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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by dgacmu on Thursday November 17, 2016 @09:31AM (#12977703)
I suggest handling TCP packet retransmission yourself as well. Nothing beats having precise control over reliable data delivery.

Grin. But seriously, at some point, it simply becomes a question of low level control vs improved high level functioning. I love manuals, and drive one, but the writing is clearly on the wall for good reasons. Fortunately, buying a hybrid forces the issue anyway, as others have noted.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by Annatar on Thursday November 17, 2016 @12:10PM (#12979241)
I suggest handling TCP packet retransmission yourself as well. Nothing beats having precise control over reliable data delivery.

I used to code intros in assembler on the Amiga, and did some assembler on UltraSPARC, so the joke is completely lost on me. I love assembler and low level control.

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