Comment on How can a military buy fighter jets that the seller has kill switches for?
Majorllama@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Same way you can buy a car and it can be remotely disabled by the company that made the car if they want to.
Always online always connected products are never truly 100% yours to own and do with what you please.
This is why the early 2000s Honda Civic will continue to be the pinnical of cheap transportation until the end of time
ShotDonkey@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I throw the Toyota Prius 2 card on the table, IT’S ON
Majorllama@lemmy.world 1 month ago
If only it wasn’t one of the most hideous vehicles ever made.
ShotDonkey@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Ours has nearly 300’000 km and nearly no reparations are necessary. That’s just exceptional. Extremely well designed and high quality components it seems. That’s what counts for me, the looks, I couldn’t care less and there is worse.
Majorllama@lemmy.world 1 month ago
99.99% of the time I am a function over form kinda guy.
I just do not like the shape of the first couple generations of the Prius.
The newest generation I actual think looks pretty good.
I can’t deny they do run basically forever. My dad got one to replace his minivan once all the kids had moved out and he is able to take him and his wife to gigs with his whole drum set comfortably in the back.
I drive his Prius occasionally for various reasons and I just don’t like it each time. I find it unsatisfying to drive and unpleasant to look, but I cannot deny it’s utility and reliability.