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Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

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Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

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Post by zaroth »

rational_indian wrote: post #87
zaroth wrote: post #11

Once John Deere starting DRM’ing their tractors it just screams entrenched monopoly. But where’s the barrier to entry? AI is going to dramatically alter this competitive landscape and John Deere’s DRM is not going to to stop it. Honestly, I love watching these companies drive nails into their own coffins. I was on the Google homepage today on my iPhone and was getting popups advertising Chrome (on the homepage!) and…

> Safari > Don’t support these shitty companies Then start by changing your phone.

Personally I don’t consider Apple one of the shitty ones, but I didn’t want to get off-topic.

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

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Post by zaroth »

badconvincer wrote: post #42
zaroth wrote: post #11

Once John Deere starting DRM’ing their tractors it just screams entrenched monopoly. But where’s the barrier to entry? AI is going to dramatically alter this competitive landscape and John Deere’s DRM is not going to to stop it. Honestly, I love watching these companies drive nails into their own coffins. I was on the Google homepage today on my iPhone and was getting popups advertising Chrome (on the homepage!) and…

It’s not enough to exist. You actually have to perform at least comparably, which DDG doesn’t unfortunately.

90% of my search queries, particularly the ones I make from my phone, are really dumb.

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

#103

Post by com2kid »

nanna wrote: post #56
nxmnxm99 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah I've tried DDG reliably for nearly a year. A good 30% of the time I end up having to run my query on Google anyway. I will literally pay money for a search engine that's privacy focused and can get closer to Google in terms of performance.

Personally I need to switch from ddg to Google maybe 0.1% of my searches, but at least for you you've managed to avoid Google 70% of the time, and it's not like adding a !g to do so takes more a milisecond.

For me, it is 70% I have to use Google.

Even for not-that-obscure bands, all DDG needs to do is return the wikipedia page and it fails to do that.

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

#104

Post by nitrogen »

nxmnxm99 wrote: post #51
badconvincer wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not enough to exist. You actually have to perform at least comparably, which DDG doesn’t unfortunately.

Yeah I've tried DDG reliably for nearly a year. A good 30% of the time I end up having to run my query on Google anyway. I will literally pay money for a search engine that's privacy focused and can get closer to Google in terms of performance.

A good 30% of the time I end up having to run my query on Google anyway.

A 70% reduction in Google sounds like a win.

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

#105

Post by shock »

zaroth wrote: post #11

Once John Deere starting DRM’ing their tractors it just screams entrenched monopoly. But where’s the barrier to entry? AI is going to dramatically alter this competitive landscape and John Deere’s DRM is not going to to stop it. Honestly, I love watching these companies drive nails into their own coffins. I was on the Google homepage today on my iPhone and was getting popups advertising Chrome (on the homepage!) and…

> I was on the Google homepage today on my iPhone and was getting popups advertising Chrome (on the homepage!) and then again in the search results advertising the Google app. I changed my default to DDG right then and there.

I just switched my search engine from DDG to StartPage because I was on a DDG results page and there was a pop-up advertising their app. Why does a search engine need a phone app? Seriously!

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

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Post by phasetransition »

markdown wrote: post #97
zaroth wrote: post #11

Once John Deere starting DRM’ing their tractors it just screams entrenched monopoly. But where’s the barrier to entry? AI is going to dramatically alter this competitive landscape and John Deere’s DRM is not going to to stop it. Honestly, I love watching these companies drive nails into their own coffins. I was on the Google homepage today on my iPhone and was getting popups advertising Chrome (on the homepage!) and…

Are Mahindra tractors sold in the US? I'm sure they'd have the money to compete with JD. Mahindra is the worlds most popular tractor and any man and his dog can service them.

There is a Mahindra dealership in Cumming, GA (exurb north of Atlanta). I noticed it over Thanksgiving on a drive up to the mountains. I've eyed their jeep in the past.

That said, lots of Kubota around these parts with KMA and KIE in the greater metro area.

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

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Post by dieselerator »

throwaway9870 wrote: post #71
zaroth wrote: post #11

Once John Deere starting DRM’ing their tractors it just screams entrenched monopoly. But where’s the barrier to entry? AI is going to dramatically alter this competitive landscape and John Deere’s DRM is not going to to stop it. Honestly, I love watching these companies drive nails into their own coffins. I was on the Google homepage today on my iPhone and was getting popups advertising Chrome (on the homepage!) and…

Barrier to entry in Ag is the dealerships. Deere has the best US dealership network for heavy equipment outside of CAT. It is Ok if your Tesla is in the shop for a few weeks getting fixed, but for Ag equipment, even a few hours at the wrong time is super painful. Deere has parts for 20yr old equipment and their own freight trucks, don't overlook this advantage.

I agree the dealer is important, but they don't make parts. I have a Deere a little over 20 years old, and many parts are unavailable.

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

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Post by rasz »

koolba wrote: post #38
salty_biscuits wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would be perfect if the autonomy worked well in the dark, then it could just work at night and then charge during the day.

I’ve seen lawn mowers that do that. No solar charging, but it does cut grass in the dark. It’s actually pretty creepy to see the head light pop out from behind a corner.

Those kill hedgehodgs https://www.wired.com/story/robot-lawnmowers-are-killing-hed...

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

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Post by Retric »

shock wrote: post #105
zaroth wrote: post #11

Once John Deere starting DRM’ing their tractors it just screams entrenched monopoly. But where’s the barrier to entry? AI is going to dramatically alter this competitive landscape and John Deere’s DRM is not going to to stop it. Honestly, I love watching these companies drive nails into their own coffins. I was on the Google homepage today on my iPhone and was getting popups advertising Chrome (on the homepage!) and…

> I was on the Google homepage today on my iPhone and was getting popups advertising Chrome (on the homepage!) and then again in the search results advertising the Google app. I changed my default to DDG right then and there. I just switched my search engine from DDG to StartPage because I was on a DDG results page and there was a pop-up advertising their app. Why does a search engine need a phone app? Seriously!

It’s a privacy focused browser. Considering all iOS browsers use the same rendering engine and most people are on DDG for privacy reasons, it might be worth considering.

Honestly, if you’re concerned about being tracked then you should ignore adds directly related to the webpage your on. Advertising yoga mats on a yoga website don’t take insight into you. Advertising yoga mats on a personal finance site after you visited the yoga webpage is another story.

Re: Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a driver and run for ten hours

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Post by bluGill »

salty_biscuits wrote: post #27
asutekku wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Charging overnight + installing solar panels near the fields will solve problem. Of course it’s easier said than done, but changing processes will lead to the solution.

It would be perfect if the autonomy worked well in the dark, then it could just work at night and then charge during the day.

It won't. This isn't a problem with autonomy technology, humidity goes up over night. Crops don't harvest as well, ttires lleave bbigger tracks, and other such things mean that farmers check moisture levels before doing any work.
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