Saturday, January 4, 2025

Just exercise for the seniors.

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I met Ben yesterday.  He would visit Gerry C who went on an epic Journey to North Luzon with several others.  We both agreed that we are past that age all ready for adventure and extreme rides.  Its ok now just to walk and or go on short rides.

My ride mostly have been 20 km out and back  No drama, no heroics.  Just to sweat.  I am focusing on seated excercise

Am on my second day.





Oelexander Usiyk, new heavyweight champion of the world - inspiration for war weary Ukrainians, his first goal was football

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He may be not as great as his namesake, but definitely one of the greatest in boxing.  Undefeated.  Like Holyfield

You may not believe it but his first love were football  and dancing    He has defeated Anthony Joshua twice and Tyson Fury.   

The only bright spot for Ukrainians who has been war torn for the last 1,000 days.   Hurrah for Ukraine and Usyk.







Friday, January 3, 2025

First sale principle, or digital rights? Right to repair controversy over farm tractors

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A tractor manufacturing company and farmers reached a deal about right to repair.   Before farmers could not repair their tractor because of lack of access to parts number and codes for the tractors (just like in cars).   A repair of about $500 can cost $5,000 in the dealer just because it cant access the repair codes.

Farmers were up and arms and as you know it because of the first sale right.  When you buy something everything that is there is yours.   And you should be able to repair it.   Now companies in order to earn more invokes the "digital rights" Ie that the repair codes or codes running the car/machinery is theirs.   (It should be in the deed of sale)

GM says it owns all the cars its sells (dont sell just lease  - is GM still around hello?)

With record profits, probably the tractor company backed down, and also in the spirit of patriotism and oneness with the customer.

I saw a video on a buyer of a luxury car, who surrendered repairing a salvaged car, just because the manufacturer refused to lend him a source code for the car.   That is carrying the profit motive too far.  It wont be long before the manufacturer probably would be history.

How about bikes?  Do sellers maintain their rights over the bikes we bought?