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vox , 5 months ago to Fuck Cars in Yes... pirated cars will definitely fix the problem

you're paying for a backend service and a constant internet connection for your car here though, not for some client side feature that can be easily unlocked

vox , 5 months ago to Fuck Cars in Yes... pirated cars will definitely fix the problem

this subscription involves a mobile plan and access to a backend service though

vox , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to Fuck Cars in Yes... pirated cars will definitely fix the problem

yeah, i agree. it costs them money so there's little to no incentive to run that stuff for free.
also the price is reasonable (about as much as a single Nano ec2 instance on aws + mobile plan that's required to connect the car to the internet) and pretty much negligible when compared to amount of money you'll be spending on that vehicle anyway.
then there are privacy concerns tho. do you trust kia with knowledge of your exact car location, 24/7? (I'd assume it doesn't connect to their servers without the subscription?)
also that information (Exact location of all kia vehicles, with exact model numbers and registration information) seems like a goldmine for car thieves if leaked (or accessed by a third party.)
also, fuck heated seat other hardware/local software subscriptions

vox , 5 months ago to 196 in mood = rule

tbh i didn't really like them but the new ones are somehow even worse and completely devoid of any personality

vox , 5 months ago to 196 in mood = rule

android 5

vox , 5 months ago to 196 in Game derulepment

there are 50 game engines written in rust and like 5 games

vox , 5 months ago to Technology in Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find

kagi is pretty good tho

vox , 5 months ago to Technology in Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find

btw i hate how google+ used plus sign for tagging people, they even changed YouTube to use them (even though YouTube comments were very loosely coupled wot g+)

vox , 5 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Teams apparently can't call when using Firefox

use teams classic, most professional workspaces are switching to it since the "new" teams came out

vox , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to 196 in Game derulepment

discord moderator horror game.
you must moderate a discord channel while sth tries to break into your house, and also you need to go to the fridge to eat regularly

vox , 5 months ago to Memes in Everything I need is still in in the old settings windows that haven't changed in 23 years

i actually prefer acceleration btw

vox , 5 months ago to Privacy in The Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend?

i use sync. there's nothing even close to the quality of the client. (The onlt client that implements material you in a fun and usable way, sync is usable one-handed)
I had been using Liftoff for a while (before switching to Sync as soon as it came out), which i quite liked but it feels a lot worse than sync

vox , 5 months ago to 196 in Godzilla knows what's up

well it's capitalism. you can play the "number games" with literally every single type of asset, and if you want your basic human needs met, in the end you'll have to go pay someone. be it food, living space, whatever. they're all tradable assets.

vox , 5 months ago to linuxmemes in Linux laptop recommendation thread🐧💻

my current dell one has an amd cpu, slotted ram (no soldered on crap) and nvme + sata (with space for a drive); too bad the build quality and the touchpad sucks
my old lenovo one also had replacable slotted cpus (with Pentium 2020m pre-installed). The lid also just slid off (like on a rail), with only one screw needing removal, no flimsy plastic clips. I broke plastic part of the hinge on that one by just flipping it over, oh well.

vox , 5 months ago to 196 in Godzilla knows what's up

because it's not supposed to be a job, it's an investment