Re: Upgrading with no patches in the "base"?

Hi Clay,
Not quite unpredictably. My car (Kia Forte 5 2017) has an indicator on the dashboard for oil problems. You would have to ignore that indicator for quite a while to have your car stop and your engine catch fire. I am usually on the annual schedule of oil change, but this year I'm confused. Last time I filled my tank was in August 2020.  Since I am no longer commuting in hell known as "Garden State Parkway",  my gas consumption has lowered quite dramatically, along with my mileage. However. I still think that I will change my oil sometimes in April, just to be on the safe side.
Regards

On Fri, 2021-01-08 at 16:51 +0000, Clay Jackson (cjackson) wrote:
> This is a great reference – especially the point that “Your
> application is already broken”.  My corollary to that is that “All
> code is obsolete the first time it executes”.     NOT patching, “if
> it ain’t broke don’t fix it” is a folly.   The net over time will be
> an application that “fails” (to perform as expected) more and more
> often.    .     Patching or “upgrading” is to software what
> “Preventive Maintenance” is to “hardware” (the physical universe); if
> you don’t change the oil in your car, eventually (and unpredictably)
> it will stop (catastrophically).

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