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MetroMPG · 07-10-2008, 11:10 AM

Good analogy with the media-driven popular understanding of "hacking", Figjam.

Palemelanesian: Ubermiling!

That's great. But do you have to own a BMW or Mercedes to be an ubermiler?

For that matter, do you have to take Ritalin if you're a hypermiler?

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