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Old 07-17-2022, 12:29 AM   #1
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Found an... interesting article about our cars today.

https://www.mcnallyinstitute.com/how...z-engine-take/


Apparently, "This Toyota is powered by a 0-liter four cylinder" and they increased the stroke "from 86mm to 86mm". Amazing.
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Old 07-17-2022, 01:15 AM   #2
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From an MIT grad no less. This article from the same author is even worse:

https://www.mcnallyinstitute.com/is-...r-your-engine/
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Old 07-17-2022, 08:01 AM   #3
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Given the incredibly broad range of article topics, drastically different writing styles from the same author, outbound links to paid services in articles (e.g. Research Paper writing services), and higher than average amount of trackers embedded in the website...the author of the AI that is putting these articles together may be an MIT grad. It's not a "real" website, just a money farm geared for better SEO.
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yea, that article is about as useful as a hammer in a supercharger. my adblock went nuts, which is always a good indication there's nothing worthwhile in the link
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It mostly consists of copy paste statements from this very forum.
gkubed summed up the reality nicely.
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That's one of the worst I've seen
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