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Comment Re:This is too true (Score 2, Informative) 1246

And notice that those plastic panels come off with the twist of a few thumb screws, on 90% of modern cars. Underneath these panels, (surprise!) is an easy to work on, clean, efficient, modern engine, with very few wires (busses are a Good Thing) and no vacuum lines (computers are a Good Thing). This makes the engine compartment really, really, really simple to figure out. It is incredibly easy to fix almost any "backyard mechanic" problem on a well engineered modern car. I have replaced fuel rails, injectors, spark plugs, throttle bodies, intake manifolds, exhaust manifolds, accessories, radiator, heads, etc. on many kinds of newer cars (1990s-2000s) and it is easy. I used to have a 1982 Volvo 245 GLT. Talk about a pain in the arse to repair.
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Journal Journal: Troll Slaying Roundup 3

I apologize for the time between entries, but as many of you know, CmdrTaco has now all but eliminated trolling on Slashdot - and deserves our thanks for all his hard work! However a recent upsurge in trolling over the last four months has created some changes in the Master Troll Blacklist, and I'll document some of these changes for you now.
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Journal Journal: Answering the Mailbag 9


miagfmu writes:

To: TrollBlacklist HinduHome.com
Subject: Non-troll request

Hi,

I was looking at your list and am about to sign up. But, I saw a friend-of-a-friend
on the list, and thought it might not be such a great idea.

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Journal Journal: Curbing Slashdot Abuse 1

Like many web based discussion boards, Slashdot has a small vocal minority of abusive and disruptive users. Many of these users spend hours online attempting to harass and provoke normal Slashdot users. CmdrTaco et al have devised a trust referral system which allows users to mark bad accounts and assign them a penalty. This account in particular has a running list of ALL of Slashdot's worst abusive users. You can leverage this account to 'block out' this i

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