Re: Knoppix Operating System :-)

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

On Wed, 1 May 2024 19:26:28 -0400, DFS wrote:
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On 5/1/2024 4:28 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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On 1 May 2024 14:54:49 GMT, rbowman wrote:
 

I've seen a few SUVs or whatever you want to call them that looked
like a disaster waiting to happen with a high CG and relatively narrow
tread.

 
“Ya canna change the laws of physics, Cap’n!”
 
I honestly don’t understand this fondness for SUVs.

 
Have you owned one?  There's no going back to small, low, cramped
automobiles.

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Instead you have a large, high, cramped automobile.
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It’s just dumb. They have an inherently higher centre of gravity, which
compromises their handling. Then they try to lower the roof to compensate,
and that just reduces the interior room.
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Ah, I just realized ... you’re in the USA, aren’t you? Cars in the USA
aren’t expected to go around corners.

I've always like smaller cars. More nimble, quick to accelerate even with a
4-cylinder engine, better gas mileage, cheaper to maintain.

I think DFS prefers phallus substitutes.

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