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Techrights-sec2merry xmasDec 25 01:04
Techrights-sec2afkDec 25 01:04
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Techrights-sec2gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/24/lxo-rms/Dec 25 08:06
Techrights-sec2+1Dec 25 08:06
schestowitz-TR2in this age,people who fight for justice are called the opposite by people who woDec 25 08:07
schestowitz-TR2rk for companmyes like gulagDec 25 08:07
schestowitz-TR2I will do a video about it today, might be very longDec 25 08:07
schestowitz__[TR]got lots done in small hours of morning: tidying up drive, backups, testing old backups,uploading a year's worth of tuxmachines irc logs. Today you added no links of your own (standard or other), so I'll have more time to do those videos...Dec 25 08:15
Techrights-sec2yes, quiet news days for a while plus I've not had time to dig into the moreDec 25 08:25
Techrights-sec2obscure blogs.  I'll ramp back up later today and tomorrow.Dec 25 08:25
Techrights-sec2(btw merry Christmas!)Dec 25 08:25
Techrights-sec2apropos assange, he published evidence of war crimes -- not classified materialDec 25 08:56
Techrights-sec2-- because by law crimes cannot become classified info.Dec 25 08:56
Techrights-sec2So all that yapping in the lesser press about classified material is a distractionDec 25 08:56
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Techrights-sec2should this one be added to the automated links?Dec 25 09:25
Techrights-sec2https://thedissenter.org/    Dec 25 09:25
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-thedissenter.org | The DissenterDec 25 09:25
schestowitz-TR2yes, pleaseDec 25 09:25
Techrights-sec2ok added, 4d74076..e6e36c5Dec 25 09:28
Techrights-sec2the style of writing is a little more prose-like so it can be hit or missDec 25 09:28
Techrights-sec2with plucking the summaryDec 25 09:28
Techrights-sec2 automaticallyDec 25 09:28
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Techrights-sec2"Dec 25 10:09
Techrights-sec2otr: We have been working with our solicitor in a last gasp attempt to save him fDec 25 10:09
Techrights-sec2rom a hanging.  Zafar in October gave up with his former legal counsel and soughtDec 25 10:09
Techrights-sec2 our assistance .  Today BACA may have found a solution to the ongoing saga regarDec 25 10:09
Techrights-sec2ding the false blasphemy allegation that has stolen almost^W ^W (paste not workinDec 25 10:09
Techrights-sec2g / has changed behavior reccentlyDec 25 10:09
Techrights-sec2"Dec 25 10:09
Techrights-sec2I wish Firefox would stop messing with their UI and work on important stuffDec 25 10:10
Techrights-sec2, real matters, instead. Dec 25 10:10
schestowitz-TR2I have had the same issue with Firefox for years, but copy/paste behaviour in librewolf 94 is even worseDec 25 10:10
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Techrights-sec2https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive/Dec 25 14:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.nasa.gov | NASA Live | NASADec 25 14:17
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schestowitz__[TR]just recorded 2.5 hoursDec 25 14:45
schestowitz__[TR]xmas: ryan pasted some bits, I might publish publish PDF one day.. Dec 25 14:45
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schestowitz__[TR]sorry for these sketchy ramblesDec 25 15:06
schestowitz__[TR]my article will omit much details, by intention, as videos are harder to spin our of contextDec 25 15:06
schestowitz__[TR]notes about the article, maybe video: fake judge, I can sue also, being stalked in irc a bad sign, help accountable for someone else, he needs to travel to uk, 'twitter fights' are wasting courts' time, no damages as no "likes"), decided to rip letters on camera, good that it was sent physically for gratificationDec 25 15:06
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schestowitz__[TR]he sent original for thanksgiving (he's based in the US) and then trolled us about it in IRC in an intimidation effort, harassing people in our IRC channels by directly contacting them with weird questions about sex and child porn possessionDec 25 15:44
schestowitz__[TR]clearly trollingDec 25 15:44
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schestowitz__[TR]i started with an older letter from 2018Dec 25 16:13
schestowitz__[TR]i take note of the pattern and the tacticsDec 25 16:13
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Techrights-sec2ackDec 25 18:54
Techrights-sec2it is useful to have his troubling behavior documentedDec 25 18:54
schestowitz__[TR]the troll has long track record of trying to entangle people by making stuff up or distorting the facts, unhappy about articles regarding his unprofessional work, which did great harm to Free softwareDec 25 18:54
schestowitz__[TR]not sure how he ended up getting home address of ours (happened before with other law firms)Dec 25 18:54
schestowitz__[TR]seems like he cannot find a job, maybe fired by gogole pseudo-amicablyDec 25 18:54
schestowitz__[TR]i decided to show and rip michael shore letter firstDec 25 18:54
schestowitz__[TR]oliva's post mentioned towards the end Dec 25 18:54
schestowitz__[TR]home address question still of interest to me (can law firms ask the state to divulge these?)Dec 25 18:54
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schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: ^^Dec 25 19:20
DaemonFCSo he's gone further?Dec 25 19:22
schestowitz-TR2noDec 25 19:22
schestowitz-TR2i just did 2.5 hours of videoDec 25 19:22
schestowitz-TR2processing nowDec 25 19:22
DaemonFCStill where he was at a month or so ago then....Dec 25 19:22
schestowitz-TR2yesDec 25 19:22
DaemonFCSeems like he just wants to do a drive by with idle threats.Dec 25 19:22
DaemonFCMARISOL-style.Dec 25 19:23
schestowitz-TR2he may have done this to other people tooDec 25 19:23
schestowitz-TR2I will post a link hereDec 25 19:23
DaemonFCShe's a megalomaniac, you know.Dec 25 19:23
schestowitz-TR2the title is not obviousDec 25 19:23
schestowitz-TR2that's by designDec 25 19:23
DaemonFCThey have grandiose delusions and want you to buy into it as well.Dec 25 19:23
schestowitz-TR2yupDec 25 19:24
schestowitz-TR2it's a mental issueDec 25 19:24
schestowitz-TR2overcompensating for esteemDec 25 19:24
schestowitz-TR2some shriinks teach thisDec 25 19:24
schestowitz-TR2to keep their patients aliveDec 25 19:24
schestowitz-TR2I mention all this and moreDec 25 19:24
DaemonFCShe started screaming all kinds of things. Like she'd have the state take away my driver's license and she was bragging that she'd have me put in prison very soon.Dec 25 19:24
schestowitz-TR22.5 hours take ages to processDec 25 19:24
DaemonFCTo her friends in the Phlippines who have no idea what the fuck is actually going on here and that she couldn't make good on any of that.Dec 25 19:25
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DaemonFCHer whole objective was to make me too scared to go into that immigration interview so that I'd bail on Mandy and then she could ruin his life. You know, trying to project that she had power, turn it into a self-fulfilling prophecy.Dec 25 19:26
DaemonFCOne of the ways she did it was sending Mandy a letter from her lawyer which was mostly whited out.Dec 25 19:27
DaemonFCWe got to the interview and there was that letter from her lawyer. All it said was that due to unforeseen circumstances, she was withdrawing her affidavit of support. I had another one ready to file because I knew that's the only thing she could actually do.Dec 25 19:27
DaemonFCSo the whole thing went through anyway.Dec 25 19:27
DaemonFCIt was one giant nothingburger and she actually paid a lawyer $900 to send that letter.Dec 25 19:28
DaemonFCWhich accomplished nothing except costing her $900.Dec 25 19:28
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, When I still went to church, the pastor brought up a very good point.Dec 25 19:29
DaemonFCIt's easier to "be wronged" and accept it than it is to try to get revenge, drag your neighbors into court, etc.Dec 25 19:29
DaemonFCAnd one reason for this is because the courts don't care. Even if Mr. GAFAM did file a lawsuit about a comment over a pizza, a judge would laugh it out of the courtroom, order him to pay for the costs, and say he didn't have time for this shit.Dec 25 19:30
DaemonFCThe guy is a goddamned lunatic.Dec 25 19:30
DaemonFCAs far as I can tell, the only success he's had with lawyers are because the other side didn't want to fight him that much.Dec 25 19:32
DaemonFCThe Motion Picture Association of America could squash him like a damned bug.Dec 25 19:32
DaemonFCTHe company that made those cheap tablets could do what every Chinese company that loses a shipment to Customs does. Change the packaging and keep selling them.Dec 25 19:33
DaemonFCHe "wins" because he picks targets who he thinks will back down.Dec 25 19:34
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, There's a number of ways to find someone's address here.Dec 25 19:34
schestowitz-TR2starting to upload part 2 nowDec 25 19:34
schestowitz-TR2give is a few hoursDec 25 19:34
DaemonFCOne is to just search their name in Google and access those sites that just post it all.Dec 25 19:35
DaemonFCMost people have not suppressed this, so a lawyer can do that.Dec 25 19:35
DaemonFCYou can also look at DMV records. Most people own a car or have a state ID or license.Dec 25 19:35
DaemonFCThe credit bureaus also know. You can do a soft pull and just pay them to look at someone's credit reports and say you're doing it for promotional reasons.Dec 25 19:36
DaemonFCI got a letter from KIA saying that the engine might explode and they want to reprogram the ECM, schestowitz-TR2 Dec 25 19:37
schestowitz-TR2oh, joyDec 25 19:37
schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: i prepare the *likely) final part nowDec 25 19:37
DaemonFCI would tell them I don't care if it blows up. Hell, if Scumbucket is in it, I'd be eternally grateful.Dec 25 19:37
Techrights-sec2not sureDec 25 19:42
Techrights-sec2afkDec 25 19:42
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, You might mention me and the KIA.Dec 25 19:42
schestowitz__[TR]tell me moreDec 25 19:42
schestowitz__[TR]I am working on The Car Drives You -- Part V -- Part of the Coming War on General ComputationDec 25 19:42
schestowitz__[TR]"General-purpose computing and cars which the owner/driver fully controls are a dying breed that may become extinct unless collective action is undertaken"Dec 25 19:43
DaemonFCHow Hyundai/KIA do the cheapest thing possible. You can't repair metal shavings in an engine and defective connecting rods with a software patch.Dec 25 19:43
DaemonFCSo they just reset the ECM to display Check Engine if it detects the condition.Dec 25 19:43
DaemonFCMany people with an OLD car just leave the warning light on and keep driving it, if they're in a state with no smog test, which is like, 90% of the country.Dec 25 19:44
schestowitz__[TR]"THIS will quite likely be the last part of this series (see [cref 153518 Part I], [cref 153616 Part II], [cref 153693 Part III], [cref 153723 Part IV]), so it is a bit of an outline. We might continues the series if further findings bubble up to reach the surface.Dec 25 19:44
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 25 19:44
DaemonFCThey extend the engine warranty a bit, but I've heard horror stories about KIA and engine warranties.Dec 25 19:44
DaemonFCLike, the dealer will go "We're just dropping a used engine in here.".Dec 25 19:44
schestowitz__[TR]"Eventually," as an associate noted, "the supply of old cars will run out and then even those that have succeeded, until then, in avoiding them will have their hand forced. The only way out is to influence the supply chain. Another aspect to cover, one which is as pernicious as the software aspects, is the push to move all aspects of car use and car maintenance over to subscription based models."Dec 25 19:44
DaemonFCYou have no idea if that engine is in good shape!Dec 25 19:44
DaemonFCIt could start doing the same thing 10,000 miles later!Dec 25 19:45
DaemonFCIt's not a remanufactured engine where a mechanic has gone through rebuilding it correctly.Dec 25 19:45
DaemonFCIt's just one they took out of a car that went to the junkyard.Dec 25 19:45
DaemonFCThey're extremely disreputable and pretty much flout the law and then dare their customers and the NHTSA to do anything about it.Dec 25 19:46
DaemonFCThey basically got a free pass under Trump, so they never fixed anything right.Dec 25 19:46
DaemonFCNow they even have brakes that catch fire.Dec 25 19:46
DaemonFCThey don't call anything a recall.Dec 25 19:46
DaemonFCThey say there's a "Product Improvement Campaign".Dec 25 19:47
DaemonFCJust don't buy anything from Hyundai or KIA. I haven't seen them design anything right, and by the time you compare a 2 year old KIA to a 2 year old Toyota, it's not much different in price, although statistically you'll have way more problems out of the KIA because they always seem to have a lot of manufacturing defects and they're so tight that they don't repair them properly when they do.Dec 25 19:48
DaemonFCTo escape the American labor unions, Hyundai and KIA set up their assembly plants in the deep south, and some of those workers on the assembly lines only make about $10 or $11 an hour, which is $6-7 an hour less than what Walmart pays where I live.Dec 25 19:49
DaemonFCMost UAW members up north making more reputable brands make way over $20 an hour. Like $28 was typical a couple years ago.Dec 25 19:50
DaemonFCSo KIA is using the deep south states as sweatshop labor compared to that.Dec 25 19:50
DaemonFCIt's how they get the price of the car so cheap.Dec 25 19:50
DaemonFCAnd nothing you buy that was made down there hold up.Dec 25 19:51
DaemonFCWe bought some furniture that was labeled Made in USA. It was made in Mississippi, which is the poorest state in the country.Dec 25 19:51
DaemonFCThe workers at that plant in 2018 were making $9 an hour.Dec 25 19:51
DaemonFCAnd about 3 months in I sat on the couch and heard "CRUNCH!".Dec 25 19:51
DaemonFCAnd the same things happened to our chair and loveseat. And The Roomplace was sending their warranty people out to our house constantly to patch it all up again.Dec 25 19:52
DaemonFCThe Roomplace is about the worst furniture store ever. They make everything look nice in the showroom, charge too much for it, and then it falls apart.Dec 25 19:52
DaemonFCI got more durable furniture for a small fraction of the price this time from IKEA and Bob's Discount Furniture.Dec 25 19:53
DaemonFCYeah....Dec 25 19:53
schestowitz__[TR]thanksDec 25 19:55
DaemonFCschestowitz__[TR], According to a Google reviewer last year, they now have a 3 day rule.Dec 25 19:55
schestowitz__[TR]integrating into draftDec 25 19:55
DaemonFCThere's no fixes or replacements or warranty anymore. LOLDec 25 19:55
schestowitz__[TR](if youare doneDec 25 19:55
DaemonFCThe RoomplaceDec 25 19:55
DaemonFC<schestowitz__[TR]> (if youare doneDec 25 19:55
DaemonFCEh, just one more thing I guess.Dec 25 19:55
schestowitz__[TR]go onDec 25 19:55
schestowitz__[TR]I might do a part 6 about environmental impactDec 25 19:56
DaemonFCScotty Kilmer, a mechanic on YouTube that I like to watch, said don't buy a KIA unless you don't plan on keeping it very long. He went over one with (iirc) like 50 or 60,000 miles on the clock (my 2003 Impala has had some work, but closing in on 300,000) and he was going over all of the stuff on the KIA that was broken. He said they just don't last. If you plan to have the car for ten years, don't get one.Dec 25 19:57
DaemonFCThey make it real cheap to buy, but it's an illusion.Dec 25 19:57
DaemonFCOn average these days, you buy two cars to last as long as one would from the 90s, and as long as 3 would from the 80s.Dec 25 19:58
DaemonFCThe later the model year, the crappier they made it. The more they cheaped out on the parts. The more underpaid and disgruntled the labor.Dec 25 19:58
DaemonFCEven GM is unbelievably bad now.Dec 25 19:59
DaemonFCThey used to go over all of their cars before QA signed off on them. It was a very tough inspection process, especially for their higher end brands, like Buick.Dec 25 19:59
DaemonFCIn fact, mom even bought a 1986 Buick for her third husband and it ran just fine 30 years later.Dec 25 19:59
DaemonFCHe's still driving it I think.Dec 25 20:00
DaemonFCThe carbon emissions of a vehicle are not just the amount of fuel it burns for the miles you get from it.Dec 25 20:00
DaemonFC26% of a car's LIFETIME CO2 emissions are when it is assembled.Dec 25 20:01
DaemonFCIf you have to buy three cars to last as long as one, did you really save any emissions?Dec 25 20:01
DaemonFCWhen Congress passed Cash 4 Clunkers, they disabled and crushed cars that were in their prime, and paid for!Dec 25 20:02
DaemonFCThen those people got a car payment. The average fleet fuel economy in the US went up by like, some abysmal amount. Less than 1%. And all of those cars that took energy and materials and emissions and lots of water to produce were crushed!Dec 25 20:02
DaemonFCAs soon as you start driving a car, the fuel economy starts going down for all kinds of reasons, from plugged filters nobody ever changes to worn out or fouled spark plugs.Dec 25 20:03
DaemonFCThis stuff is cheap to fix, but it will turn any car into a gas guzzler if you aren't servicing it.Dec 25 20:04
DaemonFCThese new Gasoline Direct Inject engines are amazing, for a little while anyway.Dec 25 20:04
DaemonFCOn paper, it rolls out of the dealer with 15% more power generated for the same displacement size as a Multi-Port Fuel Injected engine.Dec 25 20:04
DaemonFCBut it doesn't stay that way for long!Dec 25 20:05
DaemonFCThe EPA has not revised fuel detergent standards at the federal level since 1996.Dec 25 20:05
DaemonFCAnd if you run fuel with the bare minimum of detergent in a GDI engine, you will have severe carbon buildup about 40,000-50,000 miles in and it will be running terribly. And the solution at that point is of course new plugs and having the mechanic tear apart the engine to do "walnut blasting" to get the carbon out.Dec 25 20:06
DaemonFCThat's not cheap.Dec 25 20:06
DaemonFCIf you want to avoid that in a modern engine, you have to pull over at the expensive gas stations that have the "Top Tier" label.Dec 25 20:06
DaemonFCNobody knows this, of course, until it's too late.Dec 25 20:07
DaemonFCMurphy is not Top Tier gas and it's near most Walmarts and really cheap.Dec 25 20:07
DaemonFCI can run my car on it. Don't try this with a new one!Dec 25 20:07
DaemonFCThe new technologies backfire, especially on early adopters.Dec 25 20:08
DaemonFCHonda was the last major automaker in the US to introduce fuel injection. That got along really bad with US gasoline early on because there were no detergent standards then at all.Dec 25 20:08
DaemonFCIt was a disaster for everyone who bought a car like that before the mid to late 1980s.Dec 25 20:08
DaemonFCBut Honda has really conservative engineers.Dec 25 20:09
schestowitz__[TR]okDec 25 20:09
schestowitz__[TR]done..Dec 25 20:09
schestowitz__[TR]I thinkDec 25 20:09
DaemonFCVW was the first one to roll out GDI in the US, and everyone that bought one suffered that too, because their engine got crapped up and VW had to pay to have mechanics clean them out.Dec 25 20:09
DaemonFCIt's perfectly fine to run a GDI engine but don't buy bargain gasoline for it.Dec 25 20:10
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DaemonFCHyundai's THETA II engine was not GDI. In fact, I think it was a fine engine other than the defective connecting rods.Dec 25 20:11
DaemonFCThe correct repair is tear it down and replace those.Dec 25 20:11
DaemonFCBut the software patch that doesn't really do anything is cheap, so they do that.Dec 25 20:11
DaemonFCGiven every opportunity to make things right with their customers, Hyundai and KIA just screw the customer harder.Dec 25 20:12
DaemonFCKIA Motors Finance was even in hot water for violating vehicle repossession laws in almost every state.Dec 25 20:12
DaemonFChttps://www.autoevolution.com/news/kia-recalls-295000-vehicles-over-connecting-rod-bearing-problem-152728.htmlDec 25 20:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.autoevolution.com | Kia Recalls 295,000 Vehicles Over Connecting Rod Bearing Problem - autoevolutionDec 25 20:13
DaemonFCYou'll probably know if the connecting rod bearings are failing even if you don't get the patch.Dec 25 20:13
DaemonFCYour engine will make a horrible grinding noise while it's on.Dec 25 20:14
DaemonFCYou won't miss it unless you're deaf.Dec 25 20:14
DaemonFCThe problem is, once the bearings are bad, it won't run for very long like that.Dec 25 20:14
DaemonFCBut whoever has that problem will figure it out.Dec 25 20:15
DaemonFCI personally witnessed two KIAs explode last year.Dec 25 20:16
DaemonFCWithin a week of each other.Dec 25 20:16
DaemonFCThe fire department had to come to the motel and to Walmart.Dec 25 20:16
schestowitz__[TR]okDec 25 20:16
schestowitz__[TR]doneDec 25 20:16
DaemonFCMinceR, I suggest a patch that has the car shout Allahu Ackbar! when you turn it on.Dec 25 20:16
DaemonFCJust in case.Dec 25 20:16
schestowitz__[TR]draft ready, almostDec 25 20:17
schestowitz__[TR]I quote MinceR a bitDec 25 20:17
DaemonFCThe only reason that woman at the hotel was okay was the firewall and the hood got the worst of it.Dec 25 20:18
DaemonFCI think the metal shavings explosion issue actually killed one person.Dec 25 20:18
schestowitz__[TR]can you read the draft fast?Dec 25 20:18
DaemonFCKIA, where you buy the vehicle at our price, and get the thermite at no additional charge!Dec 25 20:18
DaemonFCYeah.Dec 25 20:18
schestowitz__[TR]it's quick and sirty, I will improve itDec 25 20:18
schestowitz__[TR]http://techrights.org/2021/12/25/war-on-generalised-things/Dec 25 20:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | The Car Drives You — Part V — Part of the Coming War on General Computation | TechrightsDec 25 20:18
schestowitz__[TR]ok quickDec 25 20:19
DaemonFC"might continues"Dec 25 20:19
DaemonFCcontinueDec 25 20:19
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schestowitz__[TR]i made some fixesDec 25 20:30
schestowitz__[TR]might want to refreshDec 25 20:30
DaemonFCschestowitz__[TR], The link about Kia Motors Finance links to the one about the connecting rod bearing problem.Dec 25 20:32
schestowitz__[TR]where to move it?Dec 25 20:32
schestowitz__[TR]maybe add another link?Dec 25 20:33
DaemonFChttps://www.alabamaconsumerlawblog.com/case_filed_fcra_lawsuit_agains/Dec 25 20:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.alabamaconsumerlawblog.com | Case filed -- FCRA lawsuit against Hyundai/Kia Capital for false credit reporting — Alabama Consumer Law Blog — April 5, 2016Dec 25 20:34
schestowitz__[TR]thanksDec 25 20:34
schestowitz__[TR]will add to "in hot water for violating vehicle repossession laws in almost every state"Dec 25 20:34
DaemonFChttps://casetext.com/case/jones-v-constar-fin-servs-llcDec 25 20:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-casetext.com | Jones v. Constar Fin. Servs., LLC, No. 1:18-cv-01187-JPH-DML | Casetext Search + CitatorDec 25 20:34
DaemonFCThere's one about false credit bureau reporting and one about violating repo laws.Dec 25 20:34
DaemonFC"the meters/odometers have become all electronic by now (they won’t last 20 years like the old generation and ‘repairing’ them would basically mean swapping components)."Dec 25 20:35
DaemonFCMine is electronic and still works fine.Dec 25 20:35
schestowitz__[TR]ok, refresh pageDec 25 20:36
DaemonFCIf yours stops working you can still drive the car, and sell it, but you'd have to mark "exceeds mechanical limits" for the odometer.Dec 25 20:36
DaemonFCThen it gets a new title saying "WARNING - ODOMETER READING NOT ACCURATE".Dec 25 20:36
DaemonFCIt'll be a major pain in the ass because age and mileage are how you determine the value.Dec 25 20:36
DaemonFCSo you'll have to sell it to them at a high mileage price or they won't take a risk on it.Dec 25 20:37
DaemonFC"the whole plans."Dec 25 20:37
DaemonFCplanesDec 25 20:37
schestowitz__[TR]yes, saw it arlierDec 25 20:38
schestowitz__[TR]refresh pageDec 25 20:38
schestowitz__[TR]check the fixes and new linksDec 25 20:38
schestowitz-TR2gafam video part 2 halfway there nowDec 25 20:39
schestowitz-TR2you are mentioned many timesDec 25 20:39
schestowitz-TR2and whatr it meansDec 25 20:39
DaemonFCWhat happens when you get a single source for parts is exactly the same thing as prescription drugs.Dec 25 20:39
DaemonFCBMW has a monopoly on brake pads, rotors, and calipers, so a simple brake job that might cost you $199 at a independent mechanic on a Chevy could run you $600-700 on a BMW.Dec 25 20:40
DaemonFCBecause he has to run down and buy the pads from BMW.Dec 25 20:40
DaemonFCA used BMW might be cheap to buy, but it won't be cheap to keep.Dec 25 20:40
DaemonFCMARISOL still has payments and hers is infamous for breaking down.Dec 25 20:41
DaemonFCShe bought the $6,000 warranty that gets you from year 3 to year 5, and it all started falling apart at year 5.Dec 25 20:41
DaemonFC:)Dec 25 20:41
DaemonFCWith two more years of payments because she really couldn't afford it and so financed it for 7 years.Dec 25 20:42
schestowitz__[TR]yes, typicalDec 25 20:42
schestowitz__[TR]they price it to screw youDec 25 20:43
schestowitz__[TR]it's biased, it's like casinosDec 25 20:43
schestowitz__[TR]the odds are stacked against youDec 25 20:43
DaemonFCThey got her for $1,000 for a wheel bearing hub.Dec 25 20:43
schestowitz__[TR]home insurance can be obligatoryDec 25 20:43
schestowitz__[TR]extended car warranty is notDec 25 20:43
DaemonFCI had an independent shop replace two and it cost me $700 for the set and labor.Dec 25 20:43
DaemonFCAnd that was after decades.Dec 25 20:43
DaemonFCAnd 5 times as many miles.Dec 25 20:43
DaemonFCThey got her down there for $1,800 for four tires and an alignment.Dec 25 20:44
DaemonFCI got four tires and an alignment for $350.Dec 25 20:44
schestowitz__[TR]"premium" serviceDec 25 20:44
DaemonFCGreat, my Fallout 4 stopped working.Dec 25 20:45
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DaemonFCThe only way to live in Illinois now is to rent.Dec 25 21:05
schestowitz-TR2:/Dec 25 21:05
DaemonFCIf you're in a big building where the landlord can spread the property tax pain around, that's the only thing to do.Dec 25 21:05
DaemonFCIt's ridiculous. If you buy a house here, it's going to cost 4x what the same house would in Indiana, and then the property taxes will be 15 times worse.Dec 25 21:05
DaemonFCIt's a second mortgage that never goes away.Dec 25 21:06
DaemonFCThe state is out of control.Dec 25 21:06
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, I'm just glad that the Illinois Senate Majority Leader who got the "no cash bail" law through was carjacked.Dec 25 21:06
DaemonFCShe deserved to lose her Mercedes.Dec 25 21:06
DaemonFCI hope they chop it and enjoy the money and don't get caught, but you know they'll jack people until the cops finally catch them because there's no jobs.Dec 25 21:07
schestowitz-TR2renting has no upside other than flexibilityDec 25 21:09
schestowitz-TR2like, if you want to move a lotDec 25 21:09
schestowitz-TR2but even moving is - in its own right - a PITADec 25 21:09
schestowitz-TR2MinceR: the less you want, the happier you will beDec 25 21:10
schestowitz-TR2the less you manage, the less you need to worry aboutDec 25 21:10
schestowitz-TR2but rental is usually ripoffDec 25 21:10
schestowitz-TR2and you still need a place to stayDec 25 21:10
DaemonFCIt is, and every landlord knows it.Dec 25 21:12
DaemonFCSo half of them lure you in with cheap rent and then just keep jacking it up until you give up and move out.Dec 25 21:12
schestowitz-TR2if you stay in one place for a long time, you can negotiate price downDec 25 21:12
schestowitz-TR2to the point where rental isn't much more than a little profitable to themDec 25 21:13
DaemonFCIt went up 1.5% this year.Dec 25 21:13
schestowitz-TR2and they just don't want to hassleDec 25 21:13
DaemonFCWhich, I mean, the government "admits" to 7% inflation.Dec 25 21:13
schestowitz-TR2it's ghood for youDec 25 21:13
DaemonFCAnd anything the government admits to that's bad, it's worse than what they admit.Dec 25 21:13
schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: and it's bad for tyhe rich ;-)Dec 25 21:13
schestowitz-TR2according to the richDec 25 21:13
MinceRschestowitz-TR2: and it's best to never have been bornDec 25 21:13
DaemonFCSo in theory, yeah, that worked out in our favor.Dec 25 21:13
DaemonFC5.5% cheaper rent in purchasing power-adjusted dollars.Dec 25 21:14
DaemonFCThe landlord couldn't get away with 7% because nobody can.Dec 25 21:14
DaemonFCFor 7%, maybe we just go ahead and move out.Dec 25 21:14
schestowitz-TR2social upheaval incoming Dec 25 21:14
DaemonFCThe market for rent is counter-intuitively weak right now.Dec 25 21:14
schestowitz-TR2with covid they pass some new lawsDec 25 21:14
schestowitz-TR2but that does not compensate for angerDec 25 21:15
DaemonFC160,000 people left Illinois in the past 12 months.Dec 25 21:15
schestowitz-TR2activism needs to get off the wwwDec 25 21:15
DaemonFC5,760 moved in.Dec 25 21:15
DaemonFCLess people to rent to.Dec 25 21:15
schestowitz-TR2it's one way they control the massesDec 25 21:15
DaemonFCLess demand puts a lid on prices.Dec 25 21:15
schestowitz-TR2riling people up over race, gender ec,Dec 25 21:15
DaemonFCIt's not rocket science.Dec 25 21:15
schestowitz-TR2I covered this in my videoDec 25 21:15
DaemonFCMandy got me some clearance XBOX controller that doesn't work on my laptop.Dec 25 21:15
schestowitz-TR2lolDec 25 21:16
DaemonFCWhen I said it didn't work and it's because it wasn't meant to be used with Linux, he said he'd give it to his friend.Dec 25 21:16
DaemonFCI picked one that was specifically supported by Device ID by the XPAD driver and I was already using it.Dec 25 21:16
schestowitz-TR2why a controller on a PC anyway?Dec 25 21:16
schestowitz-TR2PCs have better peripheralsDec 25 21:16
schestowitz-TR2I'd rather aim with misingDec 25 21:17
schestowitz-TR2*micingDec 25 21:17
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schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: maybe that says something about a lack of demand for xmoxDec 25 21:17
schestowitz-TR2*xboxDec 25 21:17
schestowitz-TR2outsold by the japenese, stillDec 25 21:18
schestowitz-TR2and valve is entering this market right about now or in feb.Dec 25 21:18
schestowitz-TR2archlnux+kdeDec 25 21:18
DaemonFCFallout 4 is a console game ported to the PC.Dec 25 21:18
schestowitz-TR2locked down nonetheless, at the FS level, IIRCDec 25 21:18
DaemonFCThe PC of course has better mods, although Microsoft is trying to kill that and turn it into paying for mods as well.Dec 25 21:19
DaemonFCSo people strike back by pirating an older build of the game that accepts mods.Dec 25 21:19
DaemonFCThey're not only killing the Bethesda franchises, they're ruining the games that already existed.Dec 25 21:19
DaemonFCThey added some idiotic "survival mode" to Fallout 4 and Skyrim that makes it so your character can barely get anything else done except trying to survive.Dec 25 21:20
DaemonFCIt completely ruins the flow of the game.Dec 25 21:20
DaemonFCI wish Mandy would just stop buying crap.Dec 25 21:21
DaemonFCI may have to cut off the cards entirely.Dec 25 21:21
DaemonFCSo that he can't even buy lunch.Dec 25 21:21
DaemonFCIf things keep appearing in this house to go in his pile of shit in the corner of the bedroom, I will.Dec 25 21:22
DaemonFCOr set up a child account and unlock that and set a $7 a day spending limit.Dec 25 21:23
DaemonFCIf I'm not watching him, he's always doing something that sets us back financially.Dec 25 21:24
DaemonFCI don't like gifts.Dec 25 21:26
DaemonFCThe point of gifts is to make people feel bad about getting one and not also spending money on someone else.Dec 25 21:26
DaemonFCAnd then people bid up the price of Christmas or birthdays and then the retailers laugh because people are always buying things that someone else doesn't even have a use for.Dec 25 21:27
DaemonFCIf it wasn't for consumerism holidays, they could never encourage people to waste billions of dollars unproductively on random purchases.Dec 25 21:28
DaemonFCApparently in 2019, economists actually studied this, and found that Americans ought $15.2 billion worth of unwanted holiday gifts for each other, and that's bigger than the GDP of some small countries. And then 4% admitted that they threw the gift in the trash and didn't say anything about it.Dec 25 21:29
DaemonFCSo, since everyone is too polite to say don't get me anything, please, this keeps happening every year.Dec 25 21:30
schestowitz-TR2sqi have just asked rianneDec 25 21:40
schestowitz-TR2she says he might be as "hoarder"Dec 25 21:40
schestowitz-TR2amassing things indiscriminatelyDec 25 21:40
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schestowitz-TR2with women it tends to be handbags, clothing itemsetc.Dec 25 21:41
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schestowitz__[TR]https://twitter.com/ptribble/status/1474031253670273030Dec 25 22:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ptribble: And a gemini link too... https://t.co/9whc7ngV3iDec 25 22:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@tuxmachines: Links 7/12/2021: OpenIndiana Hipster 2021.10 and AppStream 0.15 • Techrights ⚓ https://t.co/k1xYUOqYWY ䷉… https://t.co/G8xCNpmZigDec 25 22:06
schestowitz__[TR]https://twitter.com/rjdohnert/status/1472005300886593536Dec 25 22:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@rjdohnert: @tuxmachines @wvblue524 @akai11nj @RobbieFerguson @LinspireLinux @FreespireOSS No one’s upset at you at all. I was… https://t.co/Vsit3BsxsgDec 25 22:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@rjdohnert: @tuxmachines @wvblue524 @akai11nj @RobbieFerguson @LinspireLinux @FreespireOSS No one’s upset at you at all. I was… https://t.co/Vsit3BsxsgDec 25 22:07
schestowitz__[TR]"No one’s upset at you at all.  I was asked a question and I responded.  I am entitled to my opinion as you are entitled to yours.  Have a great holiday."Dec 25 22:07
schestowitz__[TR]https://twitter.com/rjdohnert/status/1472007636962922496Dec 25 22:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@rjdohnert: @tuxmachines @wvblue524 @akai11nj @RobbieFerguson @LinspireLinux @FreespireOSS And I think what he is referring to… https://t.co/USXlmEGSF9Dec 25 22:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@rjdohnert: @tuxmachines @wvblue524 @akai11nj @RobbieFerguson @LinspireLinux @FreespireOSS And I think what he is referring to… https://t.co/USXlmEGSF9Dec 25 22:07
schestowitz__[TR]"And I think what he is referring to is misinformation.  Alex Jones is a purveyor of misinformation and since you have seen fit to spread false rumors that we have some agreement with Microsoft that’s misinformation that you are indeed spreading.  Fitting analogy. Happy Holidays."Dec 25 22:07
schestowitz__[TR]https://twitter.com/BeardlyDavid/status/1474844787916345349Dec 25 22:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BeardlyDavid: @gamingonlinux @schestowitz JK JK, it irked me too l0l https://t.co/HX5o4EMjZfDec 25 22:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BeardlyDavid: @gamingonlinux @schestowitz JK JK, it irked me too l0l https://t.co/HX5o4EMjZfDec 25 22:09
schestowitz__[TR]https://twitter.com/gamingonlinux/status/1474816228942360580Dec 25 22:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@gamingonlinux: @schestowitz The compatibility layer is called Proton. ProtonDB is an unofficial website.Dec 25 22:10
schestowitz__[TR]https://twitter.com/returntomonke/status/1474821167131373578Dec 25 22:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@returntomonke: @gamingonlinux @schestowitz This is true.Dec 25 22:10
schestowitz__[TR]https://twitter.com/EmiHermes/status/1474771944641908739Dec 25 22:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@EmiHermes: Raspberry PI [25/12/2021] Retwitted [25/12/2021] #RaspberryPI #EmiHermesBot https://t.co/SpZ8bI1LbPDec 25 22:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: 10 #RaspberryPi project ideas from 2021 | ⚓ https://t.co/327lgMZvyf ䷉ #FreeSW #RedHat #IBMDec 25 22:10
schestowitz__[TR]https://twitter.com/BotCapitalocene/status/1474671672053710854Dec 25 22:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BotCapitalocene: @schestowitz *capitaloceneDec 25 22:10
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