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TheCaptainDamnIt t1_j8njr1g wrote

Good step but ... why just '"farmers", we all need this?

I've been saying since this started the right to repair will finally be addressed... for farmers only because of 'identity politics'. They're the 'real Americans' and only 'they deserve it', rest of us are gonna get the shaft once farmers can repair their equipment. Farmers have the political push, and press sympathy (and they deserve it) but they won't give two shits about anyone else and neither will their politicians or associations once they get theirs. I got the feeling the press coverage and political will for right to repair will die as soon as famers can repair their equipment while they laugh at those 'city people' not being able to fix our computers or electric cars.

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RepeatOffender21 t1_j8nipwk wrote

It's literally not a direct copy-paste. LOL

>https://house.texas.gov/about-us/
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>The Texas House of Representatives is composed of 150 members, each elected for a two-year term. The Texas Legislature meets in Regular Session for about five months every other year. Regular Sessions begin at noon on the second Tuesday in January of odd numbered years and can last no more than 140 days, ending during the last week of May or the first week of June. Special Sessions may be called by the Governor and can last up to 30 days.

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RepeatOffender21 t1_j8ni6j3 wrote

At one time I had a design for a voting system which would address so much, but there's no way I'd bother investing in it when these characters just change the rules on a whim all the time. Sure, I could potentially make huge bank on this deal by replacing machines every year or two, but there's the COGS aspect of that which I don't think is really worth it.

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lordmycal t1_j8nhfw3 wrote

Legislation will always lag behind by it’s very nature. We just don’t go around proactively making new things illegal. There almost always has to be an actual problem that lawmakers are trying to solve, and then it takes a while for laws to be written, lobbies for and go into effect.

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stupidusername t1_j8nfi9b wrote

It may be complicated, but there's almost no repair you need to make on a BMW for instance that requires only BMW perform the work. There are many BMW certified mechanics able to purchase BMW parts use BMW specialty tools and ultimately fix your BMW.

Contrast this with John Deere, who require even the smallest of repairs be done only at a John Deere facility, which are often hundreds of miles away for these farmers and that exacerbates the problem

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-_-_-__-_-_-__-_- t1_j8nfhy5 wrote

You're assuming age is the issue here, when the real issue is these lawmakers are mostly bought by corporations and are lax on issues that don't benefit their portfolio or get them re-elected. This goes for the young and old politicians alike. I know many older people who keep up with technology or are at least curious to learn.

Edit: Also because this deepfake porn issue affects so few people, it's never going to be moved from the backburner. Creating laws around it won't even create a ripple in the election cycle. This is the real issue: the only job of a politician is to get re-elected. The creation of a new law (even computer related) is not determined by the age of the politician, but the likelihood of it getting said politician elected again, or like I mentioned, getting some sort of financial compensation.

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AvatarJack t1_j8neqvq wrote

Do I think we should discriminate against people based on their age? No.

Do I think lawmakers should have baseline knowledge about the topics they’re legislating on? Yes.

Do I think old people are on average unprepared to handle a topic as complex as internet regulation? Also yes.

If that’s ageism to you, then I’m sorry. But don’t feel too bad for them because current old people control basically all government in the US (can’t speak for elsewhere) so I think they’ll be fine if someone hurts their feelings.

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m_nels t1_j8nastm wrote

Yeah I can’t remember how much our software is but it’s a 1-time fee. Tier IV killed the diesel engine.

Fortunately, the OEM I work for has probably the best telematics system I’ve ever seen. Can view GPS, stats, current & stored codes etc. Can also view parts diagrams & download service manuals.

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gamefreac t1_j8na7tx wrote

i hate that we keep having to revisit this idea... if you buy something, it is your property. if you have the tools and knowhow to fix it, you should damn well be allowed to. it is quite literally a monopoly for companies to essentially hold parts for ransom just because of some BS excuse that the consumers don't know enough to do it themselves. even if the excuse is about modding their things in such a way as to get around built in limits, again it is their property...

the problem here is that the people making decisions on matters like these are totally uneducated in the matters. politicians are too ald and out of touch so when a big corporation tells them they know better (or realistically just pays them off) they buy it no questions asked.

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