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Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair (www.404media.co)
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A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (7 children)

Wouldn't want public to find out that the E-Meter is IIRC just a fancy resistance meter, do we?

Or how to break the DRM the company introduced just to make sure that the E-Meter cannot be used by everyone. Or that my multimeter is much cooler and has a built-in scope as opposed to their thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

    Don't know the first thing about these E-Meters but it's really funny to me that they think tampering with the device could harm the Church's reputation and goodwill. I wonder why that would be the case. If Apple doesn't get a way out, neither does Scientology.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Here's a video that goes into detail what is inside Mark-Super-7 E-Meter. https://piped.video/watch?v=N2O0oen6E90

    The successor requires an online activation to be used. Unlike my UT81-B multimeter with integrated scope.

    Btw i feel like we should make a mod for the E-Meter to allow users to plug in different probes to use them as proper resistance meters. You know, for the electrically inclined ex-scientologist.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Scientology might yet get a way out just because they are a religion legally.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    They're only considered a religion legally because they illegally infiltrated the IRS and intimidated them into giving them that status. Super messed up, read up on Operation Snow White if you aren't already familiar.

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