They use the small flash inside the DRM chip in the cartridge to store the telemetry, then the e-waste companies are paid by HP to read and send to the mothership the contents of the chips sent to recycle

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[–] 23 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I don't know about being easy to make but it may be easy to buy one soon-ish.

Open Printer (Crowd Supply campaign coming soon).

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    Yeah, I saw that around. It looks really fucking cool, but it still relies on a proprietary print head IIRC.

    I don't want to be perfectionist, it is a good step in the right direction, so I do still appreciate the project. I especially appreciate that it uses paper rolls instead.

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