Sick Codes has jailbroken a John Deere, and this is just the beginning. Turns out our entire food system is built on outdated, unpatched Linux and Windows CE hardware with LTE modems.
Kyle Wiens
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Kyle Wiens
@kwiens
Fixer. Right to repair advocate. iFixit CEO. @[email protected]
- Hey @AnthropicAI: I get you're hungry for data. Claude is really smart! But do you really need to hit our servers a million times in 24 hours? You're not only taking our content without paying, you're tying up our devops resources. Not cool.
- Replying to @kwiensJohn Deere has repeatedly told regulators that farmers can't be trusted to repair their own equipment. This foundational work will pave the path for farmers to retake control of the equipment that they own. #RightToRepair
- I am thrilled to announce our first electronic product, the Smart Soldering Iron. We've put a huge amount of thought and effort into crafting a soldering experience that's easy and safe for anyone to learn. It has a 100-Watt heater that's ready to solder in 5 seconds.
- Replying to @kwiensAnd yes, that is corn-themed Doom running on a John Deere touchscreen. @sickcodes really went all out for this. You can harvest corn to raise your health or go hunt down the piggies!
- We took apart the Vision Pro, and it is a phenomenal feat of engineering! There is just so much packed in this headset. Some highlights:
- Replying to @kwiensAs we start to understand how John Deere built this, people are raising some very real concerns about GPL compliance. Deere has built a very profitable empire on the backs of open source software. Where are their contributions back to the community?
- Thanks to @ZacksJerryRig and @dbrand for raising this to our attention. We spend a lot of money and time buying every gadget and taking it apart for all of you. Perhaps @Casetify will pitch in next time?Dear @Casetify, using stolen X-rays of phone internals doesn't make you a tech genius; it makes you a copycat. How about investing some of those "cutting-edge" profits into supporting Right to Repair or wheelchair advocacy? Or is that too original for you?
- Replying to @kwiensIf any of those requests accessed our terms of service, they would have told you that use of our content expressly forbidden. But don't ask me, ask Claude! If you want to have a conversation about licensing our content for commercial use, we're right here.
- Replying to @kwiensThe hard work to restore our Right to Repair is being championed by @RepairCoalition and @securepairs, and we could really use your help taking this to the next level.
- Let me share my life’s story and why Apple's repair announcement is a big deal to me. Way back in 2003, I was trying to fix my clamshell iBook and googled for the service manual. All I found was sites that had been removed because of a DMCA takedown. /thread
- I spent the last few days getting to know the materials Apple used in their MacBook keyboard. Because Apple doesn’t design these keyboards to be repaired, our analysis was destructive. A 2019 MacBook Pro died to bring you this information. /thread
- The Twitter hack has earned 12.17BTC so far, street value over $110k.
- Rumor has it that Apple will use a voltage-release adhesive for the battery of the next iPhone. Here's the adhesive in action. Apply 12 volts for 60 seconds and presto, your adhesive is debonded. Pretty cool!
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