what happens when you put copy-protection software in a *tractor* motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a…
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"Hey John why u got that USB plugged into ur tractor?" "oh i'm just jail breaking it"

Mar 22, 2017 · 7:43 AM UTC

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This software licensing stuff for physical objects is completely ridiculous. Why should they have a EULA at all?
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this shit John Deere is pulling is fucking criminal.
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They should call it “free-ranging it”
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It always strikes me as odd hearing about farmers and free software folk aligning. I get it, but still strange bedfellows.
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reminds me of the guy who homebrewed his own drone tractor last year: google.co.uk/amp/boingboing.…
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I'm so glad isn't only me that thinks some tech is just tech-for-the-sake-of-tech
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“My tractor emptied my bank account.” “Your contractor? Has the police caught them yet?” “No, I said ‘my tractor.’” @internetofshit
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oh Deere what is John doing?
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Are there no other tractor manufacturers/importers in the US than John Deere? Vote with your wallet, IMO.
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