Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Date: 31 Dec 2024 01:57:25 GMT Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: <441smjp44l5o2ja4c1vlsv32oh2j6m9n4j@4ax.com> <4f7tmjplbte7cnuh2pqrh1fufs4iatv3fd@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net l1jN5fQryi83Ztu+9o/4iALMBylK6TmM36/kApQGQbbl2bT+6d Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZGbjV+YdPM2TLbAvdYgKmLP6Dos= sha256:qNB9RfAenTxeU7Jq/kkbyUfjb4bVAzGFyGJ+RrvEckM= User-Agent: Pan/0.149 (Bellevue; 4c157ba) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:63379 comp.os.linux.advocacy:681818 On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:49:51 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > Around here, Audi has caught up with BMW in terms of percentage driven > by assholes. A mechanic friend believes that assholes are attracted to > any German car. The VW Golf and Jetta appear to be favoured by young > urban racers. I had an '72 100LS and am surprised the brand survived. Volkswagen's first attempt at a car with the engine and drive wheels on the wrong end had issues. Also, it was ergonomically designed for someone other than me and was the most uncomfortable vehicle I've ever driven and I've driven everything from a AH Sprite to a Kenworth. When we parted ways my wife got the Audi and I got the Lincoln. She traded it in on a Rabbit which was a step up. That was it for me and German cars although I sometimes think about an original Beetle. Strange for someone of my generation but I've ridden in one twice and drove a friend's about 100' in the parking lot when he had left it blocking a loading dock. Back in the day they fascinated me. US cars had the yearly redesign while here was something that was unchanged for years that could be repaired with mix and match parts. It's telling that when Hitler meddled with the auto industry we got the VW. When Obama stuck his oar in we got the Bolt.