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John Deere brags about sabotaging competitors & customers on hot mic - they're PROUD of it!

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[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 258 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Corporations would have us all subscribe to the oxygen supply if they could.

Take apart all the things. Reverse engineer their shit. Create open alternatives. Fuck all these monsters. John Deere, Apple, Samsung, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, everybody included.

[-] SSX@lemmy.world 110 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile, Valve: Here's how you can rip apart our handheld computer, we don't recommend it, but it's yours so who gives a shit?

[-] blackkn1ght@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 1 year ago

Also, here's our distribution platform where you can buy your games but have no physical medium, so if the game gets pulled you could lose access to it even though you won't get your money back.

Valve might be better, but they are far from perfect.

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago

If your favorite game gets pulled, so long as it's not a requirement to be connected to the internet to use it, just pirate it. There is no better option if you purchased a game and it gets removed than to just flat out pirate it instead of buying a new copy, if you ask me. Just save your money in that case instead of going to another platform selling it.

[-] blackkn1ght@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago

Yes, but that misses the point. Mine was a criticism against the illusion of property Steam (and other platforms) create. I know i can pirate stuff, but still Valve has the power to delist or remove stuff from their platform at any time, without need to reimburse.

It ain't digital property, it's just long term online renting.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

valve might be better, but are you actually whining about digital distribution? it's saving gigatons of co2 emissions on physical delivery alone.

PAY ATTENTION: PUTTING 1s AND 0s ON PLASTIC DISKS SO THEY CAN GO TO A STORE AND SIT ON A SHELF FOR MONTHS BEFORE SOMEONE BUYS THEM AND DRIVES THEM HOME IS A MIND NUMBINGLY STUPID WAY TO DISTRIBUTE 1s AND 0s.

You want a physical copy? Kickstart the physical edition. Complaining that valve setup a digital distribution system that actually works is so fucking dumb it makes my brain hurt.

[-] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

You’re not wrong, but they also don’t make it easy to print those 1’s and 0’s to physical media once you have them.

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[-] AngryDemonoid@lemmy.lylapol.com 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I already wanted a Steam Deck, but was saving up for one of the higher tiers. Then I found out how relatively easy it is to buy the cheap one and add an nvme drive. So, now my savings goal is a lot closer.

EDIT: Fixed some typos

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Damn right, I haven't bought a console since the PS1 but I bought a Steam Deck just because of its hackability. I have plans for it beyond just gaming. Robotics control and FPV streaming is one thing I have in mind.

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[-] Zorque@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

Spacebaaaaallllls! 🎶

[-] Shortstack@reddthat.com 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A canadian startup is already selling canned air.

Folks in places like china are buying it up presumably due to the air pollution they have. This article says they already cleared 300k in sales and are expanding their product lines to offer 'flavoured air'.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-vitality-air-sales-update-bottled-air-1.5073762

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[-] demlet@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

There's a CEO in The Corporation (2003 documentary) who literally argues that everything should be monetized. Including air...

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[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago

Sounds like another industry in dire need of competition. Makes sense that they're fighting tooth and nail to keep a deathgrip on what they've still got (for now).

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

There's plenty of competition; the problem isn't the proprietary firmware, it's the expensive parts. You can still fix 99% of a machine yourself, you might have to get a tech out to put a CANbus ID into the computer so a new part that you put on works.

But it still comes down to the fact that the competition don't make as good/productive of a machine, and parts availability, even if they are expensive, is key. I've paid $1000 for a part I could make myself on a mill, but it would take me a day and I'd lose $100,000 of lost production on that machine because rain is coming.

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[-] raptir@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

There is competition - New Holland, Massey Ferguson, Case IH, etc... The problem is that despite all the anti-consumer nonsense John Deere still tops the lists as the best option.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Deere has the most massive dealer network in the U.S./Canada. So when looking for a part farmers have an easier time finding them. In other places of the world the competition is much more fierce and they don't compete as well.

As for quality of equipment, Deere makes stuff about average. It's not terrible but it's not great.

Other companies have specialized in some things and make vastly better equipment.

New Holland/Massey F has the best swathers and bailers.

Kubota has the best small tractors.

CLAAS has the best choppers and combines.

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[-] Countmacula@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

Fuck John Deere and their anti-self repair bs.

The individuals using these machines don’t have time to wait for some tech to find the time to get to BFE, Kansas.

[-] skymtf@pricefield.org 49 points 1 year ago

EAT THE RICH CAPTIALISM SUCKS

[-] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

Louis Rossmann in his natural habitat.

[-] kitonthenet@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is he airbrushing his thumbnails? , he’s so shiny

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago

Being able to repair products you own gives you a natural warm glow

[-] Fester@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago

I’m sure those competitors will successfully sue them for <1% of their yearly profit in damages, plus they’ll suffer a single employee’s salary amount in fines.

[-] jampacked@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

They only seem popular on high subsidy farms.

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[-] kool_newt@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

I remember my grandpa casually telling a story one time when our family went out for pizza. He talked about how all the farm animals in the village and surrounding villages in Mexico suddenly died, and then John Deere came around selling tractors. This would've happened around the late 1950s I think. I have no idea if this is true or not.

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[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago

Does this dude severely lack sleep or something ? I don't understand why his eyes are like this.

[-] gamer@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago

Lol he actually made a video about it once because people kept asking him. He said that he went to a doctor and they said he was just ugly.

I dont watch this guy’s videos that often, but coincidentally I saw that one.

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[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago

It's not easy being the only man in the world fighting for right-to-repair laws. Every company he exposes, more life is drained from behind his eyes.

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Soulless company used life steal.

Joke aside , his work is really impressive but his fight is already lost if most people just consume ( unrelated , fuck printer companies ) and accept their fate. We need aware citizens and there's not many of them. We're kinda doomed.

People accept DRMs and planned obsolescence as if they can't fight them. They don't know their strength and thzt if they decide to boycott these shitty companies they'd die.

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[-] pragma@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

probably a combination of fatigue, aging and genetics, there's nothing wrong with it

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

This is the natural result of what we vote for every two years.

[-] TheCraiggers@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 year ago

Is it? I don't remember seeing a guy running for Congress that promised he'd prevent huge corporations from running rough shod over everything.

People like saying stuff like "just vote better", but the fact is the vast majority of people that run for any office are pro-big business because that's their background and the lobbyists give them lots of money to get elected. Where's the anti-big business guy going to get his money to run? And without money, you sure aren't winning.

Through lobbying, corporations have us all by the balls. It doesn't matter what side of the isle you're on; both sides have basically been endorsed by big money.

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