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technick commented on BYD Sells 4.6M Vehicles in 2025, Meets Revised Sales Goal   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/toomuchtodo
technick · a month ago
I would buy a BYD if the communist US government didn't ban them for being overly competitive. I rented one of these in Mexico last year and it was nice and affordable at 35k with the performance of a model S.

https://www.byd.com/eu/electric-cars/seal

technick commented on Toll roads are spreading in America   economist.com/united-stat... · Posted by u/smurda
technick · 2 months ago
Every toll system is tied together with glue and is easily defeated by hiding your license plate, which also has the added benefit of making it more difficult to track your movement.
technick commented on Fathers’ choices may be packaged and passed down in sperm RNA   quantamagazine.org/how-da... · Posted by u/vismit2000
technick · 2 months ago
I guess this makes sense if you also consider the history of dog breeding. The best traits are always breed forward into future generations, those characteristics could be how athletic the dog is or how friendly the dog is.
technick commented on Modern Cars Wreak Havoc on Radar Detectors   thedrive.com/news/modern-... · Posted by u/PaulHoule
mixmastamyk · 6 months ago
How does this work? I’d like to avoid tracking but stay within the law if possible.
technick · 6 months ago
Hiding your license plate will almost always be considered an offense, but is it one cops actively care about? Luckily in my state I vary rarely see cops on the road making my risk much lower. In the case of getting pulled over, its a $75 dollar fee in Colorado that I am happy to pay, it won't change my behavior.

You can also leave your cell phone at home. Disable anything broadcasting from your vehicle, like bluetooth, wifi, and onboard cell connectivity for telematics. Remove the RFID chips on your car rims (assuming you have a recent model vehicle). Remove TPM sensors from your wheels (A lot of them have part of your vehicle VIN in the packets). Tint your car windows... and remove anything that is unique, like stickers off your vehicle. Partially are completely block your license plate from being read by ALPR's.

Do all of those and you're not as trackable as you are not doing them today.

technick commented on Modern Cars Wreak Havoc on Radar Detectors   thedrive.com/news/modern-... · Posted by u/PaulHoule
maest · 6 months ago
Protecting ones privacy comes with the incidental side effect of making it difficult for society to penalize one for not abiding by the rules.

Bank robbers wear ski masks for similar privacy concerns.

technick · 6 months ago
Then society should do something about the invasion of privacy happening everywhere. Take Flock camera systems in Colorado as an example, Colorado has been trying to limit access to ALPR data to only municipalities within the state for immigration related cases. The state has even went as far as creating a law. Loveland police department gave federal officials (ICE, DEA, ATF) access to states ALPR data, completely bypassing the law on the books. Data like this has been weaponized and if you can't see it, not sure how I can help you.
technick commented on Modern Cars Wreak Havoc on Radar Detectors   thedrive.com/news/modern-... · Posted by u/PaulHoule
elric · 6 months ago
Instead of radar, more and more places are installing ANPR (aka ALPR) cameras here. They measure how long it taked you to drive between two locations, if it's faster than the speed limit, the fine will find you. Tiny Belgium already has more than 5k ANPR cameras.

Predictably, the system is being (ab)used for all kinds of monitoring and tracking on top of speed enforcement. And in a certain sense, all those irresponsibly fast drivers with radar detectors are partially responsible for the further erosion of privacy on the road.

technick · 6 months ago
This is easily managed by hiding your license plates. I haven't shown my real license plate in years (It has a ping identity sticker on it) and no plans on doing so, it's to protect my own privacy.
technick commented on Modern Cars Wreak Havoc on Radar Detectors   thedrive.com/news/modern-... · Posted by u/PaulHoule
technick · 6 months ago
All of that noise is K band and soon to be spread out across 77 ghz, outside of the bands being used by law enforcement (for now). If you take high velocity seriously, I recommend getting a Uniden R9 and a ALPriority Laser Jammer system. Then add in a dedicated android tablet running Highway Radar, you'll be a hard target to target. Also get a pair of binoculars (bonus points if they're thermal).

I haven't had a speeding ticket since 2018, before I had my tools. Just this week I was averaging 120 mph across Utah, turned my 11 hour trip into 8 hours.

technick commented on Hyundai wants loniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity patch in baffling move   neowin.net/news/hyundai-w... · Posted by u/duxup
petronic · 6 months ago
“Gameboy-like device” - are they referring to Flipper Zeros with the firmware to exploit RF rolling codes?

https://www.rtl-sdr.com/flipperzero-darkweb-firmware-bypasse...

technick · 6 months ago
More than likely
technick commented on Hyundai wants loniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity patch in baffling move   neowin.net/news/hyundai-w... · Posted by u/duxup
technick · 6 months ago
I was just looking at a new Hyundai today. Now I've got something more to consider if they aren't willing to stand behind securing their vehicles at their cost.
technick commented on Ollama's new app   ollama.com/blog/new-app... · Posted by u/BUFU
technick · 6 months ago
I tried Ollama once but immediately removed it, when I couldn't easily install models that are outside of the models they "support". LM Studio is by far the best tool out there in my humble opinion.

u/technick

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