Love the tyre screeching on gravel 0:42...
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In my experience there always someone willing to create everything from homebrew software to software activation. Especially if there's some money to make on it.
The hardware has full functionality from day one. The limitation is in what software you are using.
Active suspension is not a hardware feature, it's software collecting data from sensors and by analysing the data being able adjusting the suspension to "optimal performance". Just because certain hardware can be controlled by software doesn't mean that you will get whatever software features you like to have.
BMW would claim that "BMW Smooth Comfortable Cloud Ride Software" is included free of charge with the purchase of a BMW.
BMW would also claim that they offer "BMW Hyper Advanced AI Premium Sensation Masculine Active Road Experience Pro Suspension" as an optional subscription for alpha males and people with too much money in their pockets.
The outcome of what you are suggesting will be a slight change in the phrasing of the product offering at the most.
With access to the keys, the owner can subscribe to the BMW solution, unlock the features in breach of the agreement with BMW by not subscribing or get a software solution for the car from another provider.
While a honorable move, "never" doesn't exist in a world based on quarterly financials...
So you purchase ordinary suspension but get active suspension that works exactly like ordinary suspension and cost like active suspension to service....
It's time we get legislation that gives the consumer access to all encryption key pairs used in the product they purchased.
(For you who don't know what encryption key pairs are used for: they are used for the software to know that a change order, like "activate suspension", is legit and therefore will be executed.)
In its email, Google states that it is closing down the program because of the "overall increase in the Android OS security posture and feature hardening efforts." This has led to researchers submitting fewer vulnerabilities than before.
- Vulnerabilities are found, which shows that the program is successful and needed.
- No vulnerabilities are found, no money will have to leave Google.
Keeping the program will reap the benefits from both no. 1 and no.2 while closing down the program only enables no.2.
Not hard to see the priorities here....
As a Swede I approve.
If you want to avoid ads it might be a good idea to not use products from a company which primary goal is to make money on ads...
But hey, what do I know...
Not an American... But holy crap... If Disney succeeds with this... then ... E-v-e-r-y single service will have a clause like "you hereby agree to never ever take legal action against us, our subsidiaries, cookie partners, affiliates, our friend's dog or Bob for anything we might or might not have caused in the next 2 billion years if we don't give you permission.".
I'm happy that I'm living in the European Union av and not in Florida.
Ok. I too hate that everything is directed to cloud and saving locally is treated like something strange that no one wants.
The day Autodesk removes the capability for local save ("export your files from cloud" in some Autodesk website is not the same as saving files directly from Fusion 360) is the day I leave Fusion 360.
Wait what?
So when I save my F3D files locally I don't get the whole project in the file?
Psssst.... Starbucks... You're doing it wrong.
CARBON: 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Starbucks direct operations and value and supply chain.
https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/planet/