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Software on John Deere, all other heavy equipment only “destroys” an antiquated idea of ownership
A recent blog from WIRED criticizing the impenetrable software programs that run John Deere’s ag tractors has created quite a stir in the equipment community. In a nutshell, the the author Kyle Wiens reports farmers are hopping mad that there are so many sensors and computers running these machines that you need the dealer to diagnose […]
May 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Squats for Train Tickets
Need a train ticket but don’t have any cash on you?  Just squat for it. [youtube ojo9M1cPSPI nolink] In exchange for knocking out 30 squats, you can score a free subway ticket – worth about a buck – at Russia’s Vystavochnaya station, west of Moscow, according to a Wired report. Why the free fare? The […]
November 19, 2013
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