Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

It turns out that the idea of putting digital rights management (DRM) into your printer ink is as bad as it sounds. "Here's the kicker: if you cancel, your ink stops working. You read that right; as soon as your billing cycle ends the printer will not accept the ink anymore." You're also sending a whole lot of data to HP - page count, page type, and more. That's because there are limits on the number of pages you can print as well. "It's easy to get trapped into overages... It's a strange proposition that every time I go to print, I now feel the need first to check if I have enough pages left in my plan."

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Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
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Last Updated: Aug 28, 2025 8:54 p.m.

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