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Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by antoniojtorres »

the_biot wrote: post #45
exabrial wrote: post #26

Louis is one of the most passionate YouTubers you can watch. I don't think he gets it right 100% of the time, but when you are that vulnerable (and what appears to be authentic) you're bound to not make the the right call every once in awhile (as we all do). I support him even though people can pick him apart.

As a matter of fact he's a never-ending source of drama and outrage, all of which are his own opinions. His repair channel isn't even about repair anymore, it's all drama, all the time. I can hardly believe people fall for his shtick anymore.

I have trouble understanding how the opinions of the historical right to repair guy are surprising or even considered drama, it’s not drama because it’s not interpersonal gossip, it’s right to repair activism.

Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by exitb »

james_pm wrote: post #100
the_biot wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a matter of fact he's a never-ending source of drama and outrage, all of which are his own opinions. His repair channel isn't even about repair anymore, it's all drama, all the time. I can hardly believe people fall for his shtick anymore.

Right up there with the Not Just Bikes guy on YouTube who used to talk about how transit-oriented cities are great or would show some positive stuff from somewhere. Now it's just endless videos about how cars suck, cities suck, even a lot of transit sucks. The constant negativity is such a put-off.

It’s like the best you can hope for your small hobby YouTube channel is to graduate to general outrage.

Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by everyone »

I like Rossman and usually agree with him, but imo hes a very bad speaker. I cant watch his videos. His problem is that, instead of getting to the point, he spends an inordinate amount of time pre-defending against bad faith arguments he assumes he will receive in response to his point. Thats just pointless imo, he should just make his point and if idiots dont get it then who cares, I dont think theres anything we can do for them anyway.

Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by bdcravens »

jchw wrote: post #66

I made the tragic mistake of getting a Bambu printer (an X1C, with AMS even...) right before they gave all of us the middle finger. I now have it offline, running out of date firmware, connected to a special WiFi network that is isolated from the Internet. That upset me, but now I'm pissed. Now I don't even care about their stupid printers. Now I'd like to waste Bambu Lab's time and cause problems for them. And also,…

It may not have been a feature then, but you can run updated firmware and still keep it offline by using Developer Mode.

https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/knowledge-sharing/enable-develo...

Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by kennywinker »

cjbgkagh wrote: post #32
smitty1e wrote: post #2

Who are some 3D printer vendors that are worthy of support?

Obviously it depends on what you’re doing and what is importante to you. It’s hard to beat Bambi Labs H2D or X2D for versatility, practicality, and price. Engineering filaments are getting a lot cheaper as the market expands so it helps to have a printer than can handle those. Given Bambi Labs is so cheap compared to the alternatives customers would probably be better off putting aside the savings to buy a second pri…

As I mentioned in a sibling comment, I bought a qidi q2 because i am gambling that they have caught up in terms of quality. The price is comparable to the bambu p1s, while the specs are closer to the x1c. Reviews seem to put it roughly on par with the p2s, which costs 30% more.

It’s clear nobody’s caught up in terms of ux / user friendliness - but as an experienced printer i don’t need my hand held quite as much - and the openness is worth a lot to me. Being able to define custom klipper macros alone makes it worth it to me to stay away from bambu

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Post by delecti »

echelon_musk wrote: post #103

Nowhere in TFA did they say what OrcaSlicer does. I must be expected to go to the GitHub and find out for myself!

A slicer is software that takes a 3d model file and "slices" it for 3d printing. It outputs a series of instructions for a 3d printer to build up a physical object, layer by layer (slice by slice). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slicer_(3D_printing)

Particularly relevant for this discussion is this part of that page, showing the lineage of the various software involved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slicer_(3D_printing)#List_of_s...

Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by everyone »

I mean considering how absolutely fucked the 2d printing space has been (HP) It's not surprising that 3d printing will involve identical shenanigans once it becomes even slightly mainstream. And that's what Bambu does, make 3d printing accessible.

Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by bdcravens »

PunchyHamster wrote: post #5

Definitely gives me second thoughts about getting one. They look like easiest way to get into 3d printing as a tool (rather than another hobby), but their recent attitude just makes me think I should suffer a bit less advanced product just to not have to deal with that shit.

It is definitely a philosophy you have to buy into, in the same way that people accept the iPhone's walled garden. (I have several Bambu Lab printers and have been an iPhone user for 17 years)

Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by bdcravens »

stavros wrote: post #20
vitaflo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can use Bambu printers fully offline. All this vitriol about them is severely misplaced IMO.

That comes with a big caveat. You can either choose to use the printer offline, or online, with no ability to use both. If you want the ability to monitor or pause a print when you're not home on the off chance something goes wrong, you HAVE to send every print through their cloud, there's no middle ground. That's not Bambu being open, that's them doing the absolute minimum to allow people to say "you can use Bambu p…

Monitoring is still possible with Tailscale and Bambu Companion (or a number of third party apps you can put on a Raspberry Pi or similar)

https://testflight.apple.com/join/VXBxZYNr

https://bambuddy.cool/

Re: Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

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Post by kamranjon »

Does anyone know if there is another printer manufacturer that has an equivalent to the Bambu A1S with it's custom AMS system. I don't think people realize how good that printer and AMS system is (the AMS system for the X1C pales in comparison), and I'd love to support another company, but haven't really seen another bed slinger with the simple center-rotating AMS style system seen on the A1S AMS. For context I run a business where I sell 3d printed parts for old film cameras - and the A1S is a workhorse.
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