General Discussion • Re: Is the internet still useful nowadays?

The internet is very useful for me. The internet taught me there was more than one operating system than just Windows. The internet taught me about the world of Linux and all of the distros using linux. Not to mention all of the different linux desktop environments. This is the main reason why I use and enjoy different linux distros today. Like someone else said, the internet has affected some of my hobbies, specifically longboard surfing, saltwater fishing and archery.

Ditto for vehicles. I am thinking about purchasing a new pickup truck since my 2001 Chevy Silverado is slowly deteriorating. But the big deal is engines. I really do not want to purchase a small Toyota Tacoma , 4 cylinder 2.4 liter gasoline engine which comes installed with a turbo charger.

Turbo engines with a 4 cylinder 2.4 liter engine have a tendency to get oil dilution where there is so much pressure in the pistons the gasoline leaks over the rings and gets into the engine where the engine is and mixes with the gasoline where the inside of the engine looks like a sludgy mess after 90,000 miles. This leads to a very expensive new engine replacement. The 4 cylinder Toyota Tacoma went to this engine and I wish Toyota had stayed with a naturally aspirated engine.

This is why I am leaning towards a "plain jane" 2026 Nissan Frontier King Cab (not a Crew Cab) 4x2, six foot bed, 6 cylinder, 3.8 liter, 310 horsepower naturally aspirated engine. No turbo. If I pull the trigger on this truck, at my age, it will be my last truck and it will still be going strong after I am long gone from this Earth. I looked at a lot of YouTube videos and these three videos below really helped me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leXfrTdDJv8

The next video showed me how to bypass the auto/start feature which I simply HATE with a pink purple passion. Especially at stop signs or stop lights where the engine turns itself off and then the engine turns on back on when the gas pedal is pressed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZd9_r_GF5o

And the expensive bypass way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV5DCAmdz3c

BTW, I like the "cheap" zip tie way.

I find the internet very useful, very interesting and very "valuable" for my needs, likes and wants.