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There's a little bit in this Wikipedia article but I can't find much either.

IIRC it mostly stemmed from a lot of US tv channels not being available in Canada at the time. So to make them available, they started hacking satellite descramblers and Direct TV cards. Then they found a giant market in the US willing to buy these boxes and cards to get free tv.

There were people in the US making them too, but the Canadian stuff was more reliable and updated quicker when Direct TV changed codes.

Canadians were some of the OG tv pirates. They were the hookup for hacked satellite boxes in the 90's.

Trump likely wants to be the president who oversees the next moon landing.

Like this MF would last the 10 years that would take.

You'll never change a mind with cruelty.

You'll never change the mind of the one you are being cruel to. But you might change the minds of some observers.

Sticking the URL into archive.org seems to work.

Alright lemmy users who aren't part of THIS thread, but I still remember from 8 months ago.......this is your time to shine! Go make new communities and show us all how your ways are realistic in real world scenarios.....and not just, ya know, group jerking the group about unrealistic concepts and thus not a real solution.

I mean; It does work that way. See the !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone drama. People didn't like what the mods wanted to do, so they started their own (!onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone) and it currently has more than twice the number of active users.

So it does work when most of the people give a shit. Problem is, most people don't.

Currently their website is working, so if someone has an account they can still log in and get their chip #.

This little light of mine. I'm gonna let it shine...

Yeah, I'm sorry that happened. But literally no one, even the shadiest shop, is doing that intentionally. Laziness and using air tools, probably. Trying to save a buck by using the original crush washer and just tightening it down harder, also likely. Intentionally over tightening so you have to come back to them; extremely unlikely.

After we finally got it off we both agreed on one thing, neither of us are bringing our vehicles back to that shop again. That was over 10 years ago now and I'm still holding true to my word fuck them I'll drive the extra 20 minutes to another shop

That's exactly what you should do if you're not happy with the service. But be prepared to wait to get into a decent mechanic. The ones that provide shitty service are able to stay in business because there is always someone in a hurry. And this is why I say they aren't intentionally over torquing your drain bolt. They don't give a shit if you come back on not; there's plenty others waiting.

I'm glad my professional wrenching isn't in the automotive field any more.

A lot of manufacturers are starting to go with the cartridge type oil filters which are much better, but still not perfect.

That's not really so much of an issue. Virtually all spin on oil filters are designed in such a way that you can tighten them until the metal filter body contacts the sealing surface and the o-ring will still be happy and protected from over-squishing in it's little recess.

All bets are off if you're buying no-name filters tho.

I wouldn't sweat the PCV line until I had to remove it for some reason either.

Those old Civics are indestructible.

Devils advocate: As a mechanic, if I tighten the oil filter too little, I'm liable for thousands in repairs. If I tighten the oil filer too much, some rando curses me but I don't hear it and continue sleeping like a baby. Or it comes back to me and I don't care if it's tight, Ive got the tools that make it easy.

So, sorry, not sorry. I'm gonna keep cranking those puppies down.

Also your PCV hose is starting to look pregnant.

Obviously the rent-a-cats would be vaccinated.

Wonder if you can you rent a bunch of them on a temporary basis? Invasive european starlings have overtaken my neighborhood and pushed a lot of native species out. Not only would that help the problem; it would be fucking adorable.

Like buying ladybugs for your garden; you just crack open a crate of cats.

If this was an insurance repair, contact your insurance company. They have policies for when additional repairs are needed afterwards. Tell them it's something you noticed later. And if it's anything that could plausibly be related to the accident, they should cover it. It's possible there is still concealed damage that is putting stress on the light causing it to separate and let moisture in. If your insurance company OKs it, I would let a different body shop handle the repair and check out the previous work.

If you paid out of pocket, you're probably out of luck at this point.

"I really need to repoint this mortar"

If you have the spare time, it's worth a shot. I've repaired countless electronics over the years just by disassembly, careful cleaning, and reassembly.

I definitely wouldn't start throwing parts at an inkjet tho; they were made to be disposable loss leaders whose purpose was to sell ink.

I think you might be on to something, but I need some examples about the obvuis fakeness that I can show others.

Nothing stopping you from installing a "whole house" surge protector on that particular circuit. They aren't that large or expensive.