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		dfox on June 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GE Fridge DRM Workaround From my childhood memories, appliances requiring payment to work is literally the first example of why capitalism is bad in somewhat propagandist children's book Dunno on the Moon.

specialist on June 11, 2020 | [–]

Great tip, thanks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunno_on_the_Moon#Lunar_capita...

I read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress as a teenager. Part of the techno-anarchy-libertarian (or whatever we call it) corpus for us nerds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress

Now I want to read both, compare and contrast, against each other, and against the real world.

knolax on June 11, 2020 | [–]

Why is this comment downvoted.

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