Comment on Porsche Cars in Russia Shut Down After Satellite System Failure
garretble@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I feel like I got my car at the perfect time:
It has Android Auto and CarPlay, and it’s a manual so there’s no way for it to turn on or off remotely.
Now I just have to make sure it survives until I die.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 22 hours ago
It’s a voluntary anti-theft measure I believe. Prevents it from being started without the owner’s consent. Which immobilizers are also supposed to do, but we all know how well those work.
eleitl@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
Living in Russia in Moscow/Petersburg is actually really nice these days.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 hours ago
I mean if I was a rich ethnic Russian in either of those cities, I’d probably love it.
I’m Estonian though, don’t speak any more Russian than yes, no, please, thank you and go fuck yourself. Of course I also understand when being asked for a cigarette - an absolute necessity in Estonia (though these days you’re very unlikely to get attacked for not providing said cigarettes - 20-30 years ago was different, but I wasn’t exactly old enough to smoke then)
But overall I’m glad I don’t live in Russia because I don’t agree with the politics. Even before the current war, I’m sure I would’ve been seen as a dissident. I’m sure the people of Russia are actually mostly very nice. It’s also cheaper than a lot of western countries so working remotely, I’m sure I would’ve been able to live very comfortably before the war. I just wouldn’t ever want to live under Putin rule and I wouldn’t really want to live in a country with so many nationalists (US, if I ever moved there, would be a bit easier, because it’s more about race than nationality and I’m white)
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 8 hours ago
Living in Petersburg being nice? I dunno
eleitl@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
The one in Florida certainly sucks.
Nalivai@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
If you’re relatively rich that is.