Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: AI-Based Coding Taking Over Date: 12 Oct 2025 19:40:08 GMT Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: <10bhmfu$3vti3$5@dont-email.me> <10bhq58$uqv$2@dont-email.me> <10cg20a$1dscj$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net WERdrufLN9tieV6aLLObqgB3ziQbpEYUm5aBiHfvvQUMjr165p Cancel-Lock: sha1:wDZrfbHlzKKG4QdmGxQ/8zbU64Y= sha256:Tfmk+Rko+NEnjX1qKO4Pf4TcbOx96OhCC1V9BovpjEA= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:76015 On Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:04:42 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 12/10/2025 03:28, c186282 wrote: >> On 10/11/25 15:03, rbowman wrote: >>> On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 02:41:10 -0400, c186282 wrote: >>> >>>>     "When in question, when in doubt, follow the MONEY and you'll >>>>     find out"' >>> >>> The Franklins do leave a discernible trail. >> >>   Came up with that one myself ... like 30+ years ago. >>   Irresistible rhyme  :-) >> >>   Actually, think I came up with it on the CompuServe Forums ........ >> > When as a student we could only afford to repair our own cars, I came up > with similar 'when in doubt, rip it out' > > The time spent removing an entire axle to get a brake drum off and onto > the bench with total access and proper tools was way less that lying > upside down with a hammer on the floor getting rust flakes in your > eye.... That could escalate. I had a Plymouth with a dying automatic transmission, that I decided to replace with a manual. That required some creative design work to get a clutch pedal along with a hydraulic actuator. Floor shift kits were available so a little hacking through the floor boards and building sort of a console out of sheet metal took care of that. Then there was shortening the drive shaft. Finally the project was done and all was well or at least until a cop stopped me for a tail light problem. He insisted that I demonstrate the emergency brake's operation. The AT had a drum on the tailshaft that was the emergency brake but that was long gone. Next step was acquiring a rear axle that had the necessary brake mechanism, and fabricating an activation cable. I had a lot more time than money. It also helped that the friendly family physician was freely prescribing 'diet pills'.