[–] 2 points 44 minutes ago

My car is pretty old, so this may not work for everyone, but I can pull the fuse that powers the modem, then program the carnet or whatever VW calls it so it doesn't expect to find a modem. All you need is an ELM327 dongle and one of the apps. (Car Scanner Pro is like $8 and a single payment.)

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  • [–] 1 point 52 minutes ago*
    1. Build a cheap PC or buy an NVidia Shield to be your media center. (I actually use a SteamLink to my desktop PC.)

    2. Never tell your TV your Wi-Fi password.

    3. Use a wireless keyboard with touch-pad as your remote.

    (4. Pirate stuff over a VPN.)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    The same people weren't playing both sides. There were aristocrats who saw the writing on the wall and joined with the proletariat partially so they could keep their heads and partially because they figured they could come out as the new aristocracy if they played along. Plenty of aristocrats made the other choice and got beheaded.

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