• RogueBanana@lemmy.zip
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    7 hours ago

    Not so fun fact, printer ink is dirt cheap to produce but they sell it at insane prices cause capitalism. Get laser or one of those refillable ones instead.

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      Get laser, period. Any inkjet printer is a hassle for regular families - who sometimes need to print a shipping label, a document or homework. The ink will dry and will lead to issues with your printer. The powder for lasers is just there - it doesn’t clump, it doesn’t dry out and it always works, even when you print every second month or even longer. Also the powder lasts forever so you probably never have to change it unless you run a company or something.

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        It’s funny because even the salesmen have said “Oh you have to print occasionally just to make sure it doesn’t dry and clog up” and yet our cheap-ass inkjets from well-hated companies have never given any such issues, even when they’ve been unused for years at a time. Over the span of 2 decades there’s been 2 of them. Canon and then later HP.

        Would I buy another one? Probably not. Would rather get a Brother laser with wi-fi support these days if there’s ever need for a printer again. But I’m hoping that there won’t be.

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          Yeah I just don’t have the space for a printer. If someone offered me a used laser printer for dirt cheap I could probably find it and I’d probably find used for it, but as it stands I swing by the library and just print my stuff at 10¢ a page. It’s a mild pain in the ass. But also half of what I print is government forms and my local librarians have anything remotely common from tax forms to passport renewal forms already printed out and don’t charge for those.

          I may be an anarchist, but if government could be more library and postal service than cops accusing you of deserving the violent crime you only reported to get insurance to pay out that would be nice.

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            If I could magically amend the Constitution to mandate libraries just like it mandates a postal service, I would wave that magic wand.

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          I asked mine about free printing and they said “Hau ab du Hurensohn!” Which I think means it cost extra, but idk.

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    7 hours ago

    I recognize that Canon ink cartridge…

    Yes, that will print, lol. It will smell weird, and not be very crisp, but it will put something on the paper.

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    12 hours ago

    First, why is the sun wearing sunglasses? Is looking at things that are not a stellar body bright for the sun?

    Second, what is happening with the sun’s eyes? Is the sun drunk? Did it join a fight club?

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    8 hours ago

    Does it come with a printer that doesn’t break just by looking the wrong way at it? Will it not immediately dry up?

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      11 hours ago

      I must not tell lies

      I must not tell lies

      I must not tell lies

      I must not tell lies

      I must not tell lies

      I must not tell lies

      I must not tell lies

      I must not tell lies

      I must not tell lies

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          I don’t doubt that printer ink costs more than human blood, but I’m not sure if I trust the accuracy of a chart that misspells penicillin.

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            …look, they could either drop a redundant L or add another hyphen: i fully support their choice, although in my opinion a better solution would be to reformat 3M PF-5030 and avoid hyphenating either entry…

            (bottom-up formatting kills the viability of vertical text for this graphic)

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          I do agree - this is a reference from Harry Potter where he literally was forced to use his own blood instead of ink to write

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    12 hours ago

    To be real for a second, ecotanks are great.

    Fuck cartridges, get a product that doesn’t lock you down to using a fucking DRM chip to say your ink is legit.