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|    Ted Nolan     |
|    Re: Pearls Before Swine: Cell Phone Upda    |
|    15 Oct 25 01:53:58    |
   
   XPost: rec.arts.comics.strips   
   From: ted@loft.tnolan.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Mark Jackson wrote:   
   >On 10/14/2025 7:20 PM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:   
   >> On 2025-10-14, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   >>> Pearls Before Swine: Cell Phone Updates   
   >>> https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/10/14   
   >>>   
   >>> Cars and trucks are updating now too. Very annoying.   
   >>   
   >> "OTA software update bricks Jeeps – while driving   
   >>   
   >> A software update for the telemetry unit has caused Jeeps with hybrid   
   >> drives in the USA to fail – some on the highway."   
   >>   
   >>   
   >https://www.heise.de/en/news/OTA-software-update-bricks-Jeeps-w   
   ile-driving-10751844.html   
   >   
   >   
   >"It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the   
   >manufacturer can patch remote exploits." - Randall Munroe   
   >   
      
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