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Surprising rhetoric in the comments. Serious question, at what point does working on a car become irresponsible? Does changing the brakes or tires count? How ab
by syntaxing 8y ago
Surprising rhetoric in the comments. Serious question, at what point does working on a car become irresponsible? Does changing the brakes or tires count? How about changing the power steering fluid? Both of these examples can kill yourself or others if performed incorrectly. Should only mechanics be allowed to change this then? I wonder what is the threshold for "common sense" modifications and what is "an easy way to kill him and his wife"?
- brixon 8y agoShould people be allowed to build their own computer or upgrade/install software? /s Working on cars is no harder than working on other things especially when they are just swapping components.
- ntsplnkv2 8y agoIf you build a computer and it fails, I doubt most people will care. If you try to fix a car and fail, you could end someone's life. While I'm not against these kind of projects, to equate these things is ridiculous. Where is the line drawn? Vehicles are far more dangerous than your own PC.
- conception 8y agoI'm edging on hyperbole here but wanted to play Devil's Advocate. You can easily misconfigure a computer build and have it be part of a botnet that does substantial harm and potentially causing death. In fact, there are millions of people who have such computers. Vehicles are dangerous to the few people around you, but a PC can be dangerous to millions.
- sp332 8y agoAt least in the case of an unsecured computer, there needs to be a malicious actor added who will take control and direct the botnet. But in the case of a car, the negligence of the owner can lead directly to fatality without anyone involved being malicious.
- LoSboccacc 8y agoI can't pinpoint the line exactly but replacing the steering with one having a busted airbag seems pretty much on the other side