JWM (Joe No Se)Apr 2

These laws are absurd, forcing 3D printer manufacturers to literally implement the plainer of @pluralistic ’s #unauthorizedbread

Manufacturers have plenty of incentive to enshittify their products without states forcing them to.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-wont-work-permission-print-part-2

Print Blocking Won't Work - Permission to Print Part 2

Legislators across the U.S. are proposing laws to force β€œblueprint blockers” on 3D printers sold in their states. This mandated censorware is doomed to fail for its intended purpose, but will still manage to hurt the professional and hobbyist communities relying on these tools.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Show threadLed By Gilded FoolsSep 23, 2025

@pluralistic While my experience pales in the scale to your (as usual, amazing) article, I experienced #solar #enshittification firsthand:

My installer bolted a third party #Sunpower charging monitor to my house, which worked great to see what my hourly/daily/yearly output was until Sunpower went bankrupt and was bought out by Enphase, who, you guessed it, wants me to pay a subscription fee to see the same monitoring data. Fuck that.

Fortunately, (#Reddit to the rescue): The data from the microinverters goes through my router, and someone found a hack:
https://github.com/krbaker/hass-sunpower

https://www.reddit.com/r/SunPower/comments/1awncew/alternative_apps_deeper_details/?q=SunStrong+alternatives&tabId=related

https://www.reddit.com/r/SunPower/comments/12w8rqs/sunpower_monitoring_not_accurate_compared_to_meter/

All I need to do is implement the hack and I get my data back, then reconfigure the router to cut off Enphase! Its like #UnauthorizedBread but for solar.

GitHub - krbaker/hass-sunpower: Home Assistant SunPower Integration using the local installer ethernet interface.

Home Assistant SunPower Integration using the local installer ethernet interface. - krbaker/hass-sunpower

GitHub
Show threadDavid ForsythSep 21, 2025

@Daojoan

* Laughs in #UnAuthorizedBread *

MrMozzMar 3, 2025

Why is it that when @pluralistic writes dystopian fiction, people take it as a challenge?

https://www.wired.com/story/high-tech-toast/

#tormentnexus #scifi #unauthorizedbread

Can Algorithms, a Touchscreen, and an Internet Connection Make the Perfect Piece of Toast?

Some eager product designers have replaced the toaster’s familiar buttons, levers, and dials with screens and automated software. The results are rather stale.

WIRED
Show threadCuriousMatterDec 30, 2024
@verge Yes, please! I was just thinking how there were still 2 minutes of each day when heating a Hot Pocket that are still unmonetized, & how I wish my microwave could analyze what I eat & report back to my corporate overlords while showing me targeted ads for crap I don't need! Can't wait until it only heats licensed official LG food & the #enshittification can be complete. LG - out there pursuing #unauthorizedbread like it's the #tormentnexus from the classic book #dontcreatethetormentnexus
Show threadMathiasTCKDec 15, 2024
@normplum @jensorensen reminds me of #Doctorow 's free short story #UnauthorizedBread
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/
Unauthorized Bread: Real rebellions involve jailbreaking IoT toasters

Cory Doctorow's book, Radicalized, is up for a CBC award. To celebrate, here's an excerpt.

Ars Technica
Show threadRamenCatholic 🐒🌈Nov 2, 2024
@bstacey hell yeah, make some #UnauthorizedBread
HellaOct 27, 2024

@marcel @Ursu
Dazu passend gibt es eine Story von Cory Doctorow: Unauthorized Bread

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/

#CoryDoctorow #IoT #enshittification #UnauthorizedBread

Unauthorized Bread: Real rebellions involve jailbreaking IoT toasters

Cory Doctorow's book, Radicalized, is up for a CBC award. To celebrate, here's an excerpt.

Ars Technica
Show threadBerg Am Laimerin (bis 12.2025)Oct 18, 2024

@kaltmamsell

Mich erinnert das schon sehr an die Story "Unauthorized Bread" von Cory Doctorow.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/

#UnauthorizedBread #IOT

Unauthorized Bread: Real rebellions involve jailbreaking IoT toasters

Cory Doctorow's book, Radicalized, is up for a CBC award. To celebrate, here's an excerpt.

Ars Technica
Show threadUlrich O.Oct 16, 2024

Quite ironically, this sounds like the beginning of the short story #UnauthorizedBread by @pluralistic

Smart appliances have not been created to make your life easier - they have been created to tie you to certain manufacturers at best, or to trade in one-time profits to permanent cashflow for the company of your choice at worst.

Installing smart devices and on-demand extras shows that you are not only stupid enough to buy a company's product, but also to pay for being allowed to use it.