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emeril··on Jailbreaking my car's navigation system just so I can change the time
yeah, I've heard that too - I have a new forester - it's def slow/finicky

maybe I'll get a outback instead next time, they are kind of the same to me though the hybrid on the forester I have def makes it a more pleasant less CVT'y ride...

emeril··on Jailbreaking my car's navigation system just so I can change the time
subaru infotainment is junk but they are a good deal for a safe car
emeril··on Deloitte falsified documents to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth
public accounting firms are, as a rule, generally loaded with people who aren't that capable (there are exceptions for sure)

I doubt they even knew what was going on

emeril··on Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?
usbx gives you 1tb for that which is enough unlike you're an archivist
emeril··on Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?
ding ding ding
emeril··on Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?
why not use just usbx for your "iso" needs - it costs $5-$15/month and might be cheaper than your home kwh usage and is less headache
emeril··on Hitachi to double US production of small and medium-sized power transformers
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/17/magazine/tran...
emeril··on Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has catastrophic problems
maybe so, but it is very vocal about they are the most modest
emeril··on 'Idiocracy' Predicted All of This
don't the coastal elites want single payer healthcare?

doesn't that help everyone?

what am I missing?

emeril··on Dear people who work at the airport
sadly, the best way to get data on flights it to use the airlines app - not anything you'd find at the airport

also, it's easiest to use that same app for the boarding pass too these days

once I printed them out (with the provided pdf) thinking it would be easier, the printed paper didn't work and they said I HAD to install and use the app or go back to a kiosk and use one of their printouts and lose my place in line...)

emeril··on Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a, Native X64 Port
maybe so but that would imply the end user is opening sketchy files - most of the time these products are for low risk files
emeril··on Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a, Native X64 Port
so true - modern windows has no contrast between windows - so terrible
emeril··on Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a, Native X64 Port
office 2003 (for word + excel at least) were peak - after the ribbon it all went downhill
emeril··on Delta flight hit by firework while landing at Midway Airport on Fourth of July
-having lived in MO, yeah, pretty scary

-don't miss the hill restaurants

-maybe still stick around if you own a house such as to help prevent it being set ablaze that night inadvertently...

emeril··on Microsoft new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly
so true - I use some outlook vba to send mass emails programmatically
emeril··on 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
why not just get the least obtrusive physical sunscreen like "clear" thinksport?

My fear is that all of these chemical based ones increase the rates of disease in susceptible populations which is hard to detect

emeril··on EY Canada published a cybersecurity report and most citations were hallucinated
this is not surprising at all - much of Big 4 is BS
emeril··on Coursera and Udemy are now one company
umm, perhaps because it's offensive?
emeril··on Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March
I much prefer an ahk script to move the mouse a few pixels periodically...
emeril··on Are We Idiocracy Yet?
Yes
emeril··on How Invisalign became the biggest user of 3D printers
fwiw, if your sleep apnea is when you're on your back, consider somnopose/torena and put your phone is a running vest like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D24X29WQ

life changing for me

emeril··on Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027
isn't this already possible via a breathalizer?
emeril··on Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester
I generally just use tor browser and proton (verified through a disposable email address only accessed via the tor browser) - seems secure enough for me?

I use it often...

emeril··on Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability
my dell is hot garbage from work
emeril··on RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs
ive found the web versions use a similar amount of memory and have fewer features

my issue is that my company won't issue laptops with more than 16 gbs of ram

guess i'm not virtualizing anything...

emeril··on LibreOffice blasts OnlyOffice for working with Microsoft to lock users in
that's not 100% true

excel 2003 did 95% of what "modern" excel does without most of those issues...

emeril··on Pi for Excel: AI sidebar add-in for Excel
why not use a vm/wine for a native experience (though, tbf, native excel is kind of hot garbage these days compared to older versions...)
emeril··on Lessons you will learn living in a snowy place
Norway is probably one of the better managed countries on earth
emeril··on European Commission Trials Matrix to Replace Teams
yeah, it's fine for me - probably as good as an electron app can get (def not good as a true native app but it's def better than having to use my phone...)
emeril··on CIA to Sunset the World Factbook
Trump will soon be issuing the "World Alternative Factbook" as a natural replacement
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