What a time to be literate.

Well there’s your problem. It helps to be hard.

I always upvote quotes from him.

Don’t buy Apple. Problem solved. I will not accept arguments about ‘but the eco-system blah-blah’

Sticks Fingers in ears lalalalalala

This isn’t real - she has a bra on.

Your reply makes no sense

VPN - yes, torrenting software - yes, go online - yes and only download from legal parties and don’t pirate ever - what? Why would you need a VPN if you only ever torrent legal stuff?

This thread is specifically about not so legal downloads…

…um…

Ditto.

You don’t need to screw to nut.

Except these drives are SMR - not something you’d want in a RAID.

It’s believe, with my very limited understanding, it has to do with equipment you have working together with other equipment you have.

Does equipment from one OEM not work best with other equipment from the same OEM?

I understand you can pick and choose, but sometimes with compatibility issues.

I haven’t set foot on ‘dry land’ since Napster started.

I have no clue. However, turning a heater on is not the same as starting an engine.

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag.

Hope EU does not let this slide for far longer…

You’re out of luck with the remote start feature. Remote start is not allowed in the EU because it is unnecessary wear and tear on the engine, a waste of fuel and adds to air pollution.

Before my inbox explodes, I understand there are places that get unbelievably cold, and warming the car before the fragile human gets in is preferable, nevertheless, cars warm up faster and more economically when driven.

Stevie Wonder much?

The average Joe or Jane have no idea about ad blocking possibilities. They think ads are just the normal price you pay for surfing the web.

I have even shown people the difference between their browsing experience and mine, and still they can’t be arsed to install an ad-blocker.

But then again, they use tiktok and Instagram and all the other brain-numbing shit out there.

Hmm, you’re not very good at ths sort of thng are you?

Except in Germany. Anything put outside for refuse collection is considered property of the town or city.

Taking something from the pile is punished as theft, and if caught, you will be fined.

Not a lawyer. By the letter of the law, yes.

They had to jump the fence - presumably the gate was secured - in order to get to the house. Further, they walked around the property looking for the owner. This looks to anyone without more knowledge, very much like trespassing.

Just my 2 cents, I’m not trying to defend or accuse anyone.