You can't really do that with diagnostic tools, but you can change the vehicle mileage. I see a lot of cars coming from shady car lots with under 100k miles that look like they have over 300k on them.
It's not laziness or incompetence. It's risk vs reward. It's not worth spending extra time and money to be able to work on a car you might see once a year. Send it to the dealer and work on one of the other 20 cars waiting in your parking lot. If you owned a Ferrari, would you take it to one of the the shops around town? No, you wouldn't, and they wouldn't touch it either.
Now that hybrids have been out for a minute, more shops will work on them. My shop now does but we didn't until recently, because we see one or two per month now.
Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...
I've been full time for a year and a half now. I tried switching a bunch of times before that and same problems as you. I love it now, it's a pleasure to use my computer and know that it's not doing any bullshit behind the scenes.
I find it convenient, but I've had pc's hooked to tv's since broadband became a thing. I can watch anything, download anything, play games, check banking, ect.
I think it's just easier to use a cheap computer. You can use your vpn, adblockers, takes zero setup time to watch whatever you want to watch.
The 00's comment, I modded the original xbox to run xbox media center (XBMC) which turned into Kodi. My friends where blown away I could download movies and watch them on my tv.
Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct knowledge of the company's plans.
The United States is expected to lift its hold on the shipment of ammunition and weapons designated for the IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Office said on Tuesday, just one day after the Israeli leader accused the Biden administration of preventing the delivery of those arms....
It'd be great to have a progressive party but in reality all that would do is ensure republikkklowns getting all the seats. Not a single one of them will vote progressive, all it will do is divide the votes going to the democrats.
That's a pretty red list there. Congrats to the mouthbreathers with two brain cells fighting for third place that get their porn from humping their cousins.
They make enough off of all my data they collect. I'm not paying them a cent for anything and I'm not watching a single ad. If you want to watch ads for shareholders, you are most definitely a clown.
Some Firefox users noticed playback issues on YouTube for several months. These affected high resolution videos only, from 1080p and up. To make matters worse, no clear pattern could be identified....
When it all goes down, there's always the option of just downloading what you want to watch and watch it in your favorite media player. That's what I do on my phone since I refuse to watch ads and they make everything buffer. Hit the dl button and in under a minute i have the video downloaded in hd.
I drive my car like I stole it. I will continue to drive my car and beat on it like it owes me money. I will never put a dongle in my obd2 port from my insurance company. I will never have any stupid app I don't need on my phone and my car is no longer hooked up to onstar. Fuck that. You put that shit in your car, you will never see lower rates, you'll just see smarter advertising. However, if you drive like me, I'm sure they'll charge you more or drop you.
I to this day still make it a point to download anything from them and I refuse to listen to it. If one of their songs comes on anything I'm streaming, I skip.
As I kid I would record songs off the radio, and I would copy songs off other cassettes I liked. I did the same when cd's became a thing and then when internet went to cable/dsl from dial up, that's when I started downloading shit like it was my job.
WIth user agent switcher, you can use firefox for the sites that make you use chrome. Hasn't failed me yet with the three sites I need to use that would not work on firefox without it.
You know how Google's new feature called AI Overviews is prone to spitting out wildly incorrect answers to search queries? In one instance, AI Overviews told a user to use glue on pizza to make sure the cheese won't slide off (pssst...please don't do this.)...
I have been watching magnet fishing and people love to toss stuff over bridges without a second thought on the environmental impact. Hiding evidence I can almost understand but not lawnmowers, car batteries, etc....
I may or may not have done this back in my youth. If I did, it was because I had no idea how to dispose of a broken engine block. Now, I could set it at the curb and a scrapper will have it in their truck within a couple hours.
First you have to have nukes that work and that is debatable. Second, if they send a single nuke, they'll be wiped off the face of the earth in about 15 minutes.
Come on, no chance. Russia likely doesn't have any that work, China won't nuke us, and North Korea?????? Rofl. They'd blow themselves up before they get one to us.
‘It has officially happened’: Mechanic says he can’t work on your car because they’ve officially been locked out of computer systems ( www.dailydot.com )
'The car companies want to put small guy out of business.'
Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising ( www.techradar.com )
Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...
Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims ( arstechnica.com )
Elon Musk Openly Advocates for Overthrowing the Government of Bolivia, The Country with the Largest Lithium Reserves in the World ( medium.com )
Climate goals could make gas heating obsolete. So why do gas companies keep adding customers? Building more gas infrastructure is like investing in video rental stores 15 years ago, says expert ( www.cbc.ca )
Key Democrats allow US sale of F-15 jets to Israel in $18 billion deal ( www.cnn.com )
Just in case you thought maybe the Dems had finally seen the light after Rafah. Nope! How about even more bombs for Israel?
Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined ( variety.com )
Amazon Mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp ( www.reuters.com )
Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct knowledge of the company's plans.
[GPU] Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Twin Edge OC 12GB ($735 - $44 = $691) [ShopRBC] ( www.shoprbc.com )
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Chinese coast guard ram and puncture Philippine military boats in disputed shoal ( apnews.com )
Netanyahu: US promised to lift hold on ammunition, weapons ( jpost.com )
The United States is expected to lift its hold on the shipment of ammunition and weapons designated for the IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Office said on Tuesday, just one day after the Israeli leader accused the Biden administration of preventing the delivery of those arms....
Pornhub to leave five more states over age-verification laws ( www.engadget.com )
Used VPN for cheaper YouTube Premium? Congrats, your subscription has been canceled ( www.androidauthority.com )
Google disrupted YouTube video playback on Firefox, again - gHacks Tech News ( www.ghacks.net )
Some Firefox users noticed playback issues on YouTube for several months. These affected high resolution videos only, from 1080p and up. To make matters worse, no clear pattern could be identified....
Crypto Scammers Are Targeting Trump’s MAGA Supporters ( www.wired.com )
Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months ( www.theguardian.com )
Mary Morrissey apologizes after being filmed dumping liquid into backpack of Democratic legislator Jim Carroll
What the heck is a god dang cloud?
Seoul Says North Korea Sent Almost 5 Million Artillery Shells to Russia ( www.kyivpost.com )
Is Your Driving Being Secretly Scored? The insurance industry, hungry for insights into how people drive, has turned to automakers and smartphone apps like Life360. ( www.nytimes.com )
Why isn't jerking off more valorized as an easy dopamine hit that's also literally good for you?
people have been demonizing it for most of the AD years i think but it's quite pleasant really. are there any proven negative effects?
America’s Commute to Work Is Getting Longer and Longer ( www.wsj.com )
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict ( www.reuters.com )
Why Do You Pirate Music?
I recently set up Sonarr and Radarr on my home server and I'm loving it....
YouTube videos are skipping to the end for users with adblockers ( 9to5google.com )
CEO of Google Says It Has No Solution for Its AI Providing Wildly Incorrect Information ( futurism.com )
You know how Google's new feature called AI Overviews is prone to spitting out wildly incorrect answers to search queries? In one instance, AI Overviews told a user to use glue on pizza to make sure the cheese won't slide off (pssst...please don't do this.)...
Why do people throw out old motors, bicycles, anything metal into rivers and lakes instead of a junk yard or the trash system?
I have been watching magnet fishing and people love to toss stuff over bridges without a second thought on the environmental impact. Hiding evidence I can almost understand but not lawnmowers, car batteries, etc....
Americans, what's the plan if Trump wins the election in November? (serious)
Would you rather be stuck in the woods with an updated Windows 11 or a Windows 7?
The US is thinking about letting Ukraine use its weapons to strike Russia, even if it enrages Putin: report ( www.businessinsider.com )
US officials are considering letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons, The New York Times reports....
Republicans plan new criminal investigation into Hunter Biden ( www.rawstory.com )
Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price ( www.cnbc.com )