This reminds me of Ken Thompson’s speech on trusting trust. The recursive/meta nature of it all has helped me explain to those unfamiliar that this is such a waste of time. Education is where it’s at, but I’m preaching to the choir here on HN.
replyDid you mean this one (PDF)? https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_Ref...
replyNot OP but yeah that's the one!
replywhen offspring are forbidden, only outlaws will have in-laws
replyonly when they start printing ICs
replyTrying to restrict the non-printed ICs you'd connect to your 3D printed parts would be even dumber. There's a zillion things that can slam out bits and control a stepper motor.
replyWell, you can print out of conductive materials.
replyLike the printers that won't do prints of money that's money-size
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