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We thought we’d seen ‘Doom’ running on all types of devices. Until someone tried it with a ticket printer

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We’d seen ‘Doom’ run on almost every device imaginable: from a Texas Instruments calculator until a modified pregnancy test, passing through the Touch Bar of a MacBook. The community has been proving for years that if something has a screen and some kind of processor, someone will try to run Doom. We thought the bar couldn’t be raised any higher, until someone decided to do it in an unexpected place even for this challenge: a ticket printer. Beyond the technical, this challenge has something almost philosophical: it is not about seeing if ‘Doom’ works, because we know that the game can run on very limited hardware. The question is whether we can do it on devices that, in theory, were not designed for that. Closed devices, with a very specific function, that suddenly become small gaming platforms. This transformation of the everyday into something unexpected is what keeps alive the question “what if you can also execute it?” A printer with the soul of a computer. The device chosen by the channel Bringus Studios It is not a conventional ticket printer. It is a solution created for small businesses, capable of printing receipts and running typical point-of-sale terminal applications from the same computer. That integration explains why it includes an embedded operating system, USB ports, its own connectivity and even an original Windows 7 Pro Embedded sticker. For those who used it back in the day, it was simply a point of sale terminal. For those who find it today, it is much more than that. When the creator decides to open the machine, the exterior appearance gives way to a metal structure more typical of an industrial computer than a receipt printer. Under the cover appear screws, SATA cables, internal USB ports, a motherboard and even a small integrated speaker. There are hardly any concessions to the design, everything is ready to function for hours in a commercial environment. Instead of a peripheral accessory, what you find is a complete computer, hidden under a functional and robust chassis. Play Doom on a paper screen. Once it was discovered that the machine could behave like a complete computer, the next step was inevitable: running ‘Doom’. The content creator turned to software rendering, adjusted the brightness and contrast to suit thermal printing, and turned the paper into the game’s visual output. Each frame was printed as a monochrome image, creating a sort of roll-up screen at its feet. The result was neither comfortable nor efficient, but it was extraordinarily ingenious. Too hot for a normal game. The system was capable of printing ‘Doom’, but was not prepared to do so for minutes at a time. Many scenes generated a lot of black, causing the thermal head to get hotter than intended. There came a point where the printer would pause printing or output messy and unintelligible sequences. The author used an external fan to prolong the session, while the paper piled up on the floor and the behavior of the game became so unpredictable that one almost had to play by pure intuition. The experiment did not end with Doom. When testing ‘Half-Life,’ the result was different: the game’s visual style seemed to fit better on thermal paper and produced clearer images. The author began to print scenes that did allow hallways, doors or characters to be distinguished with a certain clarity, to the point of wanting to save them. He even replicated one of the classic moments of the game, the microwave in the laboratory, and confirmed on paper that the pot ended up exploding. Despite the lag of several seconds between what was happening in the game and what appeared on paper, the scenes were still legible enough that I wanted to keep them. It was no longer just playing, it was documenting it. What started as a simple printer ended up being a reminder of why this challenge continues to fascinate so many people. It doesn’t matter if the result is impractical, illegible or full of paper: the important thing is that it worked. The game was run, the printer printed the images and it was demonstrated that even a routine device, designed to work silently behind a counter, can end up becoming an experiment worth telling. Images | Bringus Studios In Xataka | The Internet has been filled with videos with the new trailer for ‘GTA VI’. The only problem is they have all been made with AI

They are experts in apps, but they don’t know how to use a printer

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The Z generation is changing Many labor dynamics With its incorporation into the labor market, but they are also breaking high expectations. The most visible is the technological preparation that was assumed to a generation that has had to finish its remote training and started its work career in a remote work and fenced by AI. That Lack of preparation technological has been made known as Tech Shame or technological shame: Not knowing how to use elementary devices in an office such as printer or scan a document. Technological pressure for digital natives. Unlike boomers, The members of the Z generation have been born and grown immersed in technology for any aspect of their life. However, they experience unexpected difficulties when they face basic offices such as printers or scanners. Despite his technological skill in personal life, A study De lasalle Network reveals that 48% of young graduates in 2022 do not feel technologically prepared in their jobs. According to the report ‘Hybrid Work: Are We There Yet?‘ From HP to 10,000 office employees around the world, 20% of young people felt judged for not knowing how to use the electronic devices of the office, while the proportion of their counterparts from other generations was only 4%. “We were surprised to discover that young workers are feeling more ‘technological shame’ than their older colleagues, and this could be due to a series of problems,” He pointed out Debbie Irish, Head of Human Resources in the United Kingdom and Ireland of HP to Worklife. Unfair expectations for “technological shame”. Although the fact of not knowing how a certain device works has affected to a greater or lesser extent to all generations that currently live in the labor market, it seems to be an unforgivable sin for generation Z given the expectations that they should Dominate any technology. However, we must not lose sight of the fact that your experience is limited to technologies with which they grew up. Printers, photocopiers or scanners are already an obsolete technology for that generation. It would be like asking Boomers either Millennials make purchase orders in MORSE CODE. Printers are less and less common at home. There was a time when having a printer at home was as common as having a computer. However, the data indicate that this trend has been stagnating in recent years and is increasingly printed at home in response to the Nightmare to face a printer. A good sample is that, according to data HP sales published by The RegisterDuring the pandemic its income in hardware for consumption printing (non -professional) grew 21% to 77 million dollars. That means that all those people who had to start working remotely did not have that printer at home previously. It is normal that they know how to use them. Not being used to using printers or scanners during their training period has made, no matter how much Digital natives Let them be, do not have that previous technological experience. On the other hand, as pointed out An article in The Guardianthe Z generation has grown using apps such as Instagram or Tiktok, very oriented to the ease of use, so they expect the rest of the technology in their surroundings Be just as easy to use. Maybe this is one of the reasons why young people are more prone to scams online That his grandparents. What lifts the hand the Millennials They would know how to send a fax, without looking in Google what a fax is. In Xataka | Three out of four young people in the US are clear: they prefer to work in a hospital than in a great technological Image | Pexels (Andrea Piacquadio) *An earlier version of this article was published in September 2024

We knew that many use Starbucks as an office. In South Korea they lead to the printer, and the chain has said enough

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Enter a Starbucks store and meet several people installed with your laptop It is no novelty. The spacious tables, the plugs available, the air conditioning and, of course, the coffee, make these premises a habitual shelter for students and remote workers. A printer on the table. A cardboard separator to isolate itself from the world. A strip to plug laptop, mobile and tablet at the same time. All this has been seen – and is still seen – in some South Korea Starbucks. The phenomenon has shot, and therefore, the chain has decided to intervene. New standards in South Korea. The new regulation is clear: no printers, multi -mitoms or accessories that convert the premises into a portable office. This is what The Korea Herald collects itwhich adds that it is also not allowed to occupy several chairs or leave belongings for hours to “reserve” table. The original poster (left), the translation of Google Lens (right) From this week, employees have instructions to warn those who fail these guidelines. The measure communicates with a poster that already decorates dozens of stores in the country. And although the message is illustrated with a smiling bear, the background has nothing tender. What does it mean to be a 카공족. In South Korea, 카공족 It is the name that receives “the tribe that studies in coffee.” The term combines the words 카페 (cafeteria) and 공부 (study), and is used to describe those who spend hours working or reviewing notes in premises such as Starbucks. What began as a practical and punctual solution has become such a widespread custom that now raises a dilemma: is it a legitimate use of space or silent abuse of the common environment? The social reaction. The Donga Ilbo medium collects The testimony of Professor Seo Kyung-Duk, from the Sungshin Women’s University, who shared the image of the computer equipment with the cardboard separator: “It looks like a private office.” SEgún explainedeven the foreigner who accompanied him was bewildered: “How can anyone mark their territory in a public place like a cafeteria?” He asked, surprised. Some of the images that account for 카공족 in South Korea The author of the photo explained that this person did not return in all the time he remained in the store: “I spent three hours there and did not return once,” he said. Meanwhile, Asia Economy echoed some Of the most repeated reactions among users: “There is not even room to have coffee because of the 카공족,” said a person. Another ironized: “They leave their things and they will eat … is this a ‘Study Café’ or what?” Why have Starbucks Korea acted now? Starbucks has not acted in whim. According to the company, what is at stake is the collective experience. When a large table is occupied for hours by a single person, or when a client is absent leaving their objects as a reservation, the balance between those who enter, consume and leave, and those who turn the place into a personal office. There is also a commercial logic. Maintaining rotation is key in a business where each table counts. If someone occupies a seat for four hours with a single coffee, the impact is not anecdotal. If not, tell the owners of coffees in Barcelona, They are applying their own formula “anti occupies terraces”. Images | Athar Khan | 서경덕 (Via Donga Ilbo) In Xataka | We already know who is going to drink all the coffee that Brazil will not export to the US for the tariffs: China

So he used his 3D printer to make them himself and save 20,000 euros

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Supercars are the culmination of passion for motoring And the speed, But, although they are a minority, not all owners of one of these Engineering jewelry They are millionaires. With a little luck and the passing of the years, some supercarghini, Ferrari or Porsche de Segundo can be achieved (or third hand) for a price much more affordable of what cost new. The bad thing in those cases is that, although cars have lost some of their value, the pieces of replacement to repair them No, and they are still extremely expensive. Especially when the car It is no longer manufactured. Little money, but a lot of ingenuity That is precisely what happened to youtuber B is for builda fan of cars and extreme customizations, which It was proposed to restore An old Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640 who had bought for about $ 35,000. A bargain taking into account that this model has cost about $ 150,000. But such a reduced price It has its explanation. The car had several seriously damaged body elements and, among them, the right lighthouse. To avoid the huge extra cost of the pieces in the concessionaire, he sought the replacement for his bat on eBay. The search was a success, but the best price did not fall from 20,000 euros for a couple of new original lights. Touch the photo to see the original message and the state of Lamborghini when you bought it As the youtuber recognized In your videospend 10,000 euros for each optics From its supercar far exceeded its restoration budget, so, far from discouraging, it chose a much more affordable solution: manufacture them with A 3D printer. To do so, he had to digitize the focus using a scanner and improve the initial scan with 3D modeling hours to finish profileing all angles of a piece as complex as the lighthouse. One of the many challenges he faced was the digitalization and impression of the rings that hold the bulbs lenses. When the scanner laser was manufactured in aluminum, it was not able to detect correctly the details. On the other hand, since they had to resist the high temperatures that the lights reach, these elements had to print with a specific resin with high heat resistance. Interestingly, the simplest part was the outer glass of the focus. Given the shape of the morro of the bat and be located in a delayed position, it was enough to cut a piece of transparent metacrylate with the proper form and adapted perfectly to the soft fall of the morro of the bat. 20,000 euros difference. Original focus (left) and 3D printed focus (right). After hours of evidence, sanding, adjustment and some paint, the truth is that the result was a very well achieved piece. However, some details betrayed that it was a “artisanal” piece. For example, the subject of the focus dome that would never be seen in original Lamborghini. However, the intention of the YouTuber was to create a personalized Lamborghini Murciélago With a post -apocalyptic style In the purest cyberpunk style, so the rivets did not disregard at all, and the foci fulfill their function. In Xataka | I have got into a 420,000 euros car for the first time in my life. Now I know what the millionaires feel Image | Lamborghini, B is for build

If you have never bought a 3D printer because they are very expensive, much eye at these five offers in a good variety of models

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3D printers are not usually especially cheap and there are many things that we must take into account if we are going to buy our first printer. But there are brands that make it a little easier by having a good amount of models that are aimed at a more casual or more expert user. Anycubic has now launched a new campaign and has many of these printers, so we have chosen five models with a good discount. Anycubic Photon Mono 4 by 144 eurosan economic printer that lowers price with the Diynew15 coupon. Anycubic Photon Mono M7 by 279 eurosa printer a little larger than lowers price with the DiyNew20 coupon. Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo by 354 eurosa printer to print in various colors that lowers price with the Diynew25 coupon. Anycubic Kobra 2 Max by 374 eurosa printer that offers good speed and lowers price with the DiyNew25 coupon. Anycubic Kobra S1 Combo by 569 eurosan ultra -grape printer and good size with the DiyNew30 coupon. Anycubic Photon Mono 4 If what we are looking for is only to start in the world of 3D printers with an affordable model, the Anycubic Photon Mono 4 has dropped from 229 euros to the 144 euros With the coupon DIYNEW15. Includes a seven -inch screen, print with a maximum print volume of 153.4 x 87 x 165 mm and has a system to resume printing in case you have a light cut. In addition, as we see in the rest of the printers of this list, the results are quite surprising. You can see some samples on the 3D printer file. * Some price may have changed from the last review Anycubic Photon Mono M7 If we are going to start at 3D printers, but we are looking 279 euros With the coupon DIYNEW20. This printer offers a greater speed than the previous one, also includes a screen, but in this case 10.1 inches and offers a maximum print volume of 223 x 126 x 230 mm. The brand also has some samples in the printer description. * Some price may have changed from the last review Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo On the other hand, if what we want is to have a printer that is capable of printing in color, but that its price does not rise too much, the Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo is an interesting purchase option, especially now that it has dropped from 599 euros to the 354 euros With the coupon DIYNEW25. It allows you to print with four to eight colors with a maximum print volume of 250 x 250 x 260 mm and in the description of the product we can find samples offered by both the brand and users. * Some price may have changed from the last review Anycubic Kobra 2 Max If we want a good printer because we have already used one or because we simply want to make large volume impressions, the Anycubic Kobra 2 Max has dropped from 659 euros to 374 euros With the coupon DIYNEW25. It allows printing with a maximum volume of 420 x 420 x 500 mm, has automatic leveling and is much faster than the previous models. We can also find samples offered by the brand and by users in the printer description. * Some price may have changed from the last review Anycubic Kobra S1 Combo Finally, if what we are looking for is a complete printer and that allows you to print in color, the Anycubic Kobra S1 Combo has also dropped in price from 749 euros to the 569 euros With the coupon DIYNEW30. It offers good speed, it is silent, it allows you to print with a maximum volume of 250 x 250 x 250 mm with up to eight colors and has automatic leveling. In this case, we can only find samples offered by the brand in the printer description. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Anycubic In Xataka | Best domestic 3D printers. Which to buy, resources for 3D printing and eight recommended models In Xataka | This is what I would have liked to know before I started in the 3D printing world

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