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David @davidtobin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Please don't do the "vote blue no matter who" thing. That is exactly how we got the bill AB 2047 in California and restrictions in states like NY, Colorado, Washington and more. Take time, learn, read, vote and hold people accountable.

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just before seeing this post I read @doctorow.pluralistic.net thread on how *small p" politics (which you have been doing such a great job with fighting AB2047 David) is so much more important and foundational than the "big P" politics. It's right on point! bsky.app/profile/doct...

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Arguably wandering around gathering logs is the most expensive form ever and it's has been getting cheaper from there. (Valuing ones time appropriately ofc). Externalising a lot of the costs did help fossil fuels remain cheap for far too long though.

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Duet3D @duet3d.com · 27/08/2025

🎉RepRapFirmware 3.6.1 is released, announcement here: forum.duet3d.com/topic/38558/... Please read the release notes on github: github.com/Duet3D/RepRa... This contains bug fixes from 3.6.0, we recommend updating!

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

:/ the marlin codebase is about to be overrun with AI "input", yay.

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 31/05/2025

Internet Roadtrip is my favorite thing on the internet right now—it’s basically Twitch Plays Google Street View. They started in Boston, spent several weeks on a quest to cross the Canadian border, and are now exploring New Brunswick. neal.fun/internet-roa...

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Internet Roadtrip

Let's take a streetview roadtrip

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

It's awesome that #RepRap is still going strong, and still a force for good in the world!

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Adrian Bowyer @adrianbowyer.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

17 years ago today. The first self-replication by a #RepRap #3Dprinter - the start of the #3Dprinting revolution.

RepRap 3D printer on the left (parent), and the RepRap 3D printer on the right (child) that it printed the parts for. Adrian Bowyer and Vik Olliver of the RepRap Project also in the picture. 14:00 hours UTC on 29 May 2008.

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

You look so happy doing your ironing!

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Adrian Bowyer @adrianbowyer.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Today is the launch day for the Humanitarian Technology Trust* - a charity devoted to advancing open-source humanitarian technology through local manufacturing. Please take a look at httrust.org Please also re-post. And, if you can, please donate - link above. --- * I'm chair of the trustees.

Open-source 3D printers in a developing world workshop.

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I am really looking forward to see this printing two different prints, or two parts of the same print!

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Allison Raine Chapman @alli.gay · 12/02/2025

Just switched on my phone. Honestly the search results are better than Google. No more AI bullshit. Just a good solid search engine.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🔥 Well... this is now over 88,000 signatures! Just one final push to get it over that magic 100,000 and get a parliamentary debate? Why not! Link --> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Screenshot of petition to join EU as full member.

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Greg @greg-the-maker.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hello! For the last 6 or so months I have been working on improving the user experience with plastic spools, reusable spools, and refills. My solution was to design a reusable 100% metal spool. I have called the project DryAF. 1/2

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mwuethri.bsky.social @mwuethri.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

And NON-PLANAR 5-AXIS IRONING 🤯

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mwuethri.bsky.social @mwuethri.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Non-planar 5-axis printing… What do you think? 🤔 I like it. Not very smooth, but for a first try I think it is ok.

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Stephen Hawes @stephenhawes.com · 19/12/2024

silkscreen is now in play. etched the blue layer where text should go, squeegeed white into the voids, wiped clean, then etched the normal soldermask layer

pcb made on a fiber laser with a soldermask layer

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

For those who have not yet read Cory Doctorow's story "Radicalised" it's now available here: prospect.org/culture/book... Published in 2019 but so timely now.

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camwing @camw.ing · 05/12/2024

In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising. I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping. If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.

A screenshot of PayPal's terms of service. Big wall of legalese text, which I will be pasting in below. You don't need to read it, here's the important part:

"The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop."

Here's the whole paragraph:

We are updating our Privacy Statement to explain how, starting early Summer 2025, we will share information to help improve your shopping experience and make it more personalized for you. The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop, unless you live in California, North Dakota, or Vermont. For PayPal customers in California, North Dakota, or Vermont, we’ll only share your information with those merchants if you tell us to do so. No matter where you live, you’ll always be able to exercise your right to opt out of this data sharing by updating your preference settings in your account under “Data and Privacy.”

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Although it gets a lot of bad press (from Londoners who need to use it all the time mostly), London's network of tubes, trains, buses etc is _so good_ when compared to most other places I have been to.

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This perspective on rights and power, as pertain to copyright, from Cory Doctorow is extremely useful: pluralistic.net/2024/11/18/r...

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Pluralistic: Harpercollins wants authors to sign away AI training rights (18 Nov 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Duet3D @duet3d.com · 02/12/2024

Really interesting multi axis printer by Joshua Bird: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEgw...

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I Built a 4 Axis 3D Printer Unlike Anything You’ve Seen

YouTube video by Joshua Bird

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Gina Häußge @foosel.net · 28/11/2024

Hello World! 👋 I'm Gina, mostly known as the creator & maintainer of OctoPrint While my main social network is & will continue to be the Fediverse (👉 @foosel@chaos.social), I finally decided to create a bsky account to be able to communicate with people on here more easily.

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Tony Lock @tonylock.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Great write up Rene! It was good to catch up at the show.

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Duet3D @duet3d.com · 18/11/2024

Considering a process of unfollowing twitter accounts that we now follow here, and continuing to do so as people move here. Has anyone automated this? Any discussion about of the benefits/downsides?

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