Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Why use computer controlled farm machines? Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2026 13:48:02 -0800 Organization: A place where nothing fits quite right Lines: 13 Message-ID: <20261106134802.00007c4b@gmail.com> References: <18d7bd7e3b290a97$107$2277794$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <11911vm$1vull$1@dont-email.me> <18d819b22d226b70$314$1872532$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <11ci82n$1o6h8$1@dont-email.me> <11ciru5$1votj$10@dont-email.me> <11ckki6$2i8s0$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:48:07 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="3047282"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/fuobEvBi5kLYBmAVNyQCadEPSnat34Q8="; posting-host="f21f256a40d06c3468d58a6d841f1505" Cancel-Lock: sha1:rgTCX2pTAD4lRszG9DziJckSVjY= sha256:+PLeItG7+7wKbjQPCLolcOfuQ/L6cb4u2PkVUhZD1gE= sha1:wf7snwZOiFSXUrI+WnrvnmsNA6I= sha256:K/N+59Ogg4+21KtxoceLA+KzyQQkuC+7TrwD6IowntI= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:95260 On 6 Nov 2026 21:28:30 GMT rbowman wrote: > And chatGPT regurgitated the John Deere sales literature... I do > accept these advantages: Whether there's a case to be made for tech-assisted planting is really kinda beside the point, anyway. The problem isn't whether it's useless, it's that it's being used by an exploitative aspiring-monopoly to shaft farmers and independent repair shops in order to pad their own profits. Which is more of a matter for class-action suits and regulatory over- sight, or would be if the US still had real antitrust enforcement :/