[sdiy] OT: Screw oBScurity

[Les Mizzell]

>>You are, of course, aware that indeed concepts exist for such 
>>non-serviceable cars... 

Exactly why I like and keep my old Jeep Cherokee! There's not a damn 
thing on it that I can't fix myself with only a pair of pliers or 
screwdriver plus some duct tape! Plus, if I don't feel like working on 
it myself it's dirt cheap to have it serviced at the gas station down 
the street

Hell, the BMW I used to have (it burned to death on the side of the road 
- I've got pics somewhere) was almost impossible to work on and when the 
LED on the in-dash clock went out, the dealer estimated over $1500 to 
fix it! The part was only about $20.00 - but they'd have to take almost 
the entire damn car apart to get to it.  Screw that!!!

When my oldest son was 16 (...and I'm not saying he's that bright or 
anything either...) he decided he wanted to see how the Linux OS worked, 
so he spent a week or two collecting junk computer parts from where ever 
he could find then - trash cans, side of the road - whatever - then 
built a computer just to run it. He ended up using it as a server for 
his, uh, ahem, illegal movie downloads he was fond of. If he could 
figure that out, anybody can. I'm thankful he wasn't using *my* internet 
account for that! Heh....

I much prefer stuff I can tweak myself than a closed system with no user 
options!


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Les Mizzell