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Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly
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A Motherboard documentary episode from Nebraska about farmers and mechanics fighting manufacturers like John Deere over access to the diagnostic software needed to repair modern tractors. It shows how software locks have taken away farmers' traditional self-reliance.
Offered as a concrete, human example in right-to-repair discussions of how software lock-in affects expensive equipment.
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