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I get one of the most information-stealing, asks too-many-privileges apps on my phone

Ford's app doesn't actually require ANY permissions other than network access to do what you said. It doesn't even require Nearby Devices to lock/unlock the car, nor start climate, set departure times, etc. Their app is actually pretty non-intrusive.

...this is thanks to the fact that the car's onboard modem is so "cloud connected" instead, so it's even more difficult to avoid telemetries! So cool, right?

This is also why I will always make sure I have a physical keyfob if I'm ever driving a Ford somewhere. It has happened way too often that when Google Cloud has problems, Ford's "keyless entry" goes down.

As a rule of thumb, if your car model is approved for sale in the EU after 2017, it most likely has tracking in it. And post-2021, it almost definitely has it.

Sure, it's possible that they have a different model specifically for the non-EU market, but they still usually have the same modules installed... your data is valuable, especially in countries where they don't need to care as much about privacy laws.

"why" Y

Y is only sometimes a vowel.

He was pallet jackin' it and made a mess all over himself 😩

Possibly. It's also just as likely that the government doesn't like you doing stuff to "their" property.

Though it's apparently legal in the US, as long as you don't do it for fraudulent reasons?

Because it's easy. Just do some HTML markup and some CSS and slap some <?php inline. This is partially the same reason why there are so many horribly outdated versions "in production".

Front right wil place the pan handle near the left burner if you’re righty

Huh? My pan handle on the right burner gets put at 4-5 o'clock. Cast iron pan is heavy, I need to use my right hand to maneuver it.

Not working yet: * Audio

Yeah, you already said it was running Linux. (I love Linux, just funny how audio always seems to be so difficult to get working properly)

Very cool, I like it!

her: my parents aren't home

me:

We have already had that for a long time, fishmeal for example. One of the contributing reasons for high amounts of dioxins in egg production.

Well yeah he's walking on the road, so of course it's a job for the DPS.

Yep, a happy little American colony.

I heard about the "Dutch-American Friendship Treaty" (DAFT -- very aptly named) a while back. An American citizen only needs to register a business (even a ZZP/sole proprietorship works), create a Dutch business bank account, deposit 4,500€ there, and then they get legal residency.

You don't need to give any business plan, nor is there any point-based test (which is required for basically anyone else who wants to move to the Netherlands to start a business)... You don't have to prove that your business is innovative, that you have any higher education, nor that you will hire any Dutch employees... As long as you register your business and deposit the required 4,500€, and that you're an American citizen, your business is legally considered to be in the interest of the Dutch economy and you're granted residency.