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[–] frog@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't print a lot (average 1 page a day), so having the printer actively "awake" and consuming electricity all the time is pretty wasteful. So that wouldn't move it into the category of "not evil" for me.

[–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That makes sense. Too bad the sleep mode isn't working well for you :(

[–] frog@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

To me it's just part and parcel of owning a printer. They're awful devices, but one I unfortunately need to use on occasions.

That said, the university printers aren't bad. I've only threatened to throw them out of the window once. 😀