- cross-posted to:
- hackernews@derp.foo
- cross-posted to:
- hackernews@derp.foo
Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find::The train manufacturer accused the hackers of slander.
Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find::The train manufacturer accused the hackers of slander.
Planned obsolescence on steroids.
Steroids? They’ve done a complete speedrun lol
Imagine if it was a more mundane issue, let’s say the air line in a carriage has blown out and none of the doors work under their own power. Roll the train into the third party workshop to carry out the fix… a copyright notice flags up on the panel screen and now you’ve got a long 20 ton dead brick in your workshop
Imagine this happened with cars, that would be outrageous man