Recent content by AlanRebod

Hmm. Try this - Put the old version of libc out somewhere (say /oldlibs), then run your program like this - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/oldlibs ./program

Originally Posted By: d00df00d I think this is an example of a good idea that is being mis-applied. The idea is simply skepticism of the unknown, which is fine. The problem is, skepticism shouldn't mean discarding something out of hand. Instead of avoiding products just because they contain...

Originally Posted By: brandini You are a nut. But we still love you. I don't want diabetes from the over-use of enriched corn in everything (one example). Same thing for containers, BPA vs. good 'ol stainless steel. The only downside to bpa means my Tervis Tumblers are bad for me :-( For me I...

Originally Posted By: Chuck1986 I wholeheartedly agree. People you describe are usually also the type who believe in complimentary alternative medicine, watch Oprah, and think the swine flu vaccine is a big pharma conspiracy to poison all of us. The only food ingredients I really, really try...

Slow down buddy. You're misrepresenting what I and others are saying. Obviously just because something has a strange name doesn't mean its bad, and in fact, many of the things that have strange names are just processed derivatives of things that are completely natural. What I was getting at is...

Here is a general rule that applies to pretty much any food product: the less ingredients and the less unpronounceable names on the side panel, the better it usually tastes and the less harmful it is to you. (Though keep in mind ice cream isn't exactly health food). The best ice cream I've had...

I got a 10% pay cut.

Locking gas cap?

That oil worked out very well for me in my Ecotec 4 banger. I ran it for a little over 6000 miles and wear levels were great (check the UOA forum for my UOA on this oil). The only issue I had was that it sheared and made the valvetrain noisy - but despite being thin, it still provided adequate...

Originally Posted By: lui this is just [censored] great....i already replaced 3 motors the past month and now it will just become a regular service... must be nice to sit behind a desk and think of these stupid ideas while us tech's bust our nuts working on these piles of poorly maintained...

I like how the so-called experts are chiming in on that video's comments. Quote: But what do i know. I'm just a sertified mechanic that change engines several times a week because of bad oils.

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Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: Popinski I watching a Michael Moore video and he said that GM invented a strategy where they purposely designed the product to last only 3 years so they could buy again in the 1950's. As others mentioned, it's called planned obsolescence...

His engine will probably be perfectly fine on thicker oil + FRAM and last to 200,000+ miles, lol. We worry too much about oil sometimes.

Your owners manual likely tells you to use an API SM oil all the time, not just when its under its engine warranty, therefore they can come back and possibly deny you a cat replacement if the cat is found to be faulty and you weren't using the right oil (for example, an oil that exceeds the API...