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    DRM Ribs. The Salmonella will not die until you pay for Traeger’s $19 a month subscription

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      22 hours ago

      The Salmonella will not die until

      Oops, RnD team accidentally created indestructible Salmonella bacteria which consumes flesh. Management was pushing RnD to create a better bacteria because hobbyist grill people were killing the bacteria and bypassing the DRM on the grill, but it escaped the lab. It has infected nearly all animals other than sea fish because of proximity. Survivors build floating cities on the sea and thus we have Waterworld!

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      Skill issue. I eat my food raw. The explosive shits are just me speedrunning my bathroom breaks. Efficiency baby!

    • ssɐqɯnᗡ@quokk.au
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      Someone’s gonna crack that shit and release it as a spice and when you open it a cool as fuck midi techno track plays while you crack your ribs.

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        I’m an immigrant (not a refugee to be clear) and this excerpt absolutely nails the camaraderie aspect of it and the way that living in immigrant neighborhoods/buildings feels. Turns out, Doctorow’s father was born in a refugee camp.

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        Wow, that’s super-topical in more ways than I had expected. The more I read, the more scarily insightful it gets.

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        • The main character being a refugee, with almost all that entails (can’t blame Doctorow for not anticipating it getting this bad)
        • The dystopian collusion between the appliance-rentiers and the landlord, as well as the climax hinging on lack of tenant protections
        • The way capitalism attempts to subsume all critique.

        This is a story that’s important, that everybody needs to read.