'Fuck you, Bambu': How one private message could change the face of 3D printing (opens in new tab)

So Bambu's argument hinges on "impersonation" claim of Jarczak's modified client using the same user agent string?

If a user compiles official BambuStudio from source, does BambuLabs then also claim their non-bit-identical client is also impersonating the "real" BambuStudio?

Or are they abusing user agents strings as authentication mechanism?

If they don't consider it abuse, but rather legitimate use of agent strings as authentication mechanism, then are they effectively openly arguing they left the user-agent-as-credential in the public repository? BambuLabs is going to claim in court that it publishes login credentials to its network in its open source BambuStudio, and then complaining that people actually use them?

If I bring my post-it with all my computer passwords to CCC and wave it in front of any camera I find, can I then sue the CCC and others filming, because they are spreading my credentials?

Or should I be laughed away in court?

Serious question, I have a Bambulab printer now. What is a good next printer option? Prusa is way too expensive without a decent AMS alternative. Flashforge is doing some sketchy stuff with their maker site + AI. Is Creality or QIDI the best next options?

I've just bought my first 3D printer and I decided against Bamboo because of the drama that has happened lately, and I'm glad I did.

It's sort of ironic that all the money going to "teach Bambu a lesson" is ultimately defending a guy who is building free tooling that specifically adds value to the Bambu platform. In a sense they win either way.

I have a problem:

I'm in the market for a new 3D printer. My old Ultimaker 2 is still going strong, but it's from a different generation and doesn't fit my needs anymore. Looking purely at features, I really want a Bambu Lab X2D. However I hate what that company is doing, don't want to give them my money and don't want to lock myself into their increasingly locked down ecosystem.

Features I want:

- 2 nozzles (print parts with a different support material or a combination of solid and TPU)

- make simple 2-color prints without manual intervention (to add labels on parts, only a few layers require two colors)

- hassle-free filament storage (protected from dust and moisture, multiple spools ready to print at all times)

- a choice of different nozzles (e.g. 0.8 mm) which can be swapped easily

- able to print ABS reliably (or another material that is more heat resistant than PLA), the Ultimaker 2 with its open chamber is not good at this (parts lift off and warp)

- hassle-free operation (no tinkering)

Don't need:

- cloud stuff (I print everything locally, my own models)

What should I buy?

[dupe] Discussion on many of the linked articles:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48109224

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175820

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48115127

Etc etc

Me and a buddy, victor teisller, hacked the most popular 3D printer a few years ago (flashforge) to turn it into a major fire hazard through reverse engineering the firmware update remotely. Changed the max temp of the extruder to the temp of the Sun lol. These things are a fascinating security target because they're an easy place to turn abstract digital hacking into physical repersussions that can literally murder.

https://www.theregister.com/security/2020/04/13/how-to-make-...

I wonder whether Bambu printers run Doom.

I'm not in the community, so I'm taking this article at face value. If I read correctly, he made software that possibly exploited a security gap, they asked him to remove it, then he demanded free hardware. They said no, and the conversation turned sour.

Why is everyone mad at them? I'm not blaming either side, but it sounds like a rather typical failed negotiation.