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[Hide] (432.4KB, 343x2012) Does all /tech/ have to be about computers only? A lot of products have been getting enshittified, but I've seen little talk on the regulations that have been causing the enshittification. Instead people have just abstractly blamed capitalism with few attempts at real individual solutions to these problems. It's to the point where I'm starting to get conspiratorial about it (e.g., corpos blacklisting information about these regs), but that's not the point of this post. There's no use complaining about something I don't have control over, and I think it's better to just try to find the grey areas and ways around these regulations. So, anyone have any idea on individual solutions to these problems?
>3D printers
>New regulations from New York/California requiring bad software on them.
Any good 3D printers with easily obtainable filament that still let you just use whatever CAD file you want? Are there any 3D printers that aren't selling to New York/California that're still good?
>Cars
>Regulations been getting worse every year--it's looking like a smartphone will be a requirement to run a car due to safety regs. Also, permanent tracking required. As a result, software's been getting terrible on them.
>Burgerstan has a 25-year old import regulation on the books making things worse.
I've been driving an old beater, and it's looking like I should never buy a new car and I'm kind of getting depressed about the future because it seems like it's going to be like Cuba. Is there any news about how to get around any of that bullshit?
So far, I've found my options are kit trucks (Mutiny is a new one that looks like it's got a very regulation-resistant model. Either that, or it looks like my other option is to try to find the cars that have the easiest-to-remove system on them; but I've been having difficulty finding guides that help figure out which models are good for that.
Another option I've heard is to live in Florida, as they apparently have a "grey market" situation similar to marijuana in the U.S. where owning a private car is technically illegal on the federal level, but Florida state law will just allow it, so the traffic cops you'll deal with won't enforce the federal law on the situation. However, I unfortunately don't live in Florida.
>Dishwasher/Washing machines
>"Water conservation regulations" (they don't conserve water, in my experience, that's a longer story) have been forcing them to have bunch of software on them that make them essentially not work 90% of the time.
It's quite a game to try to find one where you can remove or bypass the software on them. There's one model I've found, but it's REALLY hit or miss and again I'm having difficulty finding guides for it., and if anyone has any tips on that I'd appreciate it. I've fortunately had some better luck in finding good brands from the 50s that are still running strong, but again it's really depressing that regulations have made it so I can't buy a newer washing machine. However, unlike the other items I've listed here, at least with dishwashers/washing machines, older units use a lot of replaceable parts that look like they'll be logistically simple to find in the coming future, and I've gotten quite good at troubleshooting and fixing their relay diagrams.
>A/C units
>AIM act/Kalergi regulations will force A2Ls and then A3s.