WordPress SUCKS

Comments Off on WordPress SUCKS
Sep, 20, 2019
steve
Genius, Rant

WordPress is a trashheap of security vulnerabilities. Despite using the latest versions and not using any plugins, I still find my website getting wiped out every year or two. I have a number of websites on my server, most of which are written from scratch using notepad, and have never been compromised. So now I […]

Comments Off on Volvo button hacking
Sep, 02, 2019
steve
Cars, Boats, ATVs, Genius

The curious case of Volvo’s center console buttons My S60R (like most P2 Volvos) has this row of buttons below the climate controls, in front of the shifter. Depending on the configuration of the car, these buttons can vary in number, position, and function. For example my buttons are, from left to right: traction control, […]

Comments Off on Something else tragic happens
Jul, 10, 2019
steve
Cars, Boats, ATVs

I jinxed it in my last post, but I saw it coming. So I was driving down the highway and I started to notice a ticking sound coming from the engine. I was concerned, but then it went away. No warnings, no indications, even VIDA scanned clean. The car appeared to be in good health. […]

Comments Off on The Big Bear
Feb, 15, 2019
steve
Genius

Let’s get redneck! All my friends are riding around on ATVs. Mudding in the summer, hunting in the fall, and flipping the bird to snowmobiles in the winter. Sure, a friend of mine lets me borrow his Foreman 500 since he got an XMR, but riding someone else’s ATV is less than ideal. Especially since […]

Comments Off on Fixing the car… again…
Jan, 21, 2019
steve
Cars, Boats, ATVs

Mid October. Gorillaz concert. Lets take the Volvo. Approach a peculiar intersection I’ve crossed a thousand times. I have to turn left crossing 3 oncoming lanes. They have a stop sign, I don’t. My crossing the intersection safely depends heavily on the other drivers’ understanding of the right of way. So I’m half way through […]

Comments Off on Volvo CANBUS tinkering
Jan, 13, 2019
steve
Cars, Boats, ATVs, Genius

This is a topic that has been attempted many times by many people, and never seems to get anywhere (except for one person who capitalized on his findings). If you work for Volvo or whoever developed VIDA, don’t be mad, I love your software like I love my car, and I just want to make […]

Comments Off on The glory days of satellite TV hacking
Sep, 16, 2018
steve
Genius

Back in 2002, my 15-year-old self was super excited that we finally got satellite TV installed at home. Since we lived in the middle of nowhere and there was nothing to do (and our overly strict parents wouldn’t let us play outside), satellite TV was awesome, even though our overly strict parents put a parental […]

Comments Off on This car hates me, but it would die for me.
Aug, 26, 2018
steve
Cars, Boats, ATVs

“I will give my life to protect my driver” It seems to be the best phrase to describe a Volvo. All Volvos are engineered around safety. Like, the designers come up with this super-safe system of safety features, and then hand it off to the engineers and say “make it all fit in the chassis”. […]

Comments Off on Wheels
Dec, 29, 2017
steve
Cars, Boats, ATVs

I finally got a new set of wheels installed, to replace the cracked Pegasus wheels. Interestingly, two days later the Pegs were stolen from my property. It turns out it was just a cokehead looking for scrap money, and the wheels are no longer road-safe, so not a big deal. If it were someone looking […]

Comments Off on Owning the S60R
Nov, 19, 2017
steve
Cars, Boats, ATVs

This car is a beauty. It’s a monster. It’s a volvo! Seriously, a volvo. You know that, you searched google looking for a solution to an R problem and came across this post. Why this car? Volvo is known for boxy cars that perform well, and put infamous amounts of R+D time and money into […]

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