The manufacturers I'm familiar with allow firmware updates over OBD2. So if you can't get access to something with stock firmware, flash a new version that does allow it.
(Assuming that there is connectivity in the first place; if e.g. the entertainment system only connects to 12V and ground, there won't be a remote hack).
If I break into a car, I can:
- possibly attack it via USB; limited ability to hack, on limited car makes and models
- plug a laptop into the car's OBD port and have complete, total access to the entire car, on every car on the planet
Why would I be concerned about USB, when you can reprogram all of the car's computers via OBD?
My viewing choices for a new movie are....
1) pay $$$ to watch a crappy pirated version
2) pay $$$ to watch it at the theatre with 200 random ill-mannered strangers
3) pay $$$ to buy an official DVD and be forced to watch countless ads
4) watch it on netflix for free, no commercials, with people I know
Uh.... explain to me why I need to pay money again?
Toner cartridge I bought (online) today was $12.99; so a $15 upcharge would be over 100%.
A 6% charge in my case would be 78 cents; which I'd pay in a "gotta have it now" case, but since I'm buying when the printer says it needs ink, versus when it stops printing, a week from now is just fine - I'll take the lower price.
The manager was walking by and I said what's up and showed him the online price. He said quite quickly, show the cashier, we'll give you that price.
Was the manager walking funny? Because if I saw a $15 upcharge I'd tell the manager to ram the cartridge up his ass.
a task that consumed some 1,200 man-hours every year
So, one single person working 24 hours a week. No wonder the US debt is so high.
If these people had the wherewithal to do that, they wouldn't be in prison in the first place.
So what the hell *are* they doing with that laptop they stole?
Besides, you don't need a virtual phone number. Just use a calling card: https://www.virtualprepaidminu...
Exactly. There is no star rating for "chance of injury due to fire".
The x86 architecture makes me extremely pissed off.
When I can't find any help in Lowe's, I usually figure they're out back smoking. So now it turns out they're in India?
Can you list any corporation that hasn't fsck'ed their IT department at some point?
How is 40% of the market a "duopoly"?? That's not even a majority.
GM, Ford, and Toyota together own 46% of the US car market. Nobody calls them a "Triopoly".
A sports analogy of some sort? No comprende.
In basic simple english: when you're a fan of a sports team, no matter what you say, no matter what you do, the team pays absolutely no attention to you - the consumer - at all. You could have box seats for the entire season, but when it comes to drafting new talent, they'll ignore your advice and get that idiot from Duke anyway.
And, turns out, that's Microsoft's business model. Ignore the consumer, what he says, what he wants. Just do random crap and call it good.
The US does pay for educating people through secondary school.
Well over half of prison inmates did not successfully compete their free, government-funded education.
Yawned, because this protest is lame.
Now if the internet-powers-that-be started blocking one different site per day - e.g. block completely all access to fcc.gov on Thursday, then to gop.com on Friday, and so on - people would (maybe) start to realize what net neutrality really means.
"Show business is just like high school, except you get paid." - Martin Mull
