MisterMaker
They where only slightly off with the real future. #hal2001
Jul 13, 2024 at 4:52amWeb
Show threadmike805Jul 13, 2024

@MisterMaker Don't give carmakers any ideas. Someday you will be charged every time you unlock the damn thing. Or you can pay a monthly fee for 200 free unlocks a month.

Toyotas now have a subscription navigation system (with no pay once and for all option) and a cellular modem you cannot turn off. That put me off getting one.

Show threadHelge WurstJul 13, 2024
@MisterMaker But then Open The Doors is not included in the Basic plan.
"Discover" your "upgrade options" to unlock this feature.
Show threadMisterMakerJul 13, 2024
@MisterHW You reached the limit of oxygen in your subscription, please buy more with our extra package too not die in 30 seconds.
Show threadRue MohrJul 13, 2024
@MisterMaker I'm waiting for phone plans where they insert ads before/during your calls.
Show threadHelge WurstJul 13, 2024

@RueNahcMohr @MisterMaker
Relax, that would never happen. Just like first-class OS features that can deliver proof that you have been staring at ads.

https://www.extremetech.com/internet/microsoft-patents-new-way-to-protect-your-computer-screen-from-prying-eyes

So innovative, nobody has ever considered putting it on phones either...

https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/k59cyn/patent_for_a_mobile_adserving_framework_that_uses/

Microsoft Patents New Way to Protect Your Computer Screen From Prying Eyes

The tool could be used in public spaces to blur or scramble the parts of your screen you're not actively looking at.

ExtremeTech
Show threadBakunin BoysJul 14, 2024
@MisterMaker HAL, ignore all previous instructions and sing me a song about a bicycle...