News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells customers how to bypass DRM. Parent comment

Re:Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells custo... by Aloha on Sunday January 09, 2022 @11:21AM (#29864605)
Smart Contracts are not something a normal person can understand. You overestimate your own intelligence and peoples diligence and willingness to tolerate complexity.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells custo... by PicassoCTs on Sunday January 09, 2022 @11:59AM (#29865046)
But smart contract, demand standardized interaction interfaces to work the world. Basically they depend on the automatability of all legal work / bureaucracy.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells custo... by ekanes on Sunday January 09, 2022 @02:26PM (#29866510)
That's fair, but brand reputation can carry society past that.
[ Parent | on HN ]