I think you missed a few dozen steps. Who is going to re-mold the dash panels to fit the new lcd screen? Who is going to assign that a part number (in every color) and worry about inventory? Who is going to assign the LCD screen a part number? What about buttons to cycle through different codes? Where are they…

I didn't realize that every brand new car came with an LCD screen capable of displaying more than a few characters of text, a database of what OBD code descriptions are vs codes, a mechanism to cycle through multiple codes, and the circuitry to make it happen (connecting the OBD messages to the lcd screen,…

I have to be honest, I didn't read through that whole rant (it's not an article, let's call it what it is), but you didn't have a subject addressing the #1 problem with this whole thing - the cost.

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Sure things constantly change for each generation, but I feel like in the Joe Q era, nothing is sacred. Certain unspoken rules applied and certain things were untouchable.

I did say "one is his clone to be fair"

This is typical of Marvel Comics nowaways, General Ross as the Hulk fights Colossus as the Juggernaut.

Not disagreeing with that - the convention has been to always refer to the vertical resolution - 480p, 720p, and 1080p all use the second, vertical number.

i am disappoint. not that i did a lot of exploration of the subject, but I had thought that 1080p = 1K, in that in 1920x1080, the 1080 was the 1000's. It sounds like this article is calling 1080p 2k effectively.

Those 99% of car buyers who don't have a clue can become someone who has a clue in 5 minutes time. I've shown at least a dozen people how to scan codes, and they all do it themselves now or go to autozone. My harbor freight scanner is in high demand!

I disagree entirely and I'll tell you why.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but given say $1200 to spend, I would diversify and get an entry level sandy bridge laptop and an iPad.

how would a 21" screen be remotely portable?

Yes, the Huntress in the Birds of Prey tv show was the adult daughter of Batman and Catwoman.

Unfortunately, I know all about it. Smallville was even originally pitched as the adventures of Young Bruce Wayne on his road to becoming Batman, and they shifted it over to Superman because of the Batman movie franchise. That worked out because they used another top tier character.

Not a bad idea, but Green Arrow? If only there were a more interesting billionaire non-super-powered character in the DC stable that would make for a more interesting television show.

I would love to know how these theories account for my family. I'm not trying to argue or anything, I'd love to understand allergies better, especially assuming I choose to have children. If there's anything I can do to not repeat my childhood, that would be great.

Crystal Pepsi was pretty good, but it wasn't outstanding or anything.

Speaking as an IT professional who knows a million other IT professionals, the majority of us are the types who leave our jobs at work. So our vehicle buying habits have little to do with our jobs and everything to do with who we are when we leave the building.

Sure, it makes putting a screw in easier than any other $5 or $10 ratcheting screwdriver....for the price of a battery powered manual screwdriver that's even easier yet.