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

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Post by starkparker »

kamranjon wrote: post #120

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…

I don't know what the A1S is (did you mean the A1 or the P1S?) but the Snapmaker U1 is on my wishlist. More expensive than either but eliminates the AMS waste by using multiple toolheads. Open firmware, most of Bambu's convenience features.

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

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Post by rpdillon »

Aurornis wrote: post #85
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.

> I don't think he gets it right 100% of the time, but when you are that vulnerable (and what appears to be authentic) Saying anything less than glowingly positive about Rossmann is dangerous due to his fan base, but I think this mentality of pre-forgiving his misinformation is not healthy. Being passionate and putting on a vulnerable schtick shouldn’t excuse someone from misleading their large audience. Rossman is a…

This is an uncharitable take. Rossman has actual repair expertise, founded the consumer rights wiki to help organize activists that want to forward right to repair, and attends public meetings to discuss these topics with local governments. His YouTube channel raises awareness, but there's a lot of substance behind the style.

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page

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

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Post by shevy-java »

We see again and again how companies, even those affiliated with open source, want to milk the ecosystem dry. In this case Bambu Lab does so via the golden cloud. This is not ethical to try to sabotage the ecosystem, so Bambu Lab indeed needs to go bleep itself here.

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

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Post by xerox13ster »

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.

With drive-bys like this is it any suprise he has a negative opinion on cars?

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

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Post by shevy-java »

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 don't see it as a problem.

Although I have to say, I think Louis was making better videos when he was in New York. I understand the financial situation where New York really abuses people, but I am just looking at the videos. I can't say whether that decision was what changed, but I noticed that the content changed a lot once he relocated outside of New York.

However had, I disagree with the "drama" comment. I would call it more that the movement became more important, which is fine, in my opinion. Right to repair isn't that different from many other movements where we people try to get more rights back again. See the right to videotape public officials in performing their public jobs and so on. It is all connected.

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

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Post by ndr42 »

offbynull wrote: post #125
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,…

I'm also in the same boat of regret, but for other reasons. Their support team is beyond awful. I purchased an H2S AMS combo just shy of two months ago (mostly because I saw it being praised by HNers a while back) and found out recently that the AMS they've sent me is defective. It's been truly a bizarre experience trying to deal with customer support. They told me to disassemble the AMS and swap a couple of modules…

So "right to repair" is "duty to repair" now? /s

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

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Post by anamexis »

nicce wrote: post #123
sottol wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once you have a reliable printer, the workflow is mostly to slice -> send to printer -> wait and check on it every couple of hours until it's done ime. Imo it no longer super matters how much better the on-screen ui or webcam are. Mutli-color though is where Bambu has a good leg up. (Diluted) Vision Miner Nano Polymer Adhesive and a good bed leveling probe has done a lot to make my printer set and forget, no matter w…

Wasn’t the main hassle in calibrarion and Bambu was good in that and is major reason for popularity? So ”once you have a reliable printer” is kinda big thing.

Prusa is on par with Bambu in that respect. Really, Prusa are the ones that pioneered hassle-free calibration.

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

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Post by quietsegfault »

HowTheStoryEnds wrote: post #24
vitaflo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Where can I get the source code they modified?

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

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Post by cassianoleal »

busterarm wrote: post #97
sottol wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once you have a reliable printer, the workflow is mostly to slice -> send to printer -> wait and check on it every couple of hours until it's done ime. Imo it no longer super matters how much better the on-screen ui or webcam are. Mutli-color though is where Bambu has a good leg up. (Diluted) Vision Miner Nano Polymer Adhesive and a good bed leveling probe has done a lot to make my printer set and forget, no matter w…

> Mutli-color though is where Bambu has a good leg up. I'm excited for INDX but going to wait a year or so.

I'm waiting for my Founders Edition. I'm confident it will work well, even if not perfectly at first.
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