https://youtu.be/Nhz6vao13bs

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California AB 2047: The End of Open Source 3D Printing

California just introduced a bill that doesn't just regulate "ghost guns", it mandates a digital kill switch for every 3D printer sold. California AB 2047 requires "blocking technology" that connects your printer to a government-approved database before every single print. If the system goes down, or your file is flagged, your hardware becomes a paperweight.

This isn't just about firearms. This is the death of Open Source. If this bill passes, it effectively bans Marlin, Klipper, and Orca Slicer, forcing every manufacturer to lock down their firmware. It turns general-purpose computing into a walled garden where you only rent permission to use the hardware you own.

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#OpenSource #RightToRepair #Privacy #Clippy #California #Monopolies #3dPrinters #3dPrinting #Technology #Government #Firearms #Guns #SoftwareFreedom #Surveillance #Panopticon #Lobbyists

All the donor-funded foundations ought to be fighting against and speaking out against this Orwellian garbage.

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@osi@opensource.org

#artemis #artemisii #space #microsoft #outlook #clippy

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Artemis II rocket launching from launchpad. Clippy in foreground with speech balloon reading “I see you are trying to use Outlook in space. Would you like help?”

@nixCraft hahahahahaaaa

"#clippy didn't die for this level of insecurity"

no they didn't!!! 😂

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clippy being angry

📎 = Clippy weak
🖇️+🖇️ =Clippy strong

Said with love 💌 more than fear...
- #LouisRossmann #Social #Movement called #Clippy❗

📎 ➡️ 🖇️ = #FreeSchool similar #ethos

copkiller

#unix_surrealism #cirno #clippy #glenda #9front #comic

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rabbit narrator: "No, my cyber-sibs, this revolution will not be televised. It won't even be streamed on matavids live. In fact it will never come. But if you want to watch a computer die, you tuned in to the right broadcast." Cirno, holding Glenda, stands over a crt screen displaying a winXP wallpaper with an erected paper clip. There's an RTFM potion, jerrycan and a lighter about. It's hot outside.

This one entertaining video about an image of Clippy -- the annoying Microsoft Office helper of years gone by -- can help you get actual ownership and right-to-repair of your hardware and software.
(Bonus: The video features a black cat named Blackberry.)
duck://player/SkL9vzW7nY0
PS: The link is to DuckDuckPlayer -- which works in DuckDuckGo -- because I don't share or click YouTube links.
#Clippy #RightToRepair #DuckDuckPlayer #LouisRossman #BlackCat

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Cartoon of Clippy, the annoying Microsoft Office helper with a word balloon stating: "Looks like you want to own your hardware and software rather than rent it. Is that right? * Yes * No"