As the #BambuLab users are slowly waking up to what https://blog.bambulab.com/firmware-update-introducing-new-authorization-control-system-2/ means, it's a good time to remind everyone that the writing has been on the wall from day one.
It's not a "told you so", mind. It's a "this will continue and get worse". #Bambu will continue to tighten the ratchet.
#Prusa is far from perfect, but they deliver reliable #3dprinting based on open source software at an acceptable cost.
And if you missed it: they allow you to maintain warranty with custom firmware again.
Another random #electronics #homeassistant #homeautomation thought:
Manufacturers are not moving very quickly on #thread #matter enabled #IoT sensors. It would be great if someone like nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqv5atqz9k9c54q8c28kra6sfata0wk7w7x5gkrnde8vmxe5gt00q3n8x2j or nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq7wkkj73azdfr23hmgd07fn0h39xvy0w72garahk5p8hg8jv8dx5snydpy5 or someone could be nerdsniped into building a reference board or #crowdsupply which has footprint for all the usual sensors like #CO2, #VOC, #temperature, #humidity, etc. With provisions for both battery power and USB-C.
I'd happily buy a bunch of #privacy respecting crowdsupply ones.
One of my to-dos to get ready for next year:
Is there a #privacy respecting self-hosted #RSS reader server/daemon which has clients for #Linux and #Android, or hosts a website, and synchronizes read and bookmark state between devices?
Bonus points if it runs in a mode discarding all #cookie and/or doesn't load images etc unless I click a button to further reduce #tracking
