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I’m what part of the world do you live to have a carbureted car from the late 90s?
by speedgoose 7mo ago
I’m what part of the world do you live to have a carbureted car from the late 90s?
- jacquesm 7mo agoNetherlands. And fuel injection has been a thing since the 1930s for Diesel and the 1950's for vehicles. Yes, it has an ECU and ooh, gollies there is software in that. But it's completely invisible from an interaction point of view, there are no screens, all the buttons just do what they are told, there are no 'upgrades', no bugs, interfaces, restarts and attempts to kill me through 'assistance'.
- speedgoose 7mo agoI understand the appeal. Do you use paper maps too or you have a smartphone on the dashboard ? That would be a bit cheating.
- jacquesm 7mo agoI know where I'm going :)
- antonvs 7mo agoIt’s interesting to see how people who grew up with smartphones think. It’s entirely possible to get around without smartphones or paper maps. There are road signs, written directions, verbal directions. The main time I used to use a paper map was driving long distance trips in a foreign country.
- cozzyd 7mo agoYeah I wonder how they get around on a bike...
- _carbyau_ 7mo agoReally? Sounds like you are a possible customer... can I interest you in a handlebar mount for your phone? https://www.quadlockcase.com.au/products/bike-mount https://www.quadlockcase.com.au/products/bike-mount
- cozzyd 7mo agoI have one, but I haven't used it since I got a smart watch (I mostly used it to track my speed). I actually really dislike navigation apps, since they tend to take you on strange routes that maybe are slightly shorter? To be fair, I haven't owned a car in 15 years, so I rarely drive.
- speedgoose 7mo agoIf I don’t know the area and it’s not trivial, I use a map on my phone or my watch.
- selimthegrim 7mo agoI think Pakistan they are still kicking around.