* Posts by OldDude

3 publicly visible posts • joined 8 Apr 2014

Holy litigation, Batman! Custom Batmobile cars nixed by copyright

OldDude

They got what they deserved

I expect that I'll get down-voted for that statement....

but these guys weren't the only replica Batmobile manufacturers out there.

Fiberglass Freaks have been making replica Batmobiles (1966 version) for a number of years.

The difference is that they paid for the license to be able to do so.

https://buybatparts.com/cms/

Crazy Chrysler security hole: USB stick fix incoming for 1.4 million cars

OldDude

Actually GM is making a huge deal about how they provide internet access in their cars.

They've had IPV4 addresses assigned to their vehicles for more than a decade. How do you think OnStar works?

The weak link in FCA's setup is linked to the Sprint cellular service that was tied in.

Internet is a tool of Satan that destroys belief, study claims

OldDude

Yikes!

Y'know.... Using this logic to come to that conclusion has me wondering what qualifications this fellow has that classifies him as a "Computer Scientist".

If I was to substitute 'XBOX' for 'The Internet' in his paper he might come to the same conclusion....

I sincerely hope that he only teaches at this school of Engineering.

Gawd help us if he actually writes code that is used in actual Engineering applications