Features You Pay For But Can't Use

[@ash36230]

That moment a homebrew software comes along to crack a car's features for you

[@gavinthecrafter]

Hondabrew?

[@evanyoung9714]

Sounds good, but I'm sure the companies would find some way to "encourage" you not to do that.

[@superslimanoniem4712]

Just need to get it into it :)

[@corb2193]

@@evanyoung9714 it would just disable the brakes lol

[@corollavirus4age]

i mean ecu tunning has been a thing for over 50 years probably a few cars from the 90s already had simillar features disabled which someone could unlock it through most obd2 bluetooth adapters today except for weight i could see that as a win win situation if the hardware is already there in the car

[@nosc0pe]

The inkjet printer ink market simplified: Inkjet printer with ink: 58 dollars Ink cartridges: 56 dollars

[@thabg007]

thats why i switched to a laser printer, higher cost than an ink jet, but i bought this printer in 2016, still on the same toner with 30 percent remaining for all 4 toner cartridge's, unlike ink that dries up then has to be replaced, toner is already a dry powder. 1 inkjet printer i had, if i was out of cyan, the stupid printer wouldnt let me print even if it was just black (& white (the paper))

[@SchwertKruemel]

if you are willing to spend a little more a printer you can get sth like an eco tank from epson where the inc is cheaper than the paper ($10 for 4500 pages)

[@Verdigo76]

The print heads in inkjet printers are contained in the ink cartridge itself as they wear out and require replacing. Rather than build a printer that makes the user service apart and be more expensive they just put them in the ink cartridges as they are replaced often.

[@Swedfighter420]

Dude you have shac as your picture fill and chill

[@jan-lukas]

The printer without ink: 2 dollars

[@JoeCensored]

My favorite is my printer refuses to print black and white when cyan is out. Yes it has a separate black cartridge.

[@Palmtop_User]

"fuck you, low cyan"

[@imaginaoYouTubesoquecomarrobas]

._.

[@bgezal]

Not about cyan, but yellow is required for color printers even in b&w en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identification_Code

[@Pax.YouTube]

@@bgezal Interesting

[@StevenLightning]

@@bgezal Huh, that is pretty interesting. That article only mentions some color laser printers though. The technology doesn’t really seem to be used for standard ink printers.

[@dumpsterdawg]

Not our fault you got into an accident.....Brakes are a feature you paid for but can't use.

[@Mario583a]

Wanted those air bags to deploy? Too bad you did not have the money for this useful feature... No seriously, look up that Ai-1 Airbag Vest.

[@bilateralrope8643]

Having the high beams automatically switch to regular brightness was one of the features BMW was wanting to lock behind a subscription.

[@Dojan5]

The digitalisation of cars is so idiotic. I don't want to fucking have to root/jailbreak my car. Further, sometimes "smart" features aren't particularly smart. It's pretty popular to have proximity detection on, that can detect whether or not you're about to crash into something and brake for you. I've seen it happen in the middle of a road with no abnormalities. No cars other than the car in question around. The car just slammed on the breaks. The driver looked horrified. It happened to my boss with her old car - every time she drove on a particularly narrow road, the car would slam the breaks because it thought she was crashing/driving off the road.

[@tanmay______]

@@Dojan5 welcome to the world of solutionism my friend

[@chrisblanchard6413]

hahah! too poor to afford safety?! get a job, loser!

[@rihopytsep]

I remember being able to unlock my 3 core Athlon into a 4 core Phenom, was amazing, but my stock cooler wasn't a big fan.

[@JoelSolomons8]

I thought the point of a cooler is that it is a big fan!

[@fayebradshaw4221]

@@JoelSolomons8 lmao I love you

[@JoelSolomons8]

@@fayebradshaw4221 🥰🥰

[@GRBtutorials]

@@JoelSolomons8 That’s exactly the problem, it needed to be bigger.

[@imaginaoYouTubesoquecomarrobas]

I love that pun

[@MadGelo]

In online games, my team mates are factory disabled too

[@pugchamp1795]

@Techquíckie the channel is verified so that doesn't work

[@Ahmadsyar]

You get normal teammates for free, but you need to pay for competent teammates

[@assburgers3457]

I’m surprised genshin impact doesn’t do that

-Hi multifunction printer, I want to scan something. -Hi Dear Owner, no I need ink first!

[@franksavage1499]

Oh, yeah! I really hate this one! And I even got new ink without ever printing shit and lo and behold; the same arises

[@MarcinKralka]

>PC: Hello printer, I'd like you to print this black-and-white document. >Printer: Can't do, low on cyan. >PC: But it's black-an- >Printer: No dammit, that's not possible. Low on cyan.

[@joshix833]

@@MarcinKralka I had that and then it printed the black text blue.

[@no1DdC]

@@MarcinKralka Every inkjet printer prints a secret, almost invisible code pattern on every page, which uses color ink. This code is meant to track you in case you print ransom letters, counterfeit money and other nefarious things at home. That's why it needs color ink for black and white pages. As a side note, some printers offer the option to mix color ink to print black and white, which is horribly inefficient, but works in a pinch.

[@superslimanoniem4712]

@@no1DdC still ineffective. Someone can easily wash out a new cartridge or fill it with alcohol.

[@rishikrishnanpk8931]

Welcome to the Equatorial region, where the seat is always hot, whether you need it or not

[@4450krank]

Some cars have AC in the seats now:)

[@headxplosion]

yes :)

[@jackcoulson1518]

I can literally feel your comment thru my laptop🤣

[@ryuzaki5491]

Boys be making omelets on bike seats here.

[@abeldias3616]

Hey your pfp is my wallpaper (and Minecraft Cape)

[@Nullzd]

1975: in 2020 we will have flying cars 2021: we have cars with dlc and subscription

[@terrabiker]

Insert 50c to take off, for gear up insert another 50c, engine #1 is on fire , please insert a $1 into the slot in front of you to activate fire suppression system...

[@Prakhar_Choubey]

Lol 🤣🤣

[@aritradhabal]

Time to torrent cars

[@absenthurdle5666]

@@terrabiker ea be like

[@youravghuman5231]

2050: buying and selling concepts don't exist. Everything is free! You just need to work 12 hours only to unlock driving for 30 mins, using devices for 2 hours, bathing for 1 hour and a settlement for 6 hours. When the time limit runs out, you just need to work for another 12 hours! What a great deal!

[@damiangrouse4564]

I get a LOT of printing after the low ink warning and I just found out that if you let it go far enough it turns into a you may be out of ink warning that’s my new benchmark

[@JOCoStudio1]

Guess you're lucky enough to have a printer that allows that, rather than straight up refusing to print.

[@raider_aegis]

what printer do you own?

[@damiangrouse4564]

@@raider_aegis brother

[@damiangrouse4564]

@@JOCoStudio1 used to buy HP all the time and got tired of the rip-off. My brother printer is fairly old but the extended cap cartridges last a long time for my use.

[@raider_aegis]

@@damiangrouse4564 ahh

[@AshnSilvercorp]

Right to Repair and this go hand in hand.

[@-SP.]

@Techquíckie I am not understanding the numbers, I need further assistance please

[@benschneider3413]

@@-SP. that account is fake! look at the first "i". The dot ist different.

[@-SP.]

@@benschneider3413 lol I know

[@technologicalelite8076]

@Techquíckie you're impersonating Tech quickie. That's illegal

[@williammacbeth7282]

Bloodshed and upperclass had always gone hand in hand

[@brianjlevine]

My very first programming job was while I was still in college. We had an IBM System 34 at work (the precursor to the iSeries) and it had a whopping 128K of RAM. At some point they decided to upgrade to 256K (it also could be upgraded to 512K). I was in the computer room working when the IBM rep came to do the upgrade, and I watched him. He opened a panel on the unit and changed 2 jumpers on a block of 3 jumpers and closed the panel up again, then left. The unit already had the extra memory in it! It just wasn't enabled. I tried to get my boss to let me fiddle with the jumpers to see if I could get us up to 512K , but he was afraid that I'd void the warranty. Turns out that our line printer worked the same way: 3 different models with 3 different printing speeds, each more expensive. Turns out it was the same model with a resister pack in it to slow it down.

[@bgezal]

I worked as tech in a company that sold PC upgrade parts. The then new PS/2 PC's required special IBM RAM modules but I resoldered the four bit null-ohm resistors on regular 72-pin SIMMs to make them identify as IBM modules, and we sold them way cheaper and plenty of them.

[@scnuzz9046]

Something which you’ll never want: *Warranty from Dell*

[@gwgux]

Unless they decide to put a software switch in there that makes your voltage config go out of what and it over-volts your hardware randomly unless you pay for the warranty and they turn off that 'feature'.

[@GhostSlayerYT]

why wont you want it lol I buy EXTRA one/two year warranty whenever available

[@beastthemonster3675]

Why tho. Used to work at dell. Never denied warranty

[@InfernosReaper]

@@beastthemonster3675 The real problem is when they send Steve to go fix your stuff and Steve uses too much thermal paste and only half the screws.

[@Danfunnyman1234]

Warrenties from dell are like warrenties on a racing motor. It's going to get used, so joke's on them for forcing it on me. I've never had any Dell product survive longer than 2 months. Such awful build quality...

[@mpkava]

I had a Brother printer/scanner combo that refused to SCAN when the ink was low.

[@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores]

Hewlett Packard does the same crap.

[@StayMadNobodycares]

Oh brother

[@RannonSi]

@@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores Mine doesn't. The scanner works, the printer though... Let's just say that it wouldn't recognise the existence of paper were you to push it though it manually (haven't actually tried that). Edit: Re-read the question and realized that the printer's been broken for so long that I actually can't remember if it had the same *Bug/feature* back when it actually printed anything.

[@germangarcia6118]

I have that with an Epson. The Brother one that I also have, doesn't. Unfortunately, the Epson produces much better quality scans :/ I think all companies have gone through these tactics at some point in time, dropped them, tried again. It's just a matter of timing. Also, if you get one that doesn't do weird shit... never let it update the drivers! This Brother I have allows to scan when empty and also accepts unofficial cartridges. That firmare will remain outdated forever ^_^' It does ask for having the 4 cartriges with ink to print in B&W, but at less than $10 for the 4 pack, I don't care.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@germangarcia6118 Wow, printer ink is way cheaper in the states.

[@bassam_salim]

Imagine this, you are late for work, you get in your car, start it, and instead of tge engine starting you get a messege on the dash saying: Your subscription for the starter has ended, call customer service to negotiate subscription fees for the next decade

[@flameshana9]

People in 2081: _I don't have to imagine it, I'm living it._

[@terrabiker]

Horrible crash , everyone dead , seems that aribags didn't deploy...everyone scratches their head....until they see the dashboard computer saying: "We're terribly sorry , your airbag subscription expired."

[@siddharthnandi3995]

Let's vote woth our wallets and not buy them.

[@youdontknowme5969]

"Speaking of taming wild beasts..." _was expecting a plug for Manscaped_ 🤣

[@oscarfiala2104]

I was expecting they were gonna plug a raid shadows legends add XD

[@dtroy15]

A better example of this is disabling AM/FM reception in smartphones. Network providers convinced smartphone manufacturers years ago to stop allowing their phones to receive AM/FM signals (even though the phones are perfectly capable of it) because companies like AT&T and Verizon wanted to sell expensive internet based music streaming services instead.

[@GiffysChannel]

Don't forget about hotspots

[@nikm5628]

In some cases it's possible to unlock the am/fm with an internet radio app that also controls your hardware radio. Can't remember which app 🤷🏻‍♂️ I'm using an lg g5; fm is unlocked by default, battery is removable (I have 3 and a spare g5 for charging), it has a headphone jack and has an ir blaster. Also has USB-C and fast charging 👍 I swear the G5 was the last great smartphone from any manufacturer... Keep mine safe in an otter box 👍

[@lordeilluminati]

Yes, many of the same models you have of a certain smartphone there is the exact same on other part of the world with radio built in. People say: "oh, streaming is so much better, you can choose!" But streaming services are not good if you dont know exactly what to listen to (paralysis choice is "awesome" if you are driving!) and radio is widely used to cover news if a disaster happens, because radio have a really high travel distance compared to 4G and especially 5G

[@PlittHD]

Imagine buying cars that get sold with - rear heated seats - Inteligent Automatic High beams - rear wheel steering that limits it's steering angle built in by default but you can only use it if you pay extra? Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and BMW would like to know your location

[@imaginaoYouTubesoquecomarrobas]

Excuse me for unrelated-ness, but I like your pfp

[@CreeperPookie]

its*

[@SonicHawk90]

Or you pay a "hacker" to jailbreak your car and activate thise features permanently.

[@imaginaoYouTubesoquecomarrobas]

@@SonicHawk90 that would void your warranty (and maybe your account would be suspended, so you couldn't use your car anymore unless the jailbreak fixes that issue)

[@SonicHawk90]

@@imaginaoKZbinsoquecomarrobas True, what Im talking about doing should be done after warranty or if you buy a car without warranty. Any disabled feature should be enabled by jailbreaking. A good example is the world of gaming consoles..Just look what people are able to do with old PS3's and Xbox360's these days when they are jailbroken or "hacked"

[@rickseiden1]

The HP Ink service sends you ink cartridges before you need them so you always have them on hand. But if you decide to terminate the service, the full, unopened cartridges you have will not work. You could have a full set of cartridges you've paid for, run out of ink, and have to go to the store and pay for more ink. And there's no way (that I know of) to tell them to stop sending you new ink so you can start using store bought ink and get out of the service.

[@MrMarcetLP]

hp is such a scam

[@KYSMO]

That's fucking horrible!

[@Aaptronym]

The service is called HP+, formerly HP instant ink, and you can cancel at any time. Newer HP+ printers allow you to use the cartridges they send you even if you cancel your subscription, so long as you had a valid subscription. They only charge you $4.99 per month for 100 prints and they send you full cartridges each time you need them, so you can't really complain when you cancel halfway during the month; you only paid 5 bucks.

[@Chopper153]

@@Aaptronym The HP shill is here to preach.

[@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores]

Hewlett Packard sucks! My HP all-in-one inkjet printer was purposely engineered to turn into a useless brick if it detects a low ink level in either one of its $40+ ink cartridges. I have vowed never to buy any HP engineered crap ever again. I replaced my HP printer with a laser printer from another brand. The only thing my HP printer would be good for now is re-enacting that scene from the movie Office Space.

[@kz6fittycent]

"You'll own nothing and you'll be happy" - from your friends at Davos. "You'll get less than what you pay for, and we'll be happy" - from your friendly neighborhood oligarch.

[@Panther_420]

@Razer Von global warming is a myth

[@Panther_420]

@@b.hack1394 not red pilled just the facts

[@Panther_420]

@MikeProductions1000 it is very disputed quit listening to bull crap

[@Ebalosus]

Rentier consumerism can kiss my ass. I like actually owning stuff, and not renting it off a company that can take it away for some asinine arbitrary reason.

[@spaceboi231]

@@Panther_420 Let me lay it out this way. Do you accept the fact that human activity *does* release lots and lots of carbon dioxide (www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions )? If so, good. Further, do you accept the fact that carbon dioxide has the so-called greenhouse effect (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect )? If so, good. Congratulations, you believe in human-caused global warming.

[@Tiwill0V2]

"feature you buy but can't use" you mean like the anti-virus that dell included in the command even after you said you don't want it 5 times? xD

[@superslimanoniem4712]

That was the warranry

[@UserUnknownng2g]

From what i have seen a lot of laptop companies provide antivirus by default with their laptops

[@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores]

Antivirus software is actually a denial-of-service / resource hog virus in of itself.

[@frozenturbo8623]

The maker of the dell anti virus is named Bob as you know Bob put ram each other and use alot of thermal paste, throws cooler to put it in

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@UserUnknownng2g we all know what it is, windows defender

[@jkengland832]

Printer: Low ink, consider buying a new one My boss: Meeeeh, don't worry, it'll still be good for half a year

[@doctordothraki4378]

Techquíckie Fake techquickie

[@edwardallenthree]

When I was looking to buy a server a few decades ago, I don't remember the company (silicon graphics?), but all of their servers were quad processor servers, but you got the number of CPUs you paid for, and could upgrade the "license" later. Same with memory!

[@jeffwalker7185]

I recall that some printer cartridges would have a chip counted the pages printed and, upon reaching the print volume designated for that cartridge, would cease to print any more copies. This would happen even if there was toner/ink remaining. You could even purchase over ride chips or devices that would reset the chip so you could continue printing.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

This is the problem with everything going digital and being part of the "Internet of Things".

[@waled7564]

Make things going digital is the worst thing for mankind because if the internet cut off even for one hour every thing will stop and world will lose millions

[@FlyboyHelosim]

@@waled7564 Indeed. The over-reliance on external factors is a step backwards in my opinion. I much prefer wholly self-contained systems that were the norm years ago. If you bought it, you owned it. If you updated it, YOU updated it.

[@majinnemesis]

@@waled7564 and that actually needs to happen in order for certain companies and customers to wake up and stop making bs or buying bs features

[@projectchannel8435]

2:14 hits close to home for me. up until like two days ago I was using an ink cartridge that had said it was low for the last four months, although still printed flawlessly. hell I used it longer while it said it was low than when it didn't lol. and I do virtual learning so I print anywhere from two to ten things a day

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Ink problems? Get a laser printer. It's literally the best thing to get ever if you ever print at home, even if you wait months between prints.

[@UserUnknownng2g]

What are the benefits of laser over ink?

[@lefteriseleftheriades7381]

@@UserUnknownng2g laser cartridges last for longer periods, and more prints. however the resolution is typicaly 300dpi

[@FlyboyHelosim]

I always thought that laser printers literally burned into the paper so required no consumable parts. 😂

[@rfzw]

@@lefteriseleftheriades7381 300 dpi? How ancient is your printer? From the 80's and early 90's? All modern laser printers are at least 600 dpi, and many are 1200 dpi. Inkjet printers spray liquid ink onto the paper, and if you don't use it for a long time, the ink can dry out and clog the printhead, so you need to replace the cartridge even if there's ink inside. Laser printers melt dry powder onto the paper, so you don't have the same issue.

[@megamanx466]

@@rfzw ...But cost way more? Decisions decisions. 🤔

[@Mike__B]

"The old days of taming wild beasts".... so like just hacking the software of your car to unlock the extra battery storage? Maybe have 2 configs flashed on there, the original and your modified, so when there's a "software update" you can flash back the original so it looks like it hasn't been tampered with, and then reenable your extra storage.

[@raidev_]

so now we'll have to treat our cars like game consoles?

[@Mike__B]

@@raidev_ Blame Tesla for giving the hardware, just having a software lock on it. And not to be unfairly picking on Tesla, other cars have put software limiters on certain features "for safety" in the past I believe.

[@Razear]

I remember being surprised at how much more cost effective laser printers were after making the switch. The one I bought had a starter toner included which lasted me four years until I had to replace it and I was printing every day.

[@MartianMoon]

If I had something like a BMW with pay-walled heated seats I would most certainly just hack it

[@felixcosty]

Worked on a machine during the 90's and the company had to pay for features to be unlocked. We only need one of the many features that could be unlocked, but since we wanted the most high end feature, we had to pay for all the features that where just software upgrades, at $5000 per upgrade. I think there was 5 total. Software upgrade for cash is not new, it's just everyone is now doing it.

[@JoeCensored]

Yeah I had the tri-core unlocked to quad. Was just a bios setting at the time.

[@kz03jd]

Flir did this with a bunch of their thermal cameras. They all had the exact same image sensors and screens, just the firmware was different. A bunch of owners figured this out and turned their $1,200 thermal camera into a $8,000 one!

[@BobSentell]

*working on unlocking a core on my wild steed so I can go buy some more ink for my printer*

[@MrMarcetLP]

nice

[@GRBtutorials]

I can see that “subscription” nonsense (I mean, if it was a single payment at a reasonable price, I *might* be convinced, but a subscription that will most likely cost more than the feature on the long term, nope) backfiring on auto makers kilometers away. I’ll be waiting for the first car jailbreak.

[@mayhair]

@Techquíckie fake

[@LENZ5369]

In the car (especially Tesla) examples; you would still be carrying the extra weight -which means you would be taking a hit to energy efficiency/economy and general performance (acceleration/braking/etc.) for nothing. And then there's the waste and environmental harm for the production of things that are unneeded/unused.

[@onepunchman4481]

I work for a printer company and planned obsolescence is a real thing made to continue squeezing money out of customers. Try disabling the setting to get the most out of your parts.

[@danielb270]

Companies often dispute “but I paid full price for the hardware, why do I have to pay for the feature?”; they claim that in those cases you paid for around 30-50% of the hardware related to the feature. And paid subscription or extra payments are there to cover the difference plus cover those who don’t buy it. (tldr, you have not paid for the hardware, but when you do, you pay more)

[@justsomeperson5110]

The thing about microtransaction seat warmers is ... the heating elements are still there. How hard would it really be to just rewire the heating elements to your own thermostat over a separate power lead?

[@RAFMnBgaming]

Probably very easy. Hell, you could probably just install custom firmware and get all the features that way. I'm guessing it'll void the warranty but then again if you're hard/softmodding your car, you're probably technically engaged enough that most common damage that isn't covered by 3rd party insurance is probably gonna be stuff you're going to try to fix yourself.

[@24680kong]

It would break your warranty, meaning when your tesla hits a policecar, they can legally say they weren't at fault because you messed with the car.

[@pixelfairy]

Or make a heated seat cover and power source disconnected from any car electronics. Keep your warranty. Some newer cars have standard power outlets, like the RAV4 primes 1500watt socket in the back. Plenty of power for a seat warmer.

[@SilverAura]

What blows my mind is that part of the point in streamlining the manufacturing process is to reduce costs which can be passed to consumers. Until it's too efficient. Damage it a little.

[@Donnerwamp]

To be honest, I'm a big fan of cars having all stuff installed on the hardware level and disabled by software. Sooner or later somebody will find a way to unlock this stuff for free and now your low-spec car is sudently the highest tier version of this car.

[@seancolman9091]

You pay the extra for them to warrant it is a good idea.

[@baylinkdashyt]

I've been told... that Telsa "sells" some features like this to buyers... and then turns them back off if you resell the car, requiring a new owner to pay again. I understand there's been litigation; dunno about the outcome.

[@kanishkachakraborty]

THANK YOU for talking about anti-consumer trends in the market. Maybe this video will spread awareness about how ne need to demand OWNERSHIP of the stuff we buy.

[@Piketom1]

2:30 I was talking to the technical support person about the low toner warning on the laser jets we have in our office. While we keep extra cartridges on hand, the support person told me that when the low toner warning comes on, we really have about 20% remaining.

[@Simon-ph1nf]

1:15 Did I hit the Italian translation? hand gestures too :)

[@MNewton]

I thought he was about give me an offer i was unable to refuse....

[@jj_1edzep]

More like New York Italian :P

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

I’ve got a minidisc Walkman that, after changing a couple bytes in its firmware, now thinks it’s a higher end model and has a bunch of extra features. That’s apparently very common in music playback equipment.

[@SoCalStyles]

It's like you forgot about 'classic' cars... or how you can repair them and there are available parts for aftermarket.

[@gwgux]

I was thinking the same thing...Classic cars were really built to last and many are far more stylish than the generic same shaped new cars on display at the dealership.

[@Psi105]

Also happens on thermal cameras. The Flir E4 and FLir E8 have the same high resolution sensor but they software cripple the E4 to a much lower resolution. E4 costs $1000 while E8 costs $3000. Thankfully you can hack an E4 to be an E8 if you know what you're doing.

[@mihalydozsa2254]

Can't wait for the time when you can buy your car just to be able to rent it :D

[@mashy712]

Planned obsolescence is already a thing in cars.

[@mihalydozsa2254]

@@mashy712 And in everything else. It makes sense, if they don't have to make it modular to be able to change things around it is easy to make it harder to repair.

[@hellfrost333]

Goblin Economics

[@StayMadNobodycares]

@@hellfrost333 Time is money friend

[@mihalydozsa2254]

@Waldel Martell I agree, but i'm affraid of times when we have no choice. There are less and less places where you can use old cars or get new parts for them. And we are going to a time when you can't buy it for less, and can't fix your stuff. I can hardly imagine any good reason to create 30 slightly different version of the same part for cars, sometimes just in size a few mm just to not fit in the same place or a few pins, same power output and data transfer, or simply just a firmware switch with the same components, just to avoid cross compatibility. And be able to sell the same thing same quality just with different letters for more. Not like the turned off cores in cheaper CPUs. Because than at least the housing would be the same, to be able to just put it in cheaper cars where the function is is not needed, but it is not compatible, and if it is once got put together can't change anything. And why hiding everything away even if it making the manufacturing process more complicated, just to not be able to change it your self. How is it going to be cheaper for anyone? If they would really wanted to make it cheaper they would make everything compatible and easy access and repair. Instead we throw away anythind slightly faulty. And do we need to create this many cars, when we don't know the demand, and if they can't sell just let it rotting away in huge yards before it get crushed. They yust figured out that people can't track their micro transactions ant they can benefit more even if they are selling everything with every car. When you pay for something because a road trip or weather condition, because it is "just" x much and jour trip takes longer or the weather stays bad and you have to pay "just" one more time. Compare it to when you buy the car with that function and you can use it any time (for example AC or heated window). Not mentioning the change of therms of conditions, system errors, prica changes. And if it brakes you have to go to the dealer and pay full price for service and replacement. If you try to repair it they shut down your car that you payed for because it is unsafe for you to plug in a one way connector. It is already happening, just look at Tesla (i also lowe the idea of it, but not the buisness policy, not like i ever going to have any problem with them, i never going to have enough money for anything they sell :-D but if others are following it...). And if you went to service, than now you can pay to use a part, that you already purchased twice, and who knows how many times during it's life span. Sorry unfortunetelly i can't see how it is going to be cheaper :-)

[@EdWensell]

This goes way back. This was (is?) IBMs operating model for some enterprise systems. IBM used to have a "computing on demand" offering. IBM would lease a system to a company, and the company would receive a fully loaded version of that model. Only the resources agreed to in the in the lease were active. If the company needed additional CPU/Memory/Disk, temporarily or permanently, they called up IBM, paid the money, and IBM would remotely enable the entitled resources. Or the lease may include predetermined times of increased resources, such as in retail which requires increased transaction processing capability during the holidays. Eventually someone had the bright idea that those unused resources could be used by other customers. So now we have "the Cloud" which is the same leasing concept, but instead of sending the computer to physically reside in a single company's building sitting there with unused resources, IBM (or Microsoft or Amazon or whoever) keeps the computers in their own data center and leases that one computer to multiple clients keeping all the resources busy. There was also the Athlon/Duron pencil trick, but I do not remember if that was due to crippling of the CPU or if that was an intentional "feature" for over clockers. There were also stories of the 486SX vs. DX, but not going to repeat because I'm not sure if they were ever proven/verified.

[@srikanthramanan]

Hi Techquickie Team, Please do a video on CPU node backporting, its challenges and pros & cons. Intel Rocket Lake is a backport of 10 nm Sunny Cove architecture on to their 14 nm node.

[@michalpbielawski]

There's not much to talk about. This whole "backport" thing boils down to "we designed this chip for 10nm process, but our hardware divison couldn't make it work, so we're trying the same desing using our old process. Oh, shit, it gets got as hell, so we have to cut down on cores"

[@doctordothraki4378]

Michał Bielawski which means it can easily fit in a Techquickie video

[@MrMegaManFan]

That’s what jailbreaking is for. You can get the features you want on your consoles and handhelds whether the manufacturer wants you to have them or not.

[@ezra3871]

I flashed a newer rom on my calculator, turns out it had more memory/space for larger programs.

[@StayMadNobodycares]

@Techquíckie You're a fraud and I reported you for impersonation and you should be gone by tomorrow. Bye Felicia

[@computernerdinside]

@@StayMadNobodycares Lemme guess, another fake "invest in" watever bs?

[@McNibbler]

One thing that is often not talked about is that while down-binning is a great way to get use out of otherwise damaged chips, manufacturing processes have matured to the point where these malfunctions are a lot less common than the rate of down-binning implies. Perfectly good chips are often down-binned to lower-spec models despite being perfectly capable of becoming a higher-spec model for the sole purpose of creating an "entry-level" and then selling the not down-binned chips at a premium upgrade. It always felt like a bit of a waste to me.

[@lasarith2]

This is why I bought a Epson echo tank , 1300+ odd pages only used 60% of the first bottles they give you .

[@JonRowlison]

I purchased an HP color laser jet printer about 4 years ago. We don't print a TON, but it gets regular use. After the first year, the printer said all of the toners were low and several months later I did have to put in a new black toner cartridge. The cyan, magenta, and yellow carts, however have claimed to be "low" (and show up as 5% full) for the past three years but all work just fine.

[@jordansime6684]

Reminds me of my S8... my particular model had an FM receiver that was locked out from being used... really sucked when I was out at camp without cell service, power, or internet.

[@timgravierjr.4241]

The Dell Streak 5 android smart phone had an integrated FM radio for which Dell never created an app. A third party app from HTC would do the trick, but it was buggy. Later updates to the Streak removed the device driver, preventing its use. Not that an FM radio in a phone is terribly useful these days, but in the late 2000's, it was a pretty cool idea.

[@MarinelliBrosPodcast]

Man: Buy this printer. Trust me, I look like Trudeau. Me: All the more reason to distrust you.

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

that's the joke, my dude.

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

Me: Can I please print this black and white document, please, the paper is due tomorrow! Inkjet printer: Haha Nope! I need more CYAN!

[@DJLoaded]

It's like with the Switch, ya buy the console, ya pay for the internet but still have to pay for a subscription to play online.

[@hunterbear2421]

if bmw does paying for heaters and it works out and all the car companys start doing it older cars will become a luxtory because you would only had to pay for gasoline and maintence

[@bennoboy97]

You mean like every other console?

[@korotoawo]

I mean, nintendo are the cheapest, and the company that waited the longest to publish this feature though...

[@CasepbX]

@@korotoawo LOL right? Funny of them to point out the Switch only.

[@tjmarx]

You're not paying console makers to access "the internet" you're paying them to access the servers that host the games, servers that cost money to run. It's like complaining you have to pay a monthly fee to access the internet because you brought a gateway so why can't you just use it... They have costs too.

[@wtfnoheals]

Dude nailed the issue on the head. Chips are made in a HUGE batch and the IMPURE chips are near the edge of the huge round disk of CPUs they are made of. So, instead of throwing those impure chips out they disable the unstable portion and clock it at the appropriate label.

[@hateeternalmaver]

All in on jailbroken heat-seats! =D

[@absolutelyproprietary6896]

I'm interested in electronics as my hobby. I just disassamble my old printer, buy a new one and I use parts from old printer for my projects. Components from a 25$ printer makes me save aprox. 15-20$ in buying new components

[@TheSquigy]

The printer ink problem exists in the pharmaceutical industry too with blood glucose monitors. The device is cheap the strips are crazy

[@thabg007]

thats why i switched to a laser printer, higher cost than an ink jet, but i bought this printer in 2016, still on the same toner with 30 percent remaining for all 4 toner cartridge's, unlike ink that dries up then has to be replaced, toner is already a dry powder. 1 inkjet printer i had, if i was out of cyan, the stupid printer wouldnt let me print even if it was just black (& white (the paper))

[@Verdigo76]

It's not a problem in the way that you think it is. Or the way that this video portrays it and correctly. Inkjet printers have print heads that wear out and need to be replaced. Rather than build a printer that's expensive and requires the user to service a part they build the print heads into the inkjet cartridges themselves which get replaced often. This way they can build cheaper print heads that don't last very long and need replacing as often as the cartridge would.

[@AnonymousYoutuber69]

In England they give the devices to doctors to hand out for free and then the doctors prescribe the expensive strips.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

@@Verdigo76 "Rather than build a printer that's expensive and requires the user to service a part" You say as the user services THAT SAME PART MORE OFTEN BUT IS TIED TO THEIR INK meaning not only do they have 2 potential ways for it to break/run out early wasting consumer's money but also wasting company time and money. It is an absolute problem.

[@kingoftherevolution4855]

Thank you LMG for not being zealously anti coperate, and understanding supply and production

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

4:12 Drop never ceases to disappoint. They had to have a thick, unbending USB cable protrude from the edge? They couldn't have built a channel into the underside? Even cheap OEM keyboards include routing channels. I'd rather have that than a detachable cord at any cost.

[@nikm5628]

One of the most common ones I've seen... Fm radio in phones, but no fm app. Some apps can make the built in radio work, but not always

[@OzSteve9801]

Some Canon printers had the "feature" that they would only print a certain number of pages and then just stop working completely. Others would tell you that the ink residue pad was full and it could no longer print. These "features" seem to have gone but I'm waiting to see what the next "feature" will be.

[@gamingwithxan1430]

It's all in ink tank models from all major brands. Including currently lesser eveil epson & brother.

[@TriggerHappyRC1]

Looks like car hacking will be all the rage soon. It's like the download more ram meme except you will actually be downloading batteries and heated seats lol

[@fuijika]

When it comes to car features I am sure some people will hack them to activate them for free. I mean a heated seat is not overly complicated, probably just need to know what signal it needs to be active and bypass the ECU to send the active signal permanently.

[@holocaust_2.0]

Time to invest in aftermarket ECU's. To be honest, you don't need to hack anything. You just need to rig a wire to a switch, add some voltage regulator, and turn it on and off whenever you feel like it. If there is an end circuit that checks whether or not you are paying for the seat heaters, you can just remove it.

[@fuijika]

@@holocaust_2.0 I would still consider that a hack, no rules says a hack needs to be software based.

[@CheapBastard1988]

@@holocaust_2.0 There's usually lots of aftermarket software for ECU's. Make your car faster, use less fuel and worsen emissions while you're at it.

[@maxh771]

A dirty little secret in the office laser printer market is that many of their machines (high and low spec) are the same physical hardware, it's just that when the printer is "pre-run" or configured prior to delivery to the customer, it's been permanently locked into being a particular print speed. E.g. a printer that can theoretically print 40ppm colour and 50ppm black and white (from the factory), is permanently "locked" to only print at a maximum of 30ppm colour and 40ppm black and white. Sadly, there is usually no way to undo this after it's been set.

[@froggoboom]

please make a LTT video testing unlocked cores!🥺

[@KYSMO]

With modern Intel's, that's impossible. The closes thing similar to that is flashing a newer bios to an older AMD GPU.

[@StayMadNobodycares]

@@KYSMO CPU* and it was a setting in the "motherboards" bios.

[@frozenturbo8623]

Before intel removed undervolting you could

[@somnorila9913]

Regarding the chip difference example i think "you missed a spot". As manufacturers have a high probability of success otherwise it would not really be feasible, some parts are intentionally shut down even if the chips are in perfectly working condition in order to artificially create different product tiers. Pretty much as how games are launched nowadays with the 60$ for the base game but can go over 100$ for the gold edition or whatever that has other content available to the player, but it's not something that it wasn't already build in.

[@kirathekillernote2173]

Why can't be there a one time pay fixed feature pack which will cover cost of all the features I want & leave them enabled ? And people who don't want it can get cheaper product on the first purchase but get them unlocked later ?

[@alexanderschluter1864]

Yeah, it is a bit similar to microtransactions in an app and I don't like the direction this is going.

[@kirathekillernote2173]

@@alexanderschluter1864 I see the biggest problem with this seemingly efficient solution is we need corpos to act in good faith. But if history is any proof, we know they will squeeze every ounce from customers no matter how shitty their product can be. And we already know capitalism has killed free marker, right?

[@KESDtv]

In the case of Tesla, it was to get around the problem of eligibility for EV credit. Model 3 SR was over the price of eligibility so they came out with a software limited range to sell the car at cheaper price (to make it eligible for credit) and then sell the normal range as an after sale upgrade.

[@ericromano8078]

Y'all should do a video on soldering things. But maybe not in an attempt to unlock extra cores.

[@junipeayt]

Therapist: Italian Riley isn't real, he can't hurt you Italian Riley: 1:20

[@zarrowivyson4590]

The title of this video got me so excited... I was not disappointed

[@Reepicheep-1]

"HOSTAGEWARE" I like it. Very descriptive. Also, this is why you never buy an inkjet. Laserjets go for months/years between printings with no issues.

[@reganbond61]

Honestly, if I ever have to pay a subscription for AC, I’m fucking hacking my car.

[@KSPAtlas]

Considering there are cars with android you can literally root your car

[@sammyfromsydney]

The ink tank models of the printers have a software counter to limit on how much they can print before you have to "send them in for service" which is always "uneconomical" or sometimes the message simply tells you the printer or a component is "end of life". Look up "waste ink pad end of life". There's a KZbin video called: "Fix Epson ET-2720 Waste Ink Pad "End of Life" - Install External Waste Tank with EcoTank Supertank" - Watch that to see what kind of hoops you have to jump through just to try to work around these shenanigans. And every generation the printers get harder to defeat, until it's not possible or not worth the effort.

[@biscoitom]

I say this every time, but I'll say it again: Riley is a precious gem and an incredible addition to LMG.

[@Mr.Morden]

If you wash inkjet cart heads with isopropyl alcohol then dip it in water a few times it will print. The problem is that whenever you go to print you need to do it again, but it works in a pinch.

[@StRoRo]

The same was done with 386 and 486 dx/so chips. If you was lucky you could set up a sx as a dx

[@NoName-ik2du]

The first one actually makes a lot of sense. Reworking a defective items to work as a lower spec unit at a discounted price for the user is good for the company, good for the consumer, and good for the environment. Reminds me a bit of old cars with landau tops. Often times if a car's paint was damaged at the factory, it would be remedied by covering the top of the car with classy-looking fabric. I think that would cost the customer extra, though, so not as "noble" as the CPU/GPU rework thing since the landau top was only beneficial to the company. The ink and subscription car features are obviously both just anti-consumer nonsense that need to die immediately.

[@RobertFJr]

I knew the micro-transactions would happen eventually with cars. With how much they control electronically they could force you to pay extra for just about anything.

[@Dinos0001]

I used to have those 50-60 euro inkjet printers and had to pay 20 euros each month to buy cartridges because they were running out so quickly and after a year or two had to buy another printer because it stopped working. I got fed up and 2,5 years ago I shelled out 160 euros for an Epson inkjet and couldn't be more happy. Haven't paid a single euro since then. 2 years worth of printing with one bottle of ink!!! And I print alot!! Plus that the great thing is that it came with a second bottle in the box!!!

[@Richie016]

Awesome presentation, great info.

[@Verdigo76]

Except that it contains wrong information. Print heads are the most expensive part of printer except that they are not in the printer at all. Print heads wear out and need to be replaced often. Rather than build a printer that requires a user to service a part and be more expensive they put the print heads in the inkjet cartridge itself so that it gets replaced along with the ink and is a much easier process. The rest of the parts in a printer are inexpensive so if they break you can just get another printer and the manufacturer doesn't have to sell replacement parts. If you don't like this arrangement then you can always shell out the $$$ for a laser printer and experience what it's like the other way

[@cybercery5271]

@@Verdigo76 printer = 34 USD Ink= 56 USD Yes, clearly 34>56

[@bacintom]

Last month I bought a refillable printer (an epson ecotank) and so far I'm really happy about it, feels like freedom when you don't have to worry too much about the price of ink. I'm using the printer much more than I would before.

[@jimshannononsounds]

JT would make a great sales person selling printers once he's done politics.

[@Veiss7]

Copyright and ownership laws need to change or this kind of thing is going to keep getting worse until people die because they don't have money for the extra features or worse. When you buy something you should own it forever in all ways. This means being able to take it apart, repair it, resell it and have full and complete access to it. Otherwise it's going to get really dystopian really fast.

[@pekuja]

01:40 A Crysis of Conscience you say? 🤔

[@slmbkdk]

imagine running out of juice while driving tesla, then an ads from tesla pop up from the display saying you can buy extra hour of juice haha.

[@theaveragescienceguy8652]

You forgot to mention GPU .., you can pay full price for 3060 v2 but you can’t mine

[@theaveragescienceguy8652]

@Techquíckie that’s another fake comment from a fake channel

[@CalmRestRelax]

Riley's my favourite, keep up the enthusiasm bro!!

[@markasbrownie9965]

Seriously, what happened to just buying stuff and owning it forever?

[@FreelanceDev4life]

Inflation happened. And it happened for too long!

[@123moe]

Got another one: the HomePod mini has a thermometer and humidity sensor built in for detecting room temp/humidity, was released in 2020 and they only just enabled the sensors in software a few months ago

[@FuncleChuck]

Some iPhones have an FM radio. Can’t use it tho!

[@bilateralrope8643]

Which iPhones ? I'm going to guess it was the ones without headphone jacks.

[@FuncleChuck]

@@bilateralrope8643 nah it was the old ones

[@Secret_Takodachi]

Can't wait to see which generation of cars ends up being the most popular because I'm gunna guess at a certain point the online functionality of a car will be considered a negative to some customers (like me, already...)