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> Whenever Dennis Wilson wants to take a drive in his new SUV, he has to set aside an extra 15 minutes. That’s about how long it takes to remove the car’s steer
by pbmonster 3y ago
> Whenever Dennis Wilson wants to take a drive in his new SUV, he has to set aside an extra 15 minutes. That’s about how long it takes to remove the car’s steering wheel club, undo four tire locks and lower a yellow bollard before backing out of his driveway.
At that point, why not just disconnect the spark plugs or wire up an electric switch into the starter motor/fuel pump cabling.
No way those thieves pop the hood and troubleshoot your car for 15 minutes if it doesn't start.
People really treat their cars like magic boxes. And if some wizard has the key to the magic box, their first thought is to build a wall around it...
- secstate 3y agoI wonder how many people in 2024 don't know what a spark plug is, or how their car works at all. I don't mean that in a snarky way, it just seems like increasingly people treat modern technology like magic rather than something that does a thing easier than if you tried to do it manually. Makes me appreciate the Amish perspective on technology [0] more the older I get. [0] https://www.wired.com/story/virtually-amish-hacking-innovation/ https://www.wired.com/story/virtually-amish-hacking-innovati...