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   Micro SF/F by O. Westin (microsff@mastodon.art)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 00:38:03 JST Micro SF/F by O. Westin

   They looked at the damaged limb.

   "You need to send me back to the factory," the robot said.

   "We have a workshop here at the farm."

   "I am not allowed to repair myself."

   "Can you show me how to do it?"

   "You'd do that?"

   "I don't want to risk they decide it's cheaper to scrap you."

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     Micro SF/F by O. Westin (microsff@mastodon.art)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 14:20:48 JST Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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     • Ed the climate guy

     @Ed_Carley I wouldn't know - I haven't read it - but it's not terribly surprising given how farmers have to turn to hackers to be able to repair their tractors nowadays.

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     Ed the climate guy (ed_carley@urbanists.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 14:20:49 JST Ed the climate guy

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     @MicroSFF I’m pretty sure I read a short story with this exact premise or exchange in the Best of World Sci-Fi volume 3