▲ 865 ▼ The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype (www.techspot.com) submitted 4 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 126 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 54 points 4 months ago (10 children) I can’t wait for the laser ink variant! permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 43 points 4 months ago (5 children) Ah, you have one of those electric diesel cars I've been hearing about permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] N4kt0@lemmy.zip 21 points 4 months ago (2 children) I don’t know of any diesel electric cars, but most diesel locomotives use their diesel engines to generate electricity to run the drivetrain. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lps2@lemmy.ml 1 point 4 months ago Edison Motors! permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago Or natural gas being called a “green fuel” by German politicians. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I bet they have liquid ice, too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (3 children) Laser ink as in gray/brown-scale that chars the paper no ink needed! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) That's direct thermal, not laser. Problem is direct thermal prints don't last very long and the paper is expensive. Thermal transfer uses expensive ribbons, and laser is super complex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago I hope someone finds a way of making laser charring/printing less complex. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 4 months ago Oh goody, we might have a real use for the "Printer on fire" message in the Linux kernel again! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 43 points 4 months ago (5 children) Ah, you have one of those electric diesel cars I've been hearing about permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] N4kt0@lemmy.zip 21 points 4 months ago (2 children) I don’t know of any diesel electric cars, but most diesel locomotives use their diesel engines to generate electricity to run the drivetrain. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lps2@lemmy.ml 1 point 4 months ago Edison Motors! permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago Or natural gas being called a “green fuel” by German politicians. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I bet they have liquid ice, too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] N4kt0@lemmy.zip 21 points 4 months ago (2 children) I don’t know of any diesel electric cars, but most diesel locomotives use their diesel engines to generate electricity to run the drivetrain. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lps2@lemmy.ml 1 point 4 months ago Edison Motors! permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago Or natural gas being called a “green fuel” by German politicians. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I bet they have liquid ice, too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (3 children) Laser ink as in gray/brown-scale that chars the paper no ink needed! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) That's direct thermal, not laser. Problem is direct thermal prints don't last very long and the paper is expensive. Thermal transfer uses expensive ribbons, and laser is super complex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago I hope someone finds a way of making laser charring/printing less complex. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 4 months ago Oh goody, we might have a real use for the "Printer on fire" message in the Linux kernel again! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) That's direct thermal, not laser. Problem is direct thermal prints don't last very long and the paper is expensive. Thermal transfer uses expensive ribbons, and laser is super complex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago I hope someone finds a way of making laser charring/printing less complex. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago I hope someone finds a way of making laser charring/printing less complex. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 4 months ago Oh goody, we might have a real use for the "Printer on fire" message in the Linux kernel again! permalink fedilink source parent