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The Manchurian Idiot
There is a direct line from "DRM In Music" to "You Now Subscribe To Your Car", via "Using Third-Party Toner Is Against The Law"
Nov 25, 2022 at 1:49pmWeb
Show threadLeigh DoddsNov 25, 2022

@pikesley TIL about the exciting frontier of "Software defined silicon", aka Pay As You Go chips.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4060771/intel-introduces-pay-server-chip-service

Intel introduces pay-as-you-go server chip service

Pricing details for the service are yet to be made public

Show threadThe Manchurian IdiotNov 25, 2022
@ldodds I'm not even angry. I'm slightly in awe at the naked avarice here tbh
Show threadLeigh DoddsNov 25, 2022
@pikesley "please upgrade to complete this calculation"
Show threadThe Manchurian IdiotNov 25, 2022
@ldodds We are very much living in Cory Doctorow's future
Show threadLeigh DoddsNov 25, 2022
@pikesley "We're excited to announce the release of our pay as you go chips"
Show threadSean Eric FaganNov 25, 2022
@pikesley Well, DRM in DVDs first.
Show threadtavi catNov 27, 2022
@kithrup @pikesley if we're playing that game, it was trying to make DAT tapes illegal first
Show threadSean Eric FaganNov 27, 2022

@tavi @pikesley No, that didn't have encryption to deal with. They tried to make consumer DAT have low bandwidth or something ridiculous like that, and ended up instead having a tax on them. This was before CD-W/RW was around, and the reason DVDs had DRM was because of CDs, but dear lord they did a horrible, cheap, crappy DRM for that.

(I was in the courtroom for the decss hearing.)

Show threadewhacNov 27, 2022
@kithrup
Was that the hearing in San Jose? I also attended that one. Wrote it up on Slashdot at the time.
@tavi @pikesley
Show threadSean Eric FaganNov 27, 2022
@ewhac @tavi @pikesley Hah, yeah. I was with Gilmore.
Show threadThe Manchurian IdiotNov 27, 2022
@kithrup @ewhac @tavi I met Gilmore once, at this https://events.ccc.de/camp/2007/Intro/
Chaos Communication Camp 2007 - Welcome

Show threadSean Eric FaganNov 27, 2022
@pikesley @ewhac @tavi I worked for him at Cygnus for years.
Show threadewhacNov 27, 2022

@kithrup
Finally found my write-up of the hearing:

https://m.slashdot.org/thread/1434597

@tavi @pikesley

Slashdot

Show threadlainNov 27, 2022
@pikesley that line? Intellectual property.
Show threadyujiriNov 27, 2022
@pikesley tbh i gotta say, subscribing to a car instead of owning one sounds... nice? cars are prohobitively expensive, and I prefer the lack of commitment
Show threadThe Manchurian IdiotNov 27, 2022
@Yujiri hiring a car as and when you need it, yes, fine. I'm thinking more of this rent-seeking horseshit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63743597
Mercedes-Benz to introduce acceleration subscription fee

Owners of some Mercedes electric cars in the US can soon pay a $1,200 annual fee to speed up faster.

BBC News
Show threadHabrokSep 4, 2024

@Yujiri @pikesley No, no, you don't understand. You still have to *buy* the car, but you also have to pay every time you want to actually use it. 🤑

(🤮)

Show threadMx. DharmaNov 27, 2022
@pikesley unauthorized bread
Show threadAbbyNov 27, 2022
@pikesley haven't people always had the option to subscribe to cars in the form of a lease?
There just hasn't been the tech to brick the car, until recently.
Show threadOdradekDec 10, 2022
@pikesley drm := deny rights to musiclovers
Show threadCatherine is not complacentAug 30, 2024
@pikesley it is a Sirius issue.
Show threadBoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺Sep 4, 2024
@pikesley Read an article yesterday about a new electric Volvo and how some of its features "won't be turned on until next year" even if you buy one today and it broke my brain ever so slightly. It's a fk'n car, FFS.
Show threadRaj 🇬🇧🇪🇺💻🖥(🌻🇺🇦;🇵🇸)Sep 4, 2024

@pikesley The ultimate pinnacle of capitalism - you only have access to use what you buy for as the manufacturer chooses to let you - has been coming by increments over the last 30 years.

John Deere tractors. Speakers that only work as long as the manufacturer is in business. TVs that have a 7 year fixed life time (or less) of mandatory software updates. Software and/or firmware licence subscriptions.

The writing has been on the wall for ages.