"Open the hood of one and there is very little room in the engine compartment compared to older generations."
They are still designed to be repaired, but the process is a bit different. I've done MANY powerpack swaps working at a used car lot, and once an "old school" mechanic is used to them it's no big deal. Most "old school" mechanics have died or retired by now (that's not a joke) and modern engine/transaxle combinations have been out for decades.
"Less engine compartment room" is not the same as "the hood is welded shut"!
"And do you remember what the OTHER cars were like in 1971? The Vega well could have been the best of the lot."
I do, it wasn't. The aluminum block Vegas are nearly all extinct because the engine was a piece of shit. They died like flies on a bug light.
Some Vegas were fitted with the cast iron four cylinder also found in Pontiacs (another Airman I knew had one so I've seen it) and were decent cars for the time.
GM should have sleeved the block from the start or just used cast iron for the whole thing. "Innovating" by inflicting unproven tech on production cars is Fucking Stupid and LARTworthy.
Later engines with plasma-sprayed bore linings worked out for motorcycle makers, but they are still shit because they are more hassle to resurface for a rebuild than a traditional iron sleeve.
I am an experienced mechanic who loves old cars. Your post is bullshit.
Those cars were simple, pretty, unreliable, maintenance-intensive, and did a fine job of killing their passengers in a crash. Their brakes were garbage (front drums, single master cylinders) which is why brake shops in mountainous areas were a common sight.
Your post is nonsense and deserves no respect. I grew up working on those rides. It's no accident that many modern owners update them so they actually steer and stop.
Feature bloat is not necessary, but sells cars. I can and do work on my modern vehicles and don't pay anyone else to wrench them. The way to repair modern vehicles reasonably is the same as ever. Use good parts from salvage with a few new bits as needed. I've built many cars and trucks for a used car lot where we did this. It's standard. I'd rather bolt on factory parts as assemblies to save time and labor, so salvage rules.
I'm disgusted with "mechanics" who won't learn modern systems. Modern hot rodders take full advantage of improved ignition control and fuel management, so there is no excuse for snivelling.
Modern CNC production methods are what make TODAY the new Golden Age of performance. It's cheaper and easier to maintain your beloved antiques than ever before. The aftermarket has plenty of support for whatever you want to do.
I'd get off your lawn but I can't find it and suspect it's located in Atlantis.
I don't need a fucking "heart" or bedside manner, I need precise, correct medical information processing so decisions can be made swiftly and correctly.
"Best path remains: don't get sick."
Tough shit. Barring murder or suicide etc, we will all "get sick".
Microsoft Office IS free and trivial to "pirate", and it's easy to do through Office 2010.
If Microsoft wanted to instantly crush Open alternatives it would go back to the "Office 97" model which helped it take over the market.
Back then it was trivial to copy Office, there was no activation, so anyone who wanted it for home use could clone a CD from work. Once the hook was set, the rest was "market chumming" history.
Modern Germany would be regarded as "Socialist As Fuck" by many Americans if they bothered to learn anything about it.
BTW it was a pleasure to defend West Germany during the Cold War.
The US concept of economic assistance is no longer a Marshall Plan. Those ideas are long dead along with ideals of "statesmanship" , while the business elites which run the US are pure predators and enemies of their own public.
In the case of my Thinkpads, I prefer the features of the hobbyist Middleton BIOS and won't use factory flashes because they don't fix what Middleton did.
The proper attitude towards such warranties is "fuck ME? No, fuck you!"
I'd never turn in a computer with a working hard disk since I want MY data to stay MY data. A piezo gas grill igniter and a few inches of wire for the ground makes a dandy RMA tool. "Intermittent? No, DEAD" and there is no argument.
If you don't want to pull the hd, DBAN it instead and play stupid. "OS not found", oh well.
The other way is to ALWAYS make recovery media and save them so you can return a PC to factory state for resale.
"There is also the problem of support. Vendors may refuse to support your hardware if it does not have the factory provided OS or software on it."
Seems the hard disk got too close to a piezo gas grill igniter unit and is deader than cheap petrol and honest government. This magic RMA tool doesn't leave visible marks, not that I'd ever use it for anything but cooking steak.
"And on top of that, you would be paying for an additional windows license."
"After all, who would you sell your products to if nobody has any money?."
Sell in volume to poor people. They still buy goods and services. Dollar General and Walmart do quite well and their serfs can afford many of their products.
"Our border is such a bad fucking joke you could just walk a bomb across the thing along with the dope and slaves brought over it annually,"
Too bad Al Qaeda didn't do exactly that, but they probably understand that the de-facto open borders (air travel excepted) do much more damage than they ever could.
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"Open the hood of one and there is very little room in the engine compartment compared to older generations."
They are still designed to be repaired, but the process is a bit different. I've done MANY powerpack swaps working at a used car lot, and once an "old school" mechanic is used to them it's no big deal. Most "old school" mechanics have died or retired by now (that's not a joke) and modern engine/transaxle combinations have been out for decades.
"Less engine compartment room" is not the same as "the hood is welded shut"!
"And do you remember what the OTHER cars were like in 1971? The Vega well could have been the best of the lot."
I do, it wasn't. The aluminum block Vegas are nearly all extinct because the engine was a piece of shit. They died like flies on a bug light.
Some Vegas were fitted with the cast iron four cylinder also found in Pontiacs (another Airman I knew had one so I've seen it) and were decent cars for the time.
GM should have sleeved the block from the start or just used cast iron for the whole thing. "Innovating" by inflicting unproven tech on production cars is Fucking Stupid and LARTworthy.
Later engines with plasma-sprayed bore linings worked out for motorcycle makers, but they are still shit because they are more hassle to resurface for a rebuild than a traditional iron sleeve.
Make, model, modifications fitted?
What piece of shit car uses cable master cylinder actuation?
I am an experienced mechanic who loves old cars. Your post is bullshit.
Those cars were simple, pretty, unreliable, maintenance-intensive, and did a fine job of killing their passengers in a crash. Their brakes were garbage (front drums, single master cylinders) which is why brake shops in mountainous areas were a common sight.
Your post is nonsense and deserves no respect. I grew up working on those rides. It's no accident that many modern owners update them so they actually steer and stop.
Feature bloat is not necessary, but sells cars. I can and do work on my modern vehicles and don't pay anyone else to wrench them. The way to repair modern vehicles reasonably is the same as ever. Use good parts from salvage with a few new bits as needed. I've built many cars and trucks for a used car lot where we did this. It's standard. I'd rather bolt on factory parts as assemblies to save time and labor, so salvage rules.
I'm disgusted with "mechanics" who won't learn modern systems. Modern hot rodders take full advantage of improved ignition control and fuel management, so there is no excuse for snivelling.
Modern CNC production methods are what make TODAY the new Golden Age of performance. It's cheaper and easier to maintain your beloved antiques than ever before. The aftermarket has plenty of support for whatever you want to do.
I'd get off your lawn but I can't find it and suspect it's located in Atlantis.
In some cases, grow your own.
Victory Gardens in WWII produced vast amounts of food.
I don't need a fucking "heart" or bedside manner, I need precise, correct medical information processing so decisions can be made swiftly and correctly.
"Best path remains: don't get sick."
Tough shit. Barring murder or suicide etc, we will all "get sick".
Microsoft Office IS free and trivial to "pirate", and it's easy to do through Office 2010.
If Microsoft wanted to instantly crush Open alternatives it would go back to the "Office 97" model which helped it take over the market.
Back then it was trivial to copy Office, there was no activation, so anyone who wanted it for home use could clone a CD from work. Once the hook was set, the rest was "market chumming" history.
Modern Germany would be regarded as "Socialist As Fuck" by many Americans if they bothered to learn anything about it.
BTW it was a pleasure to defend West Germany during the Cold War.
The US concept of economic assistance is no longer a Marshall Plan. Those ideas are long dead along with ideals of "statesmanship" , while the business elites which run the US are pure predators and enemies of their own public.
Of course they'll loot everyone else.
Precisely.
In the case of my Thinkpads, I prefer the features of the hobbyist Middleton BIOS and won't use factory flashes because they don't fix what Middleton did.
The proper attitude towards such warranties is "fuck ME? No, fuck you!"
I'd never turn in a computer with a working hard disk since I want MY data to stay MY data. A piezo gas grill igniter and a few inches of wire for the ground makes a dandy RMA tool. "Intermittent? No, DEAD" and there is no argument.
If you don't want to pull the hd, DBAN it instead and play stupid. "OS not found", oh well.
The other way is to ALWAYS make recovery media and save them so you can return a PC to factory state for resale.
With those choices, warranty is not an issue.
It's still for sale:
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/list/parentCategoryID.44066700/categoryID.60521000
"They are ramming Windows 8 down consumers' throats."
Downloading a clean Windows 7 .iso then using an activator solves that problem.
There is good reason that the first reaction to new OS releases in the "rest of the world" is to figure out ways to get it free.
Also has Ultrabay goodness, making adding more storage effortless.
Buy caddy, insert hd in caddy, toss caddy in Thinkpad.
Dual-booters can do standard OS installations on each hard disk, then select between them on boot by pressing F12.
"There is also the problem of support. Vendors may refuse to support your hardware if it does not have the factory provided OS or software on it."
Seems the hard disk got too close to a piezo gas grill igniter unit and is deader than cheap petrol and honest government. This magic RMA tool doesn't leave visible marks, not that I'd ever use it for anything but cooking steak.
"And on top of that, you would be paying for an additional windows license."
Perhaps.
Naturally. Slashdot has been trending this way for years.
There should be a moderation category added to downmod POSTED stories, a retroactive Firehose, so users can kill off this shit.
I see that beautiful 4chan meme lives.
Your post made my day.
"Microsoft would be best served by making it free or nearly free for home use and subscription for business use. "
That's the "Office 97" model where so many people copied their work software for home use. "Market chumming" works very, very well.
I see fans and a more-or-less standard case.
So fucking what? Build it like a tactical radio, with a cast. finned case with no vents and passive cooling then I'll be impressed.
Crazy doesn't improve with age. Enjoy the ride, do not marry.
"After all, who would you sell your products to if nobody has any money?."
Sell in volume to poor people. They still buy goods and services. Dollar General and Walmart do quite well and their serfs can afford many of their products.
"Our border is such a bad fucking joke you could just walk a bomb across the thing along with the dope and slaves brought over it annually,"
Too bad Al Qaeda didn't do exactly that, but they probably understand that the de-facto open borders (air travel excepted) do much more damage than they ever could.
"You could learn to repair the machines, or learn to make the machines."
No. GO AWAY. I'm happy with little competition.
Machines are nasty, greasy things which kill or horribly maim the unwary. You do not want to work on them. Go do web design or HR or something. :-)
The idea that things have gotten worse implies some magical time when they were different.
You can "assure" all you like, but if it offered interesting gameplay and were hosted offshore, plenty of Americans would get if for the lulz.
Americans LIKE lulz and frequently don't give a fuck who that offends.
So long as the "raping" wasn't explicit (sex is evil, violence is not. I didn't make theat US cultural rule!) the violence would be fine.
They aren't clueless. They act as malicious enemies of the people.
Attaching your name to things is vanity.
Next time you find something amusing, dump it on /b/, post it as fiction, and enjoy the show.