I spent so long trying to configure my laser printer on the new wired network that I seriously considered just buying a new one.
why are printers so bad
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Paul
https://techhub.social/@borojetski
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Jul 11
@aaronpk I tried using a raspberry pi zero to connect our old printer to the lan. Though it worked, the CUPS drivers were rough, the margins were never right, and it was just miserable. I’ve since been using an old 2007 macbook in clamshell mode with the wan disabled to print share the printer to the network. Other than when ink needs replacing, it’s working surprisingly well.
wow that's a real commitment -
Nate
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Jul 11
@aaronpk I can’t decide who I dislike more. The Product Managers in charge of printers, or microwave ovens.
ok right? Why hasn't someone designed a microwave oven that makes sense?? -
Mitch
https://mastodon.xyz/@mitchkiah
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Jul 11
@aaronpk for printers, I always leave set to DHCP and then assign a static IP from the router.
That way. When it inevitably breaks, there's less to touch in the printer settings (and it's more likely to come back online)
My problem was the printer was previously configured for wifi and the ethernet jack was disabled. Still can't believe recreating the wifi SSID was the solution -
Jesse Vincent
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Jul 11
@aaronpk I still love my Brother laser printer.
me too! I've had this HL-2270DW since 2014! I am determined to keep it running! -
Jesse Vincent
https://metasocial.com/@jesse
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Jul 11
@aaronpk Same! I have had to break out a USB B cable to do network reconfigure a couple times. But Brother seem to actually respect their customers.
Ironically the USB-B cable method didn't work today, even when I busted out my windows laptop to run their windows config app. I ended up having to recreate the previous wifi SSID that it was connected to and then I used the web interface to enable the ethernet port again. -
Kudos to Sarah Silverman! This will most likely become a landmark case.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-silverman-copyright-suit-chatgpt_n_64ab2ce5e4b02fb0e6f94a1b
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Nate
https://xoxo.zone/@voiceofunreason
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Jul 11
@aaronpk While not much is less appealing than an IOT microwave, _maybe_ one would solve my gripes? Or possibly just create new ones.
at this point, my criteria for microwaves is whether I can press the +30s button repeatedly. My current microwave makes you wait 2 seconds after each button press to add 30s at a time and it's infuriating. -
I swear microwave UX design got forked in an alternate reality in the 1980s and has kept evolving in its own timeline since
