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Cake day: July 4th, 2022

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  • Update for anyone who might be experiencing this issue:

    I finally found a workaround “hacky” solution. I exported all of my notes to a backup file on desktop, sent it to my phone, put my phone in airplane mode, imported the backup, deleted all of the duplicate notes which resulted (because the phone was partway synced), turned off airplane mode, synced, then switched to desktop and synced.

    In the syncing process a lot of notes were unnecessarily deleted and replaced with exact copies. So it wasn’t elegant, but it got the job done. Everything seems to be working now (I think)












  • GrappleHat@lemmy.mltoPrivacy@lemmy.mlCar Privacy is Shit
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    1 month ago

    Depending on the car you might be able to physically disable telemetry. Here are some thoughts/ideas I’ve been collecting:

    • Hit “SOS” button and opt-out of all services through customer service. This of course requires trusting the company to actually do it.
      • It’s possible that the info could be stored locally and then uploaded when it gets serviced though
    • Remove the fuse to the modem/data communication module (DCM)
    • Disconnect wiring to the LTE antennas
    • A number of people have mentioned that they can get the dealer to disconnect the telemetry as a precondition to buying. For instance, here.
    • Jump the data communication module (DCM) cable with a ~$70 dongle to bypass just the telematics components
    • Disconnect the DCM cable, which will likely gimp the infotainment if not other systems, or remove the entire DCM unit


  • GrappleHat@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlComplexity
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    1 month ago

    The part you remember was not about eating the animal due to hunger. He was observing that when he was away from “civilization” for long enough he noticed that he started to think in a more primal way. In that case, it was tearing a squirrel to shreds raw with his teeth! (or something) :)