional of twenty years.

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      It’s like they figured out printer firmware/GUI in 1981 and then have never touched it again. They’re competing with the TI-83 in terms of longevity at this point.

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      The scanner part is the only reason why I haven’t smashed that damn printer yet… I hate printers so much, I’d rather almost pay for a print service that just ships the printed documents to me on the next day.

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        Yeah, I really like my 3D printers even though they can be pretty fiddly as well.

        But paper printers man, not even once.

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          I just had to replace the heat cartridge and thermister on my hot end. The print I had going when they failed was 35/37 hours in.

          I still have massive affection for my 3D printer, but the HP inkjet printer my wife bought during the early days of Covid is my mortal enemy.