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Re:Munich court tells Netflix to stop using H.265 video codi... by i_am_jl on Monday November 13, 2023 @09:53AM (#38250795)
>One of the ideas was a system of property tax system in which you pay property tax based on a property value which you get to declare (rather than some assessment by a third-party or government agency). The catch is that you are required to sell to anyone who offers your declared value.

Reminds me of Folkrace, a Scandinavian form of motorsport where they use a similar system to enforce cost caps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkrace

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Re:Munich court tells Netflix to stop using H.265 video codi... by m-ee on Monday November 13, 2023 @11:04AM (#38251731)
24 hours of lemons has a similar rule. As far as I know the race organizers have only ever taken the option to purchase a car once. A friend of mine raced lemons for years and said the biggest offenders were people who put way too much money into fox body mustangs, but it was a non issue since those guys inevitably crashed before the race is over.
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Re:Munich court tells Netflix to stop using H.265 video codi... by cassianoleal on Monday November 13, 2023 @11:59AM (#38252342)
> A friend of mine raced lemons for years

I'm sure this is a typo and you meant Le Mans but please leave it as it is. :D

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Re:Munich court tells Netflix to stop using H.265 video codi... by jdietrich on Monday November 13, 2023 @12:07PM (#38252440)
No, there really is a race called the 24 Hours of Lemons. It's an endurance race for cars that cost less than $500 and it is hilarious.

https://24hoursoflemons.com/

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Re:Munich court tells Netflix to stop using H.265 video codi... by cassianoleal on Monday November 13, 2023 @12:28PM (#38252709)
Aaaaah! Thanks for that. Yep, that's even better! :D
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