Re: The joy of Linux

On 11/6/24 2:01 PM, rbowman wrote:

On Wed, 6 Nov 2024 18:17:02 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:
 

For the majority of drivers, their car is "magic" to them as well. They
have no idea how any of it works, nor do they have any care to know even
the slightest amount of how it works.

 Too true. I'm an oddity when I shop for a car since I pop the hood while
the salesman blathers on. I do my own maintenance and want to be sure it
will be feasible. My Toyota's maintenance schedule is rather boring --
replace the oil and filter every 5K -- but I made sure the filter is
accessible. It's tight but I can reach down from the top to unscrew it
although I still need to go to ground to remove the drain plug.
 Being a Toyota that's about it although I have three bikes that keep me in
practice. They're not as bullet proof.

   Had plenty of bikes, before my legs got old. Some
   are easy, some not at all. Liked the big heavy
   cruisers, pref for Japanese.
   The overall 'best' car today is probably Toyota,
   but Honda's are very reliable too (NOT sure about
   accessing the bits these days however).
   KINDA in the market for another car - never buy
   new, always "tested". Maybe a simple Corolla.
   A couple of Subaru's look OK but tend to get
   a more premium price. Frankly NOT hot on 'smart'
   cars at all. I'd love a '69 Falcon with the 200
   six ... had one long long ago. Super-simple, a
   tank, you could kinda literally climb into the
   hood to get at the parts, adequate performance,
   didn't report your every move to the company.
   Could maybe add a little selected 'smartness'
   with a PI ....