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Comment Re:On Star Phone Home (Score 1) 34

In my younger and more foolish days I had a Pontiac and I opted out with wire cutters to the Surveillance module's power cables.

At the time I was actually more concerned with remote unlock hijacking than tracking but still I didn't trust GM.

All together now: WE TOLD YOU SO.

If I had to guess 20 years later doing that would disable the ECU.

Comment Re:Sad. (Score 1) 42

Imagine being so insecure you have to pretend to be using an older version of an engine? sad.

I think it's more about wanting to have the option for control you can't get with an automatic, cvt or fixed transmission, but can and are used to with a manual transmission. I have never owned a vehicle (car or motorcycle) without a manual transmission. If you haven't or can't drive a stick, you don't know.

Comment Re:Certainly more useful (Score 1) 42

I wonder how many people on this site can ride a motorcycle. They have lots of opinions about the clutch, though.

I haven't ridden in years, but still have the endorsement on my license and my helmet. I've had two (used) bikes: a Kawasaki Kz1000 and a Suzuki GT380. No opinion on this clutch though until I've tried it.

Comment Re: Mgmt: The AI replacements will complain less. (Score 1) 77

The vast majority of employees are not in a position to simply quit.

I get that; I have plenty of friends, married with kids, in that position. At least the ACA is in place to make health insurance more portable, even if it's not as affordable as originally intended (thanks Republicans), so there is one less thing tying people to their current job. Universal health insurance would be a step up in that respect, like Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All. I'd even support a reduced Basic Medicare for All with the ability to purchase something like medigap to cover extra things. I think the EU system is probably better for workers, but, of course, the taxes are higher to pay for that and Americans hate paying taxes, even if they get something for it. Unfortunately, I think it's a "other people don't deserve things and I don't want to pay for that" mindset rather than "we're all in this together" one.

Comment Re:Operating Expenses (Score 1) 34

the company made roughly $20 million from data sales GM has agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties That is called a transaction fee. Is this intended to be a deterrent, or just a concern that the government isn't getting their cut?

The fine was 63%, which would be a pretty stiff "transaction" fee. That said, the fine should be more than what GM earned to be a real deterrent/penalty, though I don't know what GM also paid in legal fees defending themselves...

Comment Mgmt: The AI replacements will complain less. (Score 1) 77

The goal, the company said, was to capture employee data so Meta's artificial intelligence models could learn "how people actually complete everyday tasks using computers."

So, literally training your replacement.

Many workers immediately revolted. In online comments, they blasted the tracking as a privacy violation, calling it antisocial and callous..

I get and agree with their sentiment, except about the privacy. They are employees using company-provided equipment at work and the company can do whatever it wants with that equipment and pretty much with them too. They are free to work elsewhere if they don't like this. Callous, but cold, hard truth of the situation.

Comment Re:I ordered one, but... (Score 1) 67

You have to wonder why he bothers though, I mean he's taking ten to hundred million dollar bribes, why does he care about a few hundred dollars? Or is it a case of every grift is a good grift?

Well, it'll be people carrying around little gold Trump idols with his name/logo on them - that they paid for and will probably have embedded tracking/ad software. Don't know how many suckers have/will buy this, but at least dozens. :-) Although, the way things are going, not sure how well these will age/fair as the "status symbols" Trump Grift Co. thinks they will. For the cost of one of those phones you could by a few gallons of gas. :-)

Comment Re:I ordered one, but... (Score 2) 67

Every delayed idea, (concept of a) plan, project, etc... with Trump always seems to be two weeks away

Yes, that's the joke.

I got that, but your delayed shipment could actually say "two weeks" - which would also be funny, actually fitting the meme. Anyway, if this clown would simply stop thinking he knows literally everything, he could get information from others - he literally picked - who do know specific things and give more accurate timelines, which might included, "we don't know", which people would tolerate more than lies, knowing he hates admitting he doesn't know something - which is most things. So much unnecessary stupid with him and his administration. (*sigh*)

Comment Re:I ordered one, but... (Score 5, Informative) 67

... the ETA always just reads "two weeks".

I actually can't tell if you're joking or not as either is plausible. Every delayed idea, (concept of a) plan, project, etc... with Trump always seems to be two weeks away. Hell, we're *still* waiting on Infrastructure Week from his first term and his ACA replacement.

Google: Trump two weeks
For Trump, ‘Two Weeks’ Is the Magic Number

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