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1. Anothe+4a[view] [source] 2026-02-03 16:31:58
>>ptorro+(OP)
This will cause 3D printer usability to go down massively. A bit like the multicolored tracking dots - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots that causes the driver to tell you "you can't print black and white as you're out of yellow".
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2. ActorN+Tq2[view] [source] 2026-02-04 05:40:08
>>Anothe+4a
>buried in Part C is a provision requiring all 3D printers *sold or delivered in New York* to include “blocking technology”.

I.e don't buy your printer in New York. Pick it up out of state. Problem solved.

Yes, this is rent seeking, and yes New York is gonna New York, but not a big deal.

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3. stacke+ht3[view] [source] 2026-02-04 14:01:06
>>ActorN+Tq2
No, it's not solved.

Goalpost will move to "save gcode on government-approved secured storage", licensing and registering each 3d printer, then confiscating the ones that are not whitelisted, etc etc.

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