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

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Post by cybercatgurrl »

shevy-java wrote: post #155
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.

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 woul…

you’re making me wonder if i should start using the term financial abuse to describe the excessive rent seeking behaviour of landlords that bleed us dry

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

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Post by atonse »

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 I now have it offline, running out of date firmware, connected to a special WiFi network that is isolated from the Internet.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…

I had the same experience with their shitty customer service but for something much smaller. I had red filament from bambu that was constantly getting clogged and they had me go through so many hoops. they had me measure the filament thickness in 10 places WITH CALIPERS and also FILM IT. all this shit was a waste of my time. After they asked for even more steps, I just gave up. I felt it wasn’t worth it for a $16 exchange.

But it left a really bad taste in my mouth about the company.

Consumers are used to stuff like Amazon customer service. I wasn’t expecting to waste all that time to exchange 1kg of filament. I thought they’d send it out no hassle and take back the defective filament to research it themselves.

So now when I recommend Bambu, I say the printers are great but their customer service is horrible. So be very careful.

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

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Post by ryanobjc »

aschla wrote: post #136
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…

The upcoming Prusa support for INDX (by Bondtech) is going to be interesting, especially for business use cases where waste is a primary concern. https://www.prusa3d.com/product/indx-conversion-kit-8-toolhe... The main thing keeping me from making the multi-material jump is the waste. I have a couple Vorons and would love to be able to print with different materials at the same time, but the waste with the current so…

The multimaterial is going to be really interesting, combining TPU + PLA for example. Or TPU + PETG, who knows!

In addition to standard multi-color needs!

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

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Post by brookst »

dns_snek wrote: post #166
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.

90% of his content is about advocating for consumer rights like ownership and repair, most of which is documented and sourced on his wiki [1]. If the only thing you see here is "drama and outrage" then you're not the target audience and you should return to mindless consumption until such a time that you find yourself affected. [1] https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page

> you should return to mindless consumption

I’ve never seen this Louis guy but those sure sound like the words of a drama and outrage enthusiast.

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

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Post by freeopinion »

ssl-3 wrote: post #219
freeopinion wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should we start with an explanation of why you would need to communicate with an IP network to use a 3D printer? Is it impossible to just plug in a USB connection and print?

Sure. I think I can explain the advantage of that. With an Internet connection to their clown, a Bambu Labs printer doesn't require a person to deal with computers in the traditional sense. Like, at all. The printer can be over there on the table, and a person can use it while sitting on their sofa with the cell phone that's in their hand. There's nothing else required for this to happen. They can browse models, cust…

The convenience of wifi printing is obvious. That doesn't explain why you don't allow USB printing. I'm not suggesting that they should remove wifi printing. I'm questioning why they removed USB printing.

A person may appreciate the utility of this apparent simplicity just fine and still need a different solution for any of a variety of reasons. That doesn't make them weird.

You specifically highlight printing from a phone. Did you notice that the phone doesn't remove the ability to communicate over the cellular radio or the bluetooth radio just because a user might find the wifi radio convenient? It would be weird if it did.

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

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Post by qwerpy »

cybercatgurrl wrote: post #268
tssva wrote: post #239

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My daughter is an architecture student and needed a 3d printer to help with making models for her studio class. She had no desire to learn the ends and outs of 3d printers. She wanted something easy to use and reliable. The Bambu Labs printer I bought her has been just that.

i tossed my ender 3 for this reason alone. it’s just not worth the headache. it’s like the physical manifestation of vim, endless ways to tweak it and you could get lost with the tool instead of getting anything done. and i don’t even have a replacement, i’d rather have nothing than have a headache inducer

I’m about to toss my ender 3 s1 pro. The damn print won’t adhere to the bed. Z-probe calibration, temp towers, bed leveling, wash the plate, use a glue stick, turn the fan down, increase flow rate. I’ve tried it all. Still get spaghetti when I try to print a catamaran toy for my kid.

Ironically I started using orcaslicer recently. It seems cool. But I really just want a working printer. Probably getting a bambu in spite of the angry noises online.

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

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Post by ornornor »

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,…

Speaking about Prusa, my experience has been that they’re very condescending to users.

Extremely basic features (like serial printing) are considered “nice to have”. Some tickets have remained open for over 6 years now and ignored by prusa:

- https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-Buddy/issues/189 (still open after 6+ years)

- https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-Buddy/issues/283 (took 3.5 years to acknowledge and fix)

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

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Post by cookiengineer »

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,…

Same experience. Wanted to get an X1C after I had saved enough, then I was lucky enough to be able to send it back within the 2 weeks time frame. I live in the EU so I was able to demand the refund.

Now I am rebuilding my old Ender 3 with Openbuilds parts into a CoreXY setup, all metal hotend, sturdier metal frame, and the newer RAMPS board with a raspberry pi and klipper setup. Don't know enough about the multi tool related things, but maybe I am gonna focus on that afterwards.

I am having tons of fun while doing so, it has been quite a while since I rebuilt my Anet A8 into an AM8 with a custom Marlin firmware back then.

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

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Post by dns_snek »

brookst wrote: post #284
dns_snek wrote: post #166

Earlier quoted context omitted.

90% of his content is about advocating for consumer rights like ownership and repair, most of which is documented and sourced on his wiki [1]. If the only thing you see here is "drama and outrage" then you're not the target audience and you should return to mindless consumption until such a time that you find yourself affected. [1] https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page

> you should return to mindless consumption I’ve never seen this Louis guy but those sure sound like the words of a drama and outrage enthusiast.

When you care so little about consumer rights that you see advocacy as just "drama" then what are you if not a mindless consumer, in the most literal sense?

This story is at the heart of everything that's wrong with consumer rights these days - digital locks, coercive upgrades, removing features after the sale, AGPL violations, and legal bullying of independent developers, enthusiasts, and hackers.

The original title was needlessly inflammatory, Louis put up $10,000 to cover this person's legal fees should they fight Bambu's bullshit threats. It's in all of our interests to fight this, as consumers and as members of HACKER news.

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

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Post by dns_snek »

GuB-42 wrote: post #259
dns_snek wrote: post #166

Earlier quoted context omitted.

90% of his content is about advocating for consumer rights like ownership and repair, most of which is documented and sourced on his wiki [1]. If the only thing you see here is "drama and outrage" then you're not the target audience and you should return to mindless consumption until such a time that you find yourself affected. [1] https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page

It may be advocacy for a noble cause, but it is still drama and outrage. It is an effective technique used by politicians worldwide. If it works, I guess that's a positive, but that's not for me. Lois Rossmann has always been ranting in his video, but originally he did so while repairing Macbooks. I actually learned a few tricks watching his videos. Now, he is just sitting down talking, adding drama and outrage to ne…

I accept that some people find him too abrasive and not everyone is going to like his style, but that doesn't make his content "drama and outrage".

It's legitimate annoyance and anger at the state of affairs and calling it "drama" implies that it's performative and/or unwarranted.

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