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Well folks, it finally happened. The screen in your pickup truck… your last bastion of peace from the chaos of unskippable advertisements… now plays popup ads. Not even subtle ones. We’re talking full-dash, head-unit-commandeering infomercial panels in your RAM 1500, like you’re driving a Times Square billboard on wheels.

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[–] q@piefed.social 22 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

2022 model and about every three months I'll get one for Sirius XM or something related to that. It's only when the vehicle starts up and initializes. Its annoying but Ive been on the Internet since the late 90's, my ability to practice the 5 D's: dip, dodge, duck, dive and dodge for popups is muscle memory.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I've been on the internet since the same time and the ability that I developp is to install blockers for all that shit. No car will make watch ads, I'de rather walk.

[–] q@piefed.social 1 points 16 hours ago

I agree but it's not always black and white. It's a pop up every once in a while that I click an x on and move in with my life.

I'm not defending it, but I'm also not loading a new OS on my truck or spending time working on changing it. I obviously hate the popup and don't want it but it's been 3 years, its just something I have to do and move on with life in 2 seconds every few months.

[–] RedPostItNote@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)
[–] q@piefed.social 25 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

For reference, for anyone who isn't familiar with the 2004 movie Dodgeball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peUyLXrgYZ0

[–] EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 20 points 20 hours ago

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Are you kidding? Always dodge twice!

[–] RedPostItNote@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I… will. Thanks!