Rob,

Been reading Slashdot for 14 years. Like many, I posted more back then, but I've always checked in regularly.

You did good -- this place won't be the same without you.

Thanks for everything, and good luck moving forward.

My Timex Sinclair I got in early 1982 still works like a charm... Granted, it's 6 years younger than this, but it's still almost 30 years old!

In the end, he should buy a small car in addition to keeping his truck. If he uses the small car all the time, he'll still have his truck to haul the heavy loads without incurring any cost for leasing.

I know this is offtopic, but please accept my condolences for your loss. I cannot imagine anything worse than the loss of a child.

Don't forget that power brakes operate on engine vacuum. If the throttle is nailed, there is no engine vacuum, and with one or two taps on the brakes, the brake booster's vacuum is emptied. Try braking a rolling car with the engine off and no vacuum in the brake booster. It ain't easy.

Is that you, uncle Clint?

ThankÃ(TM)s, now IÃ(TM)ll go learn the usageÃ(TM)s of the Ã(TM)apostropheÃ(TM) correctly.

That's a good point. I was just about to counter with something like 'but the WRX, as a product, includes a shifter' but you are right -- they are selling this as a Laptop+Windows product.