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It only there were some existing technology for visually encoding a URL, which could be scanned in by a pocket computer everybody carries. Then we could put all that poo poo on web pages: ads, zoo information, clues for scavenger hunts, whatever. And you could make them billboard sized! Maybe if Ford decides to move ahead with developing this, such a dream can become reality! E: then I could encode the URL to my page with the inline JPEG that takes advantage of a buffer overflow in Ford's unpatched library, and drop an agent on the entertainment computer that sends a message to the CAN bus to slam on the brakes! Fun for everyone! cruft fucked around with this message at 21:25 on May 12, 2021 |
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cruft posted:E: then I could encode the URL to my page with the inline JPEG that takes advantage of a buffer overflow in Ford's unpatched library, and drop an agent on the entertainment computer that sends a message to the CAN bus to slam on the brakes! Fun for everyone! Well, that or a porn pop-up in the middle of the rear seat infotainment system playing Frozen YET AGAIN
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May 12, 2021 21:50
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Put a qr code on a billboard which the Ford automatically loads up as goatse.
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May 12, 2021 23:40
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I put up billboards for a iPhone play for fun poker game, on I15 from Vegas to LA, ten years ago. No QR code because that would have been irresponsible.
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May 12, 2021 23:42
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VideoGameVet posted:I put up billboards for a iPhone play for fun poker game, on I15 from Vegas to LA, ten years ago. Just curious, would you say that advertising a mobile game on a billboard worked? Are there even decent metrics to track such a thing?
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May 12, 2021 23:49
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Advent Horizon posted:Just curious, would you say that advertising a mobile game on a billboard worked? Are there even decent metrics to track such a thing? Nearly impossible. All we could look at was any increase in installs. We might have done a special URL but once again the safety issue. Anyway with the latest Apple vs FB war, we’re all in that situation again. We also did ads in the airport.
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Sonic Dude posted:Does anyone know the magic password necessary to test drive a Mach-E? I realize I’m in Ohio and this prime “Mustangs without a V8 should be burned with their owners inside” territory, but I would have assumed that capitalism would override some of that and dealers might be willing to entertain the thought of someone paying them $60,000 for an automobile. As it stands, I’ve gotten one “we don’t have any” (despite a premium AWD standard range sitting outside the entrance to their building), one “we only use those for the service department’s courtesy shuttles, you can’t test drive it,” and one complete lack of response. Back in February and March when I was looking at the Mach-E in the Chicago suburbs, I just had to do a lot of calling. I got really lucky in that the day I had scheduled a test drive of a Tesla Model Y and a Mach-E, the first dealership canceled the test drive on me, but a random call to another dealership got me a test drive. But my wife wasn’t around that day, so when I finally decided I wanted to buy one, I had to find one on a day where she was available to take it for a test drive before signing any paperwork. The day before I just started calling dealerships in a widening circle from where I lived that had the options and colors I wanted. I eventually got lucky on like the 8th call, about 40 miles away. The saving grace was I wanted the Premium AWD with the extended range, which was what was showing up to the dealerships first. The downside is that I wanted a not boring color, the red or blue, and that was harder. Supposedly, keep an eye on the inventory tracker on Fords website. That is only supposed to list vehicles that are actually available for sale. So no preorders, and no courtesy transports. I then also checked the actual dealer website to see if they had real pictures of the vehicle on their website, that was an indication that the vehicle might actually be there, and not “in-transit”. The aggregator sites like autotrader or cars.com just scrape dealer websites, and if a dealer has a car ordered, or on their lot, it usually ends up on their internet inventory.
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 He does realize how much plastic are in Teslas, right?
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Mustache Ride posted:He does realize how much plastic are in Teslas, right? Hey, we use one thing that's bad for the environment, may as well use all of it. That's the stupidest argument for anything, ever.
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Mustache Ride posted:
Is it more or less than what's in a Subaru Forrester? E: not being sarcastic, I genuinely have no feel for this.
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Mustache Ride posted:He does realize how much plastic are in Teslas, right? You can make biodegradable plastics out of vegetable oils. Planned obsolescence has been replaced by planned decomposition. An added bonus is the cars don’t last long enough for the poors to ever afford them.
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Mustache Ride posted:
The real question is if they sold the BTC they bought before this, and will they be buying more shortly due to the price drop associated with this news? I'm assuming the answer will be yes to both and that they'll get away with it.
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Comedy at the service center today-- they must've found some boxes in a warehouse somewhere because when I picked up my 3 (superbottle valve went bad) I was handed one of the die cast model 3s that were ostensibly for line waiters only and in limited supply.
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Qwijib0 posted:Comedy at the service center today-- they must've found some boxes in a warehouse somewhere because when I picked up my 3 (superbottle valve went bad) I was handed one of the die cast model 3s that were ostensibly for line waiters only and in limited supply. You got your actual M3 back too, right? Like, this wasn't a tragic mixup? 
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Edit: poo poo, I'm dumb. You got one of those toy cars. Nfcknblvbl fucked around with this message at 01:22 on May 13, 2021 |
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Every single bitcoin transaction requires 1100 kWh of electricity to complete. Enough to power the average household for 45 days, or to drive the average Tesla vehicle almost 4000 miles. Which wouldn't be a problem other than just how wasteful it is, except it is highly likely most bitcoin mining is powered by burning coal in China and is horribly polluting which is exactly the thing that Tesla is trying to stop.
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I'm not sure Tesla is against polluting https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/07/tesla-will-pay-750000-fine-build-microgrid-system-to-settle-air-quality-violations/
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Qwijib0 posted:Comedy at the service center today-- they must've found some boxes in a warehouse somewhere because when I picked up my 3 (superbottle valve went bad) I was handed one of the die cast model 3s that were ostensibly for line waiters only and in limited supply. Maybe I should call and see if I can get one, with the contactless delivery there wasn’t really an opportunity to go “so… they still handing out models?…”
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Indiana_Krom posted:Every single bitcoin transaction requires 1100 kWh of electricity to complete. Enough to power the average household for 45 days, or to drive the average Tesla vehicle almost 4000 miles. Which wouldn't be a problem other than just how wasteful it is, except it is highly likely most bitcoin mining is powered by burning coal in China and is horribly polluting which is exactly the thing that Tesla is trying to stop. Bitcoin has been lovely for the environment since it’s inception but he’s just now decided it’s bad, but only after buying a bunch and pumping the price. And also very recently pumping Dogecoin which is another proof-of-work coin with the same basic issue as Bitcoin which is that you earn money by wasting energy. I don’t think he actually gives a poo poo about the environment.
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Is this a good thread for ev pics? Cause the light struck my Volt just right, and goddamn do I love this color.
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Westy543 posted:Is this a good thread for ev pics? Cause the light struck my Volt just right, and goddamn do I love this color. Oh thank god I have never been more glad to see a Volt GG pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease no bitcoin/Musk chat
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Oh thank god I have never been more glad to see a Volt GG pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease no bitcoin/Musk chat 100% agreed. Also: nice wheels
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Aww thanks! I believe those are the stock ones actually, I think they're nicer than the "upgraded" ones most Volts have. I'll totally fangirl out over my car if it isn't weird  Here's a better picture I took last year. 
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Next step is obsessively detailing your car. Tire dressing is an easy way to make your car look sporty. Nothing weird about rubbing this over each tire, right? https://www.chemicalguys.com/vrp-vinyl-rubber-plastic-shine-and-protectant/vrp-super-shine.html
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Red looks great on it. I’ve seen only ever seen white Volts.
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If we are talking detailing cars, I highly recommend AmmoNYC products. They are a bit more expensive and bougie but man are they really REALLY good.
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Nfcknblvbl posted:You got one of those toy cars.  Further laughs when I brought it home, it is "individually numbered".. but in a different font and the plastic case is a different size than the one I got when picking up my model 3 so they at some point they must have done another run of the models. borkencode posted:Maybe I should call and see if I can get one, with the contactless delivery there wasn’t really an opportunity to go “so… they still handing out models?…” so it probably would not be hard to get one 
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Westy543 posted:Aww thanks! I believe those are the stock ones actually, I think they're nicer than the "upgraded" ones most Volts have. I'll totally fangirl out over my car if it isn't weird That was my second-choice color, and the only one available besides my first-choice (pacific blue) which I ended up buying. I was replacing a red vehicle though, so wanted something different.
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Pacific blue was my runner up color, but they didn't have it in the LT trim. God, the pearlescence of that blue is one of the nicest color fades I've ever seen in factory paint. I went between red and grey for my model 3, but I think I'm a Red Car Person now.
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My wife an I have matching Volt/Bots in Kinetic blue. I just like having a car with color, my last car was a Cruze in Autumn Red Metallic which was an interesting mix of bronze, red and brown.
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gently caress this guy https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/tesla-owner-jailed-for-leaving-driver-seat-empty-says-he-feels-safer-in-back-seat/?comments=1 When asked if he purchased a new Tesla after the previous one was impounded he said, "Yeah, I'm rich as [expletive]. I'm very rich."
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I typically avoid posting stuff like that here, and instead drop it in the shitposting areas like in yospos since obviously that guy’s doing for attention. so why should we give into it?
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Nfcknblvbl posted:I typically avoid posting stuff like that here, and instead drop it in the shitposting areas like in yospos since obviously that guy’s doing for attention. so why should we give into it?  Maybe AI needs a "lovely drivers trying to get attention" thread so people can get their jones. Just read a headline about a no-magnet motor somebody thinks is going to be the Next Best Thing. It looked like clickbait so I didn't bother opening the article. Did I make the right call?
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File right next to all the “brand new battery innovation that will make current batteries OBSOLETE” articles
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:File right next to all the “brand new battery innovation that will make current batteries OBSOLETE” articles TESLA KILLER
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cruft posted:Just read a headline about a no-magnet motor somebody thinks is going to be the Next Best Thing. It looked like clickbait so I didn't bother opening the article. Did I make the right call? I saw it posted in another forum, it's an improved induction motor so not really a big deal since they're still not as efficient as PM ones.
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Nfcknblvbl posted:I typically avoid posting stuff like that here, and instead drop it in the shitposting areas like in yospos since obviously that guy’s doing for attention. so why should we give into it? My bad! I can remove it if you think it's warranted.
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Thinking about the Tesla Killers has given me an idea that I think could make serious headlines: Wankel Electric Rotary Motor. See, the idea is that the driveshaft stays still, and the Wankel Electric Rotary Motor (WERM for short) rotates the entire car. Whaddya think?
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cruft posted:Thinking about the Tesla Killers has given me an idea that I think could make serious headlines: Wankel Electric Rotary Motor. Make it still burn a shitload of oil and it’s good to go!
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To move away from autopilot assholes chat, Hyundai has published their prices for the Ioniq5 in Italy. Prices start from 45k€ (58 kWh RWD with base trim) up to 60k€ (72.6 kWh AWD) without discounts or local incentives. Single accessory pack choice (Re-Charge) for V2L and solar panel roof at 2k€, five colors option (stock is a weird olive drab, other colors are 750€ extras). No option for the e-mirrors  , the e-tron does sells here with those bullshit display in the doors option so there shouldn't be any legal issue.Cars should be available in dealers in a couple of weeks, if nobody else's manages to get a review I'll try securing a test drive and post impressions. SlowBloke fucked around with this message at 18:48 on May 14, 2021 |
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