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50 years after Basic, most users still can't or won't program anything (www.zdnet.com)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Car user manuals used to tell you how to refill the battery. Now they tell you not to drink what's in the battery.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

FATHER, I CRAVE THE FORBIDDEN JUICE

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's because we don't need to fill our battery anymore. The warning is because of those older folks who did sip the battery acid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

Nah, it's because they can change you for the battery, but you could sue them for drinking the juice.