[Info-vax] Intel junk...Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

[DaveFroble]

nospam wrote:
> In article <fbd49iFfqsU1 at mid.individual.net>, Bill Gunshannon
> <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> My neighbor is a mechanic for a dealership. They send him to classes
>>>> for the latest updates and such. He's told some stories about the warnings
>>>> related to servicing electric cars. Most of the stories start with
>>>> something
>>>> to the effect of "..if you touch THIS you're dead.."
>>>> Seems there's the potential for a lot of dead shade-tree mechanics, to say
>>>> nothing of the risks to EMTs responding to crashes.
>>> if you touch the wrong thing in a gas vehicle you could be dead too.
>>>
>> Having worked with both automobiles and electricity since my childhood
>> i think the electric has a much better chance of doing you in than the
>> average gasoline automobile.
> 
> there's essentially no maintenance on an electric vehicle, so no.

There is no such thing as a vehicle that doesn't need periodic maintenance. 
Granted, with electric, no more oil changes, no more exhaust systems to replace, 
and such.  But there will be places with lube, and such.  And components will 
need service.  You still running that 50 year old computer with no issues?  Or 
even 2-3 years.

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