• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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    5 months ago

    The more I hear from big tech companies the more I want to reject it. I don’t even own a printer.

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      5 months ago

      Go for older laser printers. They’re bulletproof, cheap on toner, free of DRM, and even if they only come with an LPT port you can always build your own print server that gives you all the bells and whistles like AirPrint.

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          5 months ago

          Because they are like two fifty on the flea market and will run on one cartridge for 10 years. I print all my tickets everytime, I’m that old

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          5 months ago

          literally so you can leave it unplugged in a box, and drag it out once a year to print a tax form or something. Toner should be shelf stable.

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        5 months ago

        Can confirm. I’m a tech worker. No smart devices. Laser printer. Very close to going back to a flip phone.

        I am looking at some smart locks, but they’re able to be used as dumb locks with PIN code and physical key also. And they have a usb power port on the outside you could plug a battery into.

        I’ve gone down the smart home route a decade ago and only did non-cloud integrated devices with physical controls also. But it’s a part time hobby to maintain it.

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          5 months ago

          usb power port on the outside you could plug a battery into.

          Until someone with a flipper figures out that port transfers data too, lmao.