ElizabethJan 11, 2023
Clément Canonne
Forget about driverless cars, I want driverless printers.
Jan 11, 2023 at 5:09amWeb
Show threadClément CanonneJan 12, 2023
Oh great, apparently there's a printer stuck in the middle of SF's Bay Bridge now
Show threadEvan B🥥ehsJan 12, 2023

@ccanonne dear lord you really hate printers.

I'm with you on that. I've been sending my boss documents to print on my behalf for about a year now because the damn thing doesn't work on my computer and IT can't figure it out

Show threadClément CanonneJan 12, 2023
@eb have you tried to turn IT off and on again?
Show threadEvan B🥥ehsJan 12, 2023

@ccanonne No, but I'll be sure to do IT in the morning if I can turn one on by then 😏

Sorry. That was terrible and I apologize sincerely.

Show threadJocelynephiliac Jan 11, 2023
@ccanonne @astraluma we had that now suddenly they’re doing it again and I hate it. I had a decade of my wifi printer AND it’s scanner *just working* on my mac, and now I need a special app.
Show threadTeal StarsongJan 11, 2023
@ccanonne Buy PostScript 🎉
Show threadClément CanonneJan 11, 2023
@teal PostCrypt? Is this some necromancy/mail delivery?
Show threadTeal StarsongJan 11, 2023
@ccanonne It shall print documents unspeakable from times beyond!
Show threadMechMathTurkJan 11, 2023
@ccanonne How about driverless digital projectors?
Show threadClément CanonneJan 11, 2023
@mechmathturk nay, that's not happening.
Show threadmikeJan 11, 2023
@ccanonne Cars and printers can both get thrown in the same hole. What are we doing to ourselves?!
Show threadjustinjbgJan 11, 2023
@ccanonne Absolute mood.
Show threadPhil Dennis-JordanJan 11, 2023
@ccanonne Careful what you wish for. This essentially exists in the shape of Apple’s AirPrint. Basically a standardised HTTP API for submitting PDF documents to print, discoverable via mDNS. Sounds great, right? It is, until you find out that you’re now dealing with each printer manufacturer’s buggy PDF implementation instead of buggy printer drivers.