That photo looks pretty grim. Thank NHTSA and IIHS for modern crash standards, crumple zones, etc.

In summer 1973 between high school and college, I worked for minimum wage in a hot factory that converted big rolls of paper into computer punch cards. Later while an undergraduate college student, I worked part-time for IIRC $2.30/hour for a very small electronics company. I was an electronic technician while…

I get the impression that 261 200 reflects the PCB and related hardware which is used on multiple vehicles, and 352 is the firmware release for a particular application.

That’s an interesting combination of surface mount and through-hole components. What is the function of that module, and about what year was it produced?

Are those some species of non-USA duck?

1) Many local municipalities in Ohio have laws making non-seat belt use a primary offense, and have road signs stating so.

Having the message in plain English will tell you how urgent the issue is (“Zero oil, pull over NOW” vs “hey your gas cap might be loose”) without distracting the driver too much, and adding the QR code gives the driver more tools for resolving the issue...

At least it’s not Sbarro.

...the term just used to mean “bad tempered woman”

And then you have to contrast the dirt-simple mechanics of a 1960s points-ignition car to a 2021 vehicle in terms of emissions and MPG. My first winter beater which I built in 1977 was a ‘67 Firebird where I swapped in a ‘65 Chevy 230 CI inline-six to work with the Firebird’s OEM Muncie 4-speed. I am environmentally pr…

Ah, that explains it. I’ll bet a Sienna is a lot more comfortable than, say, an 86.

I was a voracious reader as a child, going with my Mom to the library every two weeks to sign out books, many from the adult science fiction section, as well as history and technical books. Then in late Middle School and High School I was compelled by my public school teachers to read bullshit “classic novels”…

Toyotas have always been popular and I like being on top.

The analogy still stands, even if it isn’t reality.

It’s like if GE stopped selling coffee makers.

I worked as a new product electronic hardware designer for the Allen-Bradley Company from 1978-1985, and then Rockwell Automation from 1985-2017, and this video never gets old ;-)

You are one of the people that I find who thought they might have gone one way but found a totally different track instead.

Spaghetti, you say? Praise the FSM and His Noodly Appendage:

As a hardware design engineer, over the years I worked with an excellent department of tech writers who produced the user manuals for products I designed. They wrote, I reviewed and suggested edits. Ironically, in high school I was on the A.P. English track but not on the A.P. Math track.

I know it’s childish, but every time I see the name “Niedermeyer” I flash back to the Neidermeyer character in Animal House.