@joeltelling If this becomes a real thing it will be big.
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Jeff Sawyer
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@RapidResponse47 I have not seen Tony Schwartz anywhere near the White House.
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White House Counselor to the President Alina Habba: "There's nobody better at making a deal than the man who wrote the Art of the Deal... He wants one thing — and that's the art of peace."
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@alder_riley HB 2321 was the one that would require the printer to make checks. This one just makes having the gcode illegal. You do not need to own a printer, it does not need to be in a format that can be used by a printer, you just need to poses it.
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Damn, they actually passed it?
Unlicensed operation of 3D printers and CNCs is now a felony in Washington?
I get that it's fashionable to hate manufacturing in some places but how many kids and FIRST robotics teams are going to end up with criminal records because of this?
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@SeanParnellASW Cool story Bro. Were are the rest of the Epstein files?
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Only partisan hacks like the activists at CNN would write that the United States military did not plan for Iran threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. They know we plan for any and every scenario possible, yet they slander our military for sport.
Here’s the truth: The Strait of Hormuz is something the Department has paid attention to from the beginning, and the American people can rest assured that we will ensure our interests are advanced.
Zachary Cohen@ZcohenCNN
New: The Pentagon & National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, sources to me, @Phil_Mattingly, @kylieatwood & @Kevinliptakcnn. Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes, per 3 sources. cnn.com/2026/03/12/pol…
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@yapcine There's a common theme in America of first generation families passing laws that challenge rights we have held in high regard for over 2 centuries
My great grandparents migrated here from Norway/Sweden. If this lawmaker was Nordic, I would still critique that
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Washington State Senate passed "HB 2320" which bans "unlicensed 3D printing, CNC milling and CAD which may aid in firearm production"
Many Americans are about to get an unjust Class C Felony
Bill is sponsored by Osman Salahuddin, his parents moved here from Pakistan
Cody James 🇺🇸@codyaims
Washington state is working on banning this btw
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@joeltelling I am planning on wearing a shirt with gcode on it to the upcoming town hall with my reps and senator. All of them voted for the bill. One of them was a sponsor. I want to ask them about the bill and if they know that just by wearing the shirt I am committing a crime.
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Rep Salahuddin got a BS in Neurobilogy and a minor in English at UW.
So, of course, he is a main sponsor of a bill that is attempting to criminalize code. Uh, what?
I wonder if he knows about the 1st amendment?
Cody James 🇺🇸@codyaims
Washington State Senate passed "HB 2320" which bans "unlicensed 3D printing, CNC milling and CAD which may aid in firearm production" Many Americans are about to get an unjust Class C Felony Bill is sponsored by Osman Salahuddin, his parents moved here from Pakistan
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@HoffmanTactical I would argue that for most people beyond home hobbyists Solidworks is the go to choice. The base level includes CNC toolpathing, it is straight forward to use, and there is a ton of free training for it.
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Hot take: I actually don't have a big problem with Solidworks. Cool software. Could be improved, but works for most of my applications.
Ken Kirtland IV@KenKirtland17
Solidworks has surpassed Siri as the worst software I have ever encountered. It's literally just not capable of simple math. Insane.
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@joshgworks @HoffmanTactical Onshape is a PTC product. Their licensing for Creo is even more predatory. They are trying to force 20+ year customers away from licenses that they have purchased and pay annual support for and on to monthly subscriptions. Oh, and you need to buy those in annual agreements.
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Onshape once called me on a Sunday to berate me about how I didn't take advantage of a free trial, they said they knew because they were in my model right now. Prior to that another engineer at the company called to tell me how cool my projects were. Creeps who deserve no quarter.
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Me too. Dedicated software, dedicated hardware. Throw in a vector CRT while we're at it.
Tobias Obermeit@Tobias_Arms
It doesn't throw it away, it just moves it to someone elses computer. There is no reason SE or SW or inventor or any of them cannot make their own versions of a cloud based CAD. biggest downside is the need for constant internet connection, but it would be an instant way to drop microslop, if that was the true goal. I would love a pure CAD PC. something like a console without even a full OS. ONLY used for CAD and CAD like programs (CAM, slicers, etc.)
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@DueProcessIggy @Badboy37245338 @HoffmanTactical What is stupid is that any state could switch to permanent standard time whenever they want to. It will take an act of congress for them to switch to permanent daylight savings time. Most want permanent daylight time.
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@Badboy37245338 @HoffmanTactical No, living that far north is retarded. Move south. Or, join the lobby to adjust the time zone boundaries. Forcing 360M Americans to lose 360M hours of sleep is no longer acceptable. Normal, natural, standard time reigned for millennia before DST, and will again.
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The portion of men who are not adamantly apposed to daylight savings time is concerning.
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@joeltelling I have been giving the Prusa XL Klipper code a good look over for those exact reasons.
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If you’re on Windows, never, ever, ever, ever run a random EXE file from the internet.
Keeks@keykeykeeks
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@UncleJessy4Real I would think that it is a cooling issue. Maybe try lowering or turning off the part cooling?
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Anyone have any tips? My Prusa XL printing with prusament Petg keeps splitting mid print
Using Prusa Petg default profiles
+ a 10mm brim to help prevent lifting on the edges
8-10% adaptive cubic infill
2 walls
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@BingoNameo411 @DashRendar88 @SecKennedy @CajunVetX @TerryBlacks_BBQ Take the time to visit LeRoy& Lewis, La BBQ, or Interstellar. All three are head and shoulders above Terry Blacks. Terry Blacks is a commodity chain restaurant at this point.
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@DashRendar88 @SecKennedy @CajunVetX @TerryBlacks_BBQ Terry Blacks is my favorite *within Austin city limits.
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First stop on my national BBQ tour, I visited Terry Black’s to EAT REAL FOOD.
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@joeltelling Color me shocked. They do not really care about the legislation. It is all about who is spending the most money to buy their time.
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My offer to lawmakers to visit my studio and print farm to learn about 3d printing has, apparently, fallen on deaf ears. Not a single person in government has reached out in any way.
I've reached out but have no replies.
3DPrint@3DPrint_com
In the face of a #3Dprinting ban, a popular YouTuber & #AM advocate is challenging lawmakers to visit his print farm first. We spoke to the 3D Printing Nerd himself, @joeltelling, about Washington State House Bills 2320 & 2321, meant to curb illegal #3Dprinting of ghost guns.
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Invent something pretty good, make it open source. Random dude patents my open source thing, sells the patent to a big company. Big company sues me for infringing my own invention. This is why we can’t have nice things.
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@Prusa3D What are your thoughts about the project that converts it to Klipper and gives us the back end features that we have been asking for from day 1?
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The Prusa XL is still our most capable multi-material platform and it’s not slowing down. 🚀 We break down how it compares to the INDX upgrade, why its fully-fledged Toolchanger still shines, and what new features are planned for 2026. We also share details on the recent XL price drop. Read the full article here: blog.prusa3d.com/xl-in-2026-new…
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@joeltelling @TinkerAtlas This is exactly what the XL needs. It is sad that it feels like Prusa has abandoned the XL. Thankfully the community hasn't.
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KlipperXL is wild - converting a Prusa XL 5-tool to run Klipper while keeping all the stock features intact. This is the kind of project that makes me love this community 🔥 tinkeratlas.com/projects/klipp… #Klipper #3Dprinting
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@joeltelling To them it does. What we need to do is get the money out of politics. I have asked my state representatives and senator to pass legislation requiring the authors of bills to be listed or to list who provided model legislation. Not shockingly none of them responded.
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Government overreach is just about here thanks to assumptions and a lack of technical literacy of, so far, the New York legislature.
This “blocking technology” won’t accomplish its goals and instead stifle innovation and affect lawful citizens exercising their rights.
LM@loyalmoses
If you live in New York, you likely have less than 90 days to legally buy a 3D printer. The so-called “blocking technology” requirement, which functions as a de facto ban has been folded into the state budget. If signed in mid-April, it would take effect within 30 days. The budget is still being negotiated, and this provision could be stripped. But as of now, it is highly likely to remain. There is a committee that could choose not to enforce the law due to the technology being infeasible, but it would still be law. My advice: Buy your 3D printers now while sales are still legal, or be prepared to leave the state to buy a 3D printer later, and understand the risks of transporting what New York may soon treat as physical contraband.
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