Nice write-up by Jeff.

Things are getting out of hand. It’s time for a change. Only buy equipment with local access.

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    That’s horrible.

    One more time I’m reminded of Unlicensed Bread (C. Doctorow).

    BTW the title made me think of car parts. Bosch sell all sorts of stuff.

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      Oh! The IOT toaster, perhaps a really good analogy! That was a good read and fitting for this situation.

      When was it published? 2019/2020 ?? Well, took just 5 years for the corporate greed to get on par.

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        What made the story so captivating for me is how dystopian yet extremely close to present day reality it is.

        Of course that’s what he does: takes already existing situations and weaves them into something eye-opening.

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        it’s really prescient - one of the stories is people terrorizing healthcare execs for their dead loved ones.