DCC Appreciation Thread...
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ravidubey
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The flag isn't the issue, it should be seen as universally beautiful and accepted by everyone in this country.
My concern is impaired visibility and the potential for it poking into something the way that kid has it hanging off the corner of his pickup there
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I thought I was get off my lawn old, but you have shown me I am not quite there yet.
Irving Cowboy
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Did you hear about the support group for excessive talkers?
It's called On & On Anon.
It's called On & On Anon.
Irving Cowboy
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Irving Cowboy
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Gotta use some of these on my wife. If you don’t see me on here for a few days, you’ll know why.
Irving Cowboy
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So, the guy had been in the army for four years, every one of them living in the barracks with other soldiers. When he got out, he decided he would find himself a nice little cottage, away from the hustle and bustle for some alone time.
Well, he found a nice little cottage on some land. The first couple of weeks were enjoyable enough. But coming up on a month, he was starting to get stir crazy. After six weeks, he was circling the drain.
One day, there’s a knock at the door. Excited to talk to someone, anyone, he opened the door. On his porch stood a man some years older. He introduced himself, then, ”Hey, do you like to party?”
Our guy says, “I love to party!”
“Good, good. Well, I’d like to invite you, but I need to know a couple of things.”
“Like?”
“Well, I imagine you like drinking…”
“Love it.”
“How do you feel about sex?”
“Same, man.”
“Like to dance?”
“I’m actually pretty light on my feet.”
“How are you with your fists? These parties can get a little rowdy.”
“I can handle myself.”
“Now, sometimes things can get rather emotional. Can you handle screaming and crying?”
“Uh, okay…”
“Great. So, I’m having a party Friday night. Wanna come?”
“Yes! I would love to.”
“Okay. See you at eight.”
He started off when our guy says, “Hey, what should I wear?”
“I don’t care. It’s just gonna be you and me…”
Well, he found a nice little cottage on some land. The first couple of weeks were enjoyable enough. But coming up on a month, he was starting to get stir crazy. After six weeks, he was circling the drain.
One day, there’s a knock at the door. Excited to talk to someone, anyone, he opened the door. On his porch stood a man some years older. He introduced himself, then, ”Hey, do you like to party?”
Our guy says, “I love to party!”
“Good, good. Well, I’d like to invite you, but I need to know a couple of things.”
“Like?”
“Well, I imagine you like drinking…”
“Love it.”
“How do you feel about sex?”
“Same, man.”
“Like to dance?”
“I’m actually pretty light on my feet.”
“How are you with your fists? These parties can get a little rowdy.”
“I can handle myself.”
“Now, sometimes things can get rather emotional. Can you handle screaming and crying?”
“Uh, okay…”
“Great. So, I’m having a party Friday night. Wanna come?”
“Yes! I would love to.”
“Okay. See you at eight.”
He started off when our guy says, “Hey, what should I wear?”
“I don’t care. It’s just gonna be you and me…”
Chocolate Lab
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From three years ago, but coworker told me about this today. I didnt believe it.
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Ford seeks to remotely repossess cars after missed payments in US patent
Automaker would remotely disable the vehicle or a component of the vehicle if delinquency notice isn’t acknowledged
Behind on your car payments? Your car could soon be driving itself to the pound. Ford Motor Company has applied for a patent that would enable a computer to disable a vehicle or component of a vehicle over delinquent car payments and could lead to cars self-driving themselves to repossession lots.
The patent application published last month claims to seek a solution to car owners being unwilling to have their vehicles repossessed by remotely disabling the vehicle or a component of the vehicle if a delinquency notice isn’t acknowledged over a certain period of time.
“When an acknowledgement is not received within a reasonable period of time, the first computer may disable a functionality (radio, air-conditioner, etc) or may place the vehicle in a lockout condition,” states the patent application published in February as part of a public review of the patent process.
The patent describes a repossession system computer configured to communicate with the vehicle computer and/or smartphone of the driver and lists various optional components of the vehicle it could be connected to, such as cruise control, automated window controls, seat controls, radio and GPS, door locking system, and air conditioning.
“Disabling such components may cause an additional level of discomfort to a driver and occupants of the vehicle,” stated the patent application. The application is still pending approval and could be installed on any future vehicle in Ford’s lineup with a data connection.
The application cites various possible scenarios for the repossession computer to use, including “configuring the audio component to emit an incessant and unpleasant sound every time the owner is present in the vehicle” and “placing the vehicle in a lockout condition”. The patent cites a vehicle camera that can be used to determine if there’s an emergency to unlock the car and that the computer can be used to alert the police with GPS location if an owner attempts to block the repossession effort.
Car repossessions in the US have been on the rise since drops in the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In May 2021, the number of subprime borrowers, individuals with lower-than-average credit scores, at least 60 days behind their car payments hit a seven-year low of 2.58% but had increased to 5.67% as of December 2022.
Between July 2020 and July 2022, new car prices increased about 20% and used car prices soared by about 40% during the same period.
A spokesperson for Ford said in an email: “We don’t have any plans to deploy this. We submit patents on new inventions as a normal course of business, but they aren’t necessarily an indication of new business or product plans. We were granted 1,342 patents last year (more than three a day), spanning a wide range of ideas.”
www.theguardian.com
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Ford seeks to remotely repossess cars after missed payments in US patent
Automaker would remotely disable the vehicle or a component of the vehicle if delinquency notice isn’t acknowledged
Behind on your car payments? Your car could soon be driving itself to the pound. Ford Motor Company has applied for a patent that would enable a computer to disable a vehicle or component of a vehicle over delinquent car payments and could lead to cars self-driving themselves to repossession lots.
The patent application published last month claims to seek a solution to car owners being unwilling to have their vehicles repossessed by remotely disabling the vehicle or a component of the vehicle if a delinquency notice isn’t acknowledged over a certain period of time.
“When an acknowledgement is not received within a reasonable period of time, the first computer may disable a functionality (radio, air-conditioner, etc) or may place the vehicle in a lockout condition,” states the patent application published in February as part of a public review of the patent process.
The patent describes a repossession system computer configured to communicate with the vehicle computer and/or smartphone of the driver and lists various optional components of the vehicle it could be connected to, such as cruise control, automated window controls, seat controls, radio and GPS, door locking system, and air conditioning.
“Disabling such components may cause an additional level of discomfort to a driver and occupants of the vehicle,” stated the patent application. The application is still pending approval and could be installed on any future vehicle in Ford’s lineup with a data connection.
The application cites various possible scenarios for the repossession computer to use, including “configuring the audio component to emit an incessant and unpleasant sound every time the owner is present in the vehicle” and “placing the vehicle in a lockout condition”. The patent cites a vehicle camera that can be used to determine if there’s an emergency to unlock the car and that the computer can be used to alert the police with GPS location if an owner attempts to block the repossession effort.
Car repossessions in the US have been on the rise since drops in the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In May 2021, the number of subprime borrowers, individuals with lower-than-average credit scores, at least 60 days behind their car payments hit a seven-year low of 2.58% but had increased to 5.67% as of December 2022.
Between July 2020 and July 2022, new car prices increased about 20% and used car prices soared by about 40% during the same period.
A spokesperson for Ford said in an email: “We don’t have any plans to deploy this. We submit patents on new inventions as a normal course of business, but they aren’t necessarily an indication of new business or product plans. We were granted 1,342 patents last year (more than three a day), spanning a wide range of ideas.”
Ford seeks to remotely repossess cars after missed payments in US patent
Automaker would remotely disable the vehicle or a component of the vehicle if delinquency notice isn’t acknowledged
www.theguardian.com