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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Scientologists Tell Feds They Don't Want Randos Repairing Their E-Meters

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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L. Ron Hubbard’s literary organization told the U.S. copyright office that it didn’t support DMCA exemptions for repairing personal electronics.
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    Out of curiosity, has there ever been a teardown of one of these to see what kind of snake oil actually powers them?

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      The first version was actually patented, so we know how that one worked fully. The latest versions are secretive but they still likely measure the same thing.

      https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/E-Meter/hubbard-patent.html

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        Although you do realize that technically, if their new versions are not patented then they are considered trade secrets right? If you can get your hands on one and patent it then you have a decent pathway to sue the Church of Scientology for patent infringement.

        That would be a fun one to work out

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          Sure, and then they either disappear you, or you have an “accident”. Or you just so happened to get beaten half to death in the restroom by a “random” act of violence.

          Or anything equally as sinister, but to your finances, possessions, loved ones, or life.

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            Scientology is not some super powerful cult with secret enforcers all over the place. They might have that much power in Clearwater Florida but outside of that what are they going to do?

            If they had the ability to act like a mafia the way that you’re suggesting then they wouldn’t be able to walk and operate freely in America without somebody from a three-letter organization breathing down their neck.

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              Actually this one time they infiltrated a three letter agency.

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      Yes. Guy on Reddit a few years ago stole one out of a tent where they were giving free readings and did a full tear down. It’s a cheap Chinese ohm meter with a few extra circuits added for fancy dials and lights. It’s basically a movie prop.

      Edit: of course it was part of the purge: https://www.reddit.com/r/electronics/comments/8zrlav/detailed_teardown_of_a_scientology_emeter_high/?rdt=44960

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        Damn I would have loved to see that.

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          I found this

          https://youtu.be/KGBPn9arfVo

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