[Wolferz]

Nor am I concerned with any attempts to educate me on the accomplishments of ladies with automotive expertise.

I was only attempting to point out that MSN News seems prone to posting fluff stories that are half written and a tad misleading.
Modern day engines aren't much different from their predecessors in the their mechanical make-up. They all have pistons in finely honed cylinders. Most pistons have a pair of compression rings and a pair of scraper rings. There isn't a lot of oil pumped on to the cylinder walls to lubricate them against wear. Otherwise that oil would burn during the combustion process, causing more harm than good by fouling the spark plugs.
Every modern ICE is now controlled via sensors and computers. The computer runs in a closed loopto enrich the fuel/air mixture during warm up. instead of a choke mechanism used on carbureted motors in the old days.

Also, I was referring to the condensation effect on the internal windshield surface created by a warm body in a cold cabin. Scraping the ice/frost off the outside is a no brainer. It only takes about five minutes of idling a cold motor to warm the coolant enough to defog the windscreen. Not long enough to cause any damage over the life of the car.