what happens when you put copy-protection software in a *tractor* motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a…

Mar 22, 2017 · 7:41 AM UTC

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Replying to @internetofshit
in aus, farmers fix everything with fencing wire. So much for surface mount.
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Replying to @internetofshit
Why do tractors need any software at all? They're tractors, for fuck's sake.
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Automation, yes. Unnecessary levels of DRM, no.
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I can't wait till I have to pay for black market firmware for my washing machine
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Living in a Snow Crash world...
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Replying to @internetofshit
there's a #RightToRepair bill going around for ages not getting approved so ppl always have to go back to the manufacturer
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Replying to @internetofshit
Apple did the same with the iPhone they wanted to destroy third party repair firms to cash in
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I (non-JD shop) can still preform +10k€ repairing without touching software... while sw repairings wont go above 3k€...
Replying to @internetofshit
that pull quote is so cyberpunk! "Bubba Mnemonic", anyone?
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Replying to @momiji_manchega @thefirered @internetofshit
yeah, is a scam existing in modern electronics: you are not paying for a product, but for the right to use it
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