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Date:         Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:58:54 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
Comments: To: Luke Bakken <luke.bakken@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <6acc6ca40808140848u3167cccepd1e8285b711b04d6@mail.gmail.com>
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Great point.

> > Would you feel comfortable replacing your computer's RAM, hard disk, > CMOS battery, cabling, expansion cards, operating system, etc etc? The > situation is similar in modern cars as it is in modern computers: > people expect them to be "black boxes" that just work. For cars and > computers that are extremely well-built, this isn't an issue. > > I suppose not knowing how to fix your own stuff plays well into the > modern disposable mindset. >

-- Thanks,

Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus


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