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  • Yeah, a tattoo printer would have to be at least a 5 axis robot. Technically, that’s not a huge issue, and even pressure sensing or using machine vision to adjust the print aren’t that difficult to do.

    But even if it becomes a mass produced device, manufacturing costs for the robot part alone would be at least 3k-5k and then you will need a skilled operator to control that thing.

    So you are replacing a minimum wage tattoo artist with an expensive robot and an even more expensive robot operator.

    Doesn’t really make sense.


  • This.

    Driving is a highly dangerous activity that really only people who are qualified and fit enough for it should do.

    Yet we made whole regions dependant on driving. Depending on the country, driving licenses are handed out to kids after a 2h course and we let old, demented and totally unfit people drive as if it was a basic human right.

    We wouldn’t let just anyone drive a small forklift at low speeds, because we understand that to be dangerous, but just about anyone can drive a heavy truck or SUV at high speeds.













  • Once again, a case of “please read your source before posting.”

    If you look into the linked PDF, you will see that (a) the yearly number of SLAPP suits is really small, and it’s also an issue that’s very localized to some countries. Most countries see only very few (single digits) or no SLAPP suits per year.

    Not nearly the numbers you’d see in the USA or many other parts of the world.



  • One big problem is that pretty much all of these devices have major downsides. For example, I don’t know a single repairable or rugged phone with an actually really good camera or a flagship SOC.

    They also usually have a huge markup and are often produced by small boutique manufacturers with terrible support (like Fairphone) and/or really bad software (like Fairphone).

    So if you have the choice to e.g. pay €600 for a Fairphone with its terrible camera, battery life problems, inexistent support, huge amount of bugs and frequent issues with network providers (e.g. VoLTE not working), or you pay €300 for a comparable Samsung with similar software support duration (6 vs 10 years) and it just works without issues.

    If there was something like a Samsung A56 or even a Samsung S25 that’s nicely repairable and costs a maximum of €100 more than the regular version, that might be worth it.

    But the way it is now, it’s much better to buy a regular phone and spend the €300 you saved on 1-2 professional battery replacements down the line.