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Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I believe you, this world is so weird... For companies that make tens of billions in profit, saving a million dollars on chips is almost a rounding error compared to the benefit to their reputation when their cars are more secure.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Ever since I first met the insanity that are business indicator numbers, I lost my believe in humanity. People knowingly hurt their companies effectiveness and prosperity just to improve those numbers. And they get rewarded for it.