The right to repair. It’s going to require the ability to make changes to the software on the vehicle. At a minimum the ability to replace the public encryption keys used to communicate with the servers. The bootloader and software is probably locked behind signing keys; so you need to be able to disable or add your own keys. I doubt anyone has access to the full protocols used to communicate with the servers. So, the full technical standard need to be released (which is never going to happen) or reversed engineered through unencrypted traffic analysis and reverse engineering the software.

A good right to repair law could require some of that be releasable while the company is still active or all if the company goes belly up. IIRC there was a smaller EV company that went bankrupt and there was a concern that once the servers were shutdown the vehicles would be bricked. Not sure what happened in the end. In any case, cars as IOT is the stupidest idea ever created.

Fukin hell, I’m in this meme. At least all my customers are engineers. So, less orcs that need slaying.

Well this is interesting. Some background:

https://www.troyhunt.com/experimenting-with-stealer-logs-in-have-i-been-pwned/

You wouldn’t happen to have some malware on your computer or logged into an account from a compromised computer?

Nope, pretty much all have a duty cycle. Like 30 seconds on, 10 seconds off, and they keep repeating that or similar for however long the cook time is. If you listen closely you can hear the magnetron kick on and off.

I believe Panasonic was the only company that sold an inverter microwave that lowered the power output.

Black plastic doesn’t yellow like white. Microwaves are pretty much a commoditized item. Unless they’re trying to make it a “smart device” and sell you a subscription.

The Antique Microwave Oven that’s Better than Yours

I’m curious about how something like this might have come to be?

Racism + money + a love of coffee.

Rough guess, it was produced between 1940s and 60s.

“I decided to donate the equipment I acquired with my own resources to the chamber,” she said in statement on X, following a social media backlash.

“Obviously, neither I nor my advisers need a toilet.”

I think she really needs it because she is full of shit.

Primer because Primer. (Video warning and some spoilers for a bunch of different films.)

I don’t know if I would subscribe to it, but it is one of the more interesting ideas for time travel.

I was hoping that would go away when covid stuck around. People still want to shake hands!

shakes head

IKR, this is the first time I’ve heard of someone running milk directly through freshly ground coffee beans.

There is an actual product called the Hurry Cane. It was one of those “As Seen on TV” products.

Only the bad cat owners. The good ones can predict when there’s mischief in their eye.