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by kragen 487 days ago
Everybody I see on the bus has a personal computer in their hand, and a lot of them also have an additional personal computer in each ear. USB-C chargers typically each contain a personal computer to decide what voltage to output. All this doesn't necessarily result in enhanced user autonomy and agency, though; I wrote this essay about the disturbing trend in the late 90s: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/kragen-software.html