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Please don't joke about this. Perception of ownership has changed so much over the last ~20 years, that I wouldn't be surprised if someone actually tried to jail people for improving hardware they bought, by claiming that you only 'license' the device instead of having bought it, or some other contorted reasoning (give it to the IP maximalists to come up with twisted lines of thought and sad analogy stories). Luckily NVidia isn't that sue-happy, but still...

Edit: see also this, currently on the frontpage: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5394928



Laughing is a coping mechanism.

I am well aware of the seriousness of the assault on our freedoms on behalf of the corporate overlords.

And I would rather be chided for being ridiculous writing this comment than rewarded with an uneasy laugh of the people that recognize how close to home it hits.




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