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Thingiverse is cracking down on gun-related models using a new automated system

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/ghost-gun-proliferation-spurs-crackdown-at-thingverse-the-worlds-largest-3d-printer-model-design-repository-lawmakers-also-ask-3d-printer-vendors-to-create-ai-based-systems-to-detect-and-block-gun-prints
4•MrMember•5h ago

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Dig1t•3h ago
Thingiverse was never the place for firearms anyway.

https://ctrlpew.com/

Is the best place for guns and guides to building them.

cheald•55m ago
"Creating a weapon is as easy as loading a print file in your print queue"

Well that's just flat-out false. You can print things like frames, receivers, and misc hardware, but you still need machined metal components for parts that need to tolerate heat and pressure, and specialized hardware like springs of specific dimensions and tension which are really not easily home-manufacturable.

The author explicitly links to another article[1] on Tom's Hardware which specifically says this, so, uh, top notch journalism there, fellas.

[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/i-tried-3d-printing...

superb_dev•35m ago
The Liberator is fully 3D printed, except for a single metal nail:

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-liberator-the-worlds-firs...

cheald•6m ago
And it still requires assembly, is sensitive to tolerances, and is functionally a plastic zip gun - an inferior variant of what you could easily produce with nothing more than a trip to your local hardware store. A better comparison is the FGC-9, which is specifically designed to be manufacturable without access to any regulated parts, and even then there's quite a bit of specialized materials sourcing and assembly that has to be done (including rifling your own barrel out of hydraulic tubing using electrochemical machining). The story that people are just rolling fully-functioning firearms off of their 3D printer is a tale told to frighten hoplophobes.

How are you using Perplexity in your daily workflow

1•satyampsoni•16s ago•0 comments

HS2 was doomed to be a mess

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2l8kq52y8o
1•goodcanadian•6m ago•0 comments

AI-powered product visualization by Zolak

1•liliafane•8m ago•0 comments

Information Warfare

https://yuxi.ml/sketches/posts/info-warfare/
1•mesaoptimizer•9m ago•0 comments

Could Taiwan's donation pledge for Israeli settlement project backfire?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3318820/could-taiwans-donation-pledge-israeli-settlement-project-backfire
1•mhga•9m ago•0 comments

Synth2Track Editor for Efficient Match-Animation

https://studios.disneyresearch.com/2025/07/21/synth2track-editor-for-efficient-match-animation/
1•Klaster_1•9m ago•0 comments

Losing language features: some stories about disjoint unions

https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/318788.html
1•mpweiher•11m ago•0 comments

Analog Oscillator Ising Machine

https://gigabug.org/posts/bug8/
1•mbowring•11m ago•0 comments

UK government seeks way out of clash with US over Apple encryption

https://www.ft.com/content/3a3e6dbc-591d-4087-9ad3-11af04f0176f
3•tosh•12m ago•0 comments

The Forced Use of AI Is Getting Out of Hand

https://marketsaintefficient.substack.com/p/the-forced-use-of-ai-is-getting-out
3•goinggetthem•13m ago•0 comments

Sherlock Holmes and the Murder at Hillside House (1990) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDmEMHhiLLI
1•austinallegro•18m ago•0 comments

Pope Critizes Israeli Barbarity

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/20/pope-condemns-barbarity-of-israel-war-gaza
1•Simon_O_Rourke•19m ago•0 comments

Writing Is Thinking

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44222-025-00323-4
2•__rito__•21m ago•0 comments

Mario Kart 64 has a PC port now by the team who also ported Zelda and Star Fox

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/mario-kart-64-has-a-native-pc-port-now-thanks-to-the-mad-lads-even-nintendo-cant-stop-who-also-ported-zelda-and-star-fox/
1•josephcsible•21m ago•0 comments

With this yacht, my weekend life has changed

https://www.yachttrading.com/used-yachts-for-sale/yacht-type-catamaranyacht/
1•winnie112•22m ago•0 comments

The Micro-Front End Architecture Handbook

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/complete-micro-frontends-guide/
1•thunderbong•23m ago•0 comments

Replit Agent deleted a $1M SaaS startup's production DB

2•Arindam1729•30m ago•3 comments

I´m migrating a webpage that uses Zend Framework 1. Do you have some advice?

1•sfebreiro•30m ago•0 comments

DailyMe: Write less. Do more. Feel better

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dailyme-journal-your-ai-diary/id6745645320
1•gerardozaguirre•32m ago•3 comments

Capstone–modular platform for self-development, mastery tracking and AI coaching

https://www.theevolved.net
1•Poakess•34m ago•1 comments

Why Some Satellites Use NetBSD?

https://machaddr.substack.com/p/why-some-satellites-use-netbsd
1•Bogdanp•35m ago•0 comments

How to handle people dismissing io_uring as insecure?

https://github.com/axboe/liburing/discussions/1047
27•nromiun•36m ago•9 comments

SubTropolis and KC's Limestone Caves

https://kcyesterday.com/articles/subtropolis
1•taubek•40m ago•0 comments

Show HN: A simpler/cheaper alternative to Canny with a better free tier

https://www.userband.com/
2•ashbrother•41m ago•1 comments

Updating Your Brain's Software

http://happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/2018/03/updating-your-brains-software.html
1•andsoitis•44m ago•0 comments

Alaska Airlines grounds fleet nationwide

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/alaska-airlines-grounds-nationwide-fleet/
1•sugarpimpdorsey•45m ago•0 comments

Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gx28815wo
1•mmarian•45m ago•0 comments

Build an Enterprise-Ready AI Powered Applicant Tracking System [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOz165wGkQ
1•ent101•47m ago•0 comments

Knowledge Pillars and Certiport Global Partnership Announcement

https://knowledge-pillars.com/knowledge-pillars-and-certiport-global-partnership-announcement/
1•taubek•56m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built a tool that generates Brat-style covers

https://bratgenerator.icu
1•kristoff200512•1h ago•0 comments