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by JodieBenitez 140 days ago
> This list can be updated by authorities whenever someone modifies a public file needed to print a firearm, and with online access, similar to many normal printers, it could even alert law enforcement when someone tries to print these files.

That's putting a lot of trust in authorities.
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Jamesbeam 140 days ago
Not really, we use a similar system for court ordered DNS blocks. So to get on that DNS blocklist they need probable cause and a federal judge reviewing the request.

The public is keeping an eye on what domains are blocked also. Example: https://cuiiliste.de/domains

So if your 3D printer is no longer printing anything that is not illegal to print, you can always contact a journalist or tell the public on whatever channel you choose to that they are blocking a file/object that is not prohibited and provide video evidence.

That doesn’t guarantee the file gets unblocked, but if they want the system to be publicly accepted, both sides have to play by the rules, and with transparency comes trust in institutions.

Same if they abuse the system to get notified whenever you print something that is not illegal. They do it once, and then that whole project is toast.

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direwolf20 140 days ago
the cuii list blocked a person's blog for reporting the existence of the cuii list - the person who created cuiiliste.de - and yet the cuii list still exists and is not toast.
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JodieBenitez 140 days ago
> They do it once, and then that whole project is toast.

You wish !

It's funny that you mention DNS blocks because these have already been abused in my country. Nobody cares.

I don't want that much state control on my life, they have too much already. Your proposal is straight up Orwelian stuff to me.

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Jamesbeam 140 days ago
I respect your opinion and I think you have a very healthy view on what freedom means and how much influence the government should have on your life.

If I read comments like yours it reminds me whom I fought for, and in a perfect world you should be able to print as many guns as you desire. Unfortunately we don’t live in a perfect world.

I don’t need to persuade you that my solution for this problem is the best or even worth pursuing, it probably isn’t and I never think I’m the smartest person in the room. I just say this is how it’s technically possible, because the person I replied to asked about how it could even be done.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to exchange thoughts with me. Take care and stay a free and independent human being.

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JodieBenitez 140 days ago
I should mention that I don't even have a 3D printer or a CNC machine. I'll be in my fifties soon and maybe I get grumpy, but I sometimes have the feeling that more and more aspects of our lives fall under a law of some sort, down to very precise details. It's death of freedom by a thousand paper cuts. And it's always in the name of a good thing, of course. But in the end, it's really taking responsability away from the people.

Anyway, thanks for this discussion.

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