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3D printed 'suicide pod' used by a human for the first time (www.theregister.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 166 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

as well as a fee of €95 ($105) for 24 months of access

Ah, there it is. The death subscription.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 months ago

GamePassAway

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not paying 4 bucks a month unless it's ad free

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Please Select Your 90-Second Ad Experience While Your Sarco Pod Initiates

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I bet they don't get very many cancellations either.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You can't tell me that's not part of the business model...

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The last thing you'll ever need to pirate.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

At least the Jolly Roger flag is very appropriate, in this case 🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The design files and software will probably be pirate-able within a couple of years.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I never thought the rich would paywall dying.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Really? Back in the day even Charon took his cut.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Deal breaker, it should be one time fee