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Beach Boys My older sister used to play them all day long :O) ps, those happy songs in the US, as the Vietnam war raged.

ok... so no good 14" exists :0)

Sooner or later will have to send the trusty old Latitude E7440 to the retirement home, a miracle it's still alive. Looking for a good replacement. Thinking Dell, been behaving great here for so many years, but of course should not rule out HP \ Lenovo. Got the Precision 15 for 'serious' work, great device. Am seeing very good SH deals regarding getting another one, but want something smaller \ lighter to move around, like the E7440. SH 'not too old' ok, bright + matte display, decent battery time (when new, can replace), will get w10 ltsc but should be compatible w11 (...maaaaaybe one day). No need for super-fast processor or graphics, lightweight, silent during non-heavy use. Any great & solid 14" recommendations ? Thanks.

Another one done, must be closer to the 15th since getting the Precision. All well, did not need the valium :O) Impressed by Dell for providing regular security updates for quite old machines ...and without any bricking.

Grok, the marvelous Psycho-AI. Feeding off any X extreme\false content adored by Psycho-Musk in his vision of free speach. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/11/19/french-authorities-charges-x-over-holocaust-denial-comments-by-ai-chatbot-grok_6747630_13.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/11/17/grok-elon-musk-s-ai-spreads-far-right-falsehoods-about-2015-paris-attacks_6747550_7.html

Been thinking about this for a while, for 1st time visitors things looks pretty slow here. Reason, only socalled 'Posts' (which imo should be called 'Topics') showing, but the real, total activity (number of replies) not listed. F.ex. 'Offtopic", a meager 68 'Posts', but in reality contains many 1000's replies (which I'd call Posts). Attached, an other forum software's main landing page, boards showing real activity immediately.

P 5540 doing very well, soon 5 years of ownership and regular use. Far from the fastest laptop in the world, but so trustworthy and damn stable. With the great matte display on mine, lots of nits, very satisfying. So good for photo editing and other graphic work, which is it's main use.

10 ltsc 1809, did the october update a while ago. And the november update today upon release, as started to trust MS's updates involving ltsc... All well, as always :O) Going toward 5 years with no MS plagues, no nags & harassments, no changes, no problems. Just a stable os that runs my chosen applications.

Remembering the early days of ssd when everybody needed valium before powering up their machine ? The fear of 'using up' their 2500$ drive after 1\2 hour of writes :O) Amazing longevity for some components, my e7440's 15+ years old 256 msata (C:\ OS), 92% life left, 13700 power on's, and never a hickup.

Another heavy one with those beautiful vocals. Am still wondering where, why, how this 'singing' style was invented - But always enjoying listening to musicians\energy\compositions\songs\arrangements\sound. Some quite Immense work behind each track. Aephanemer - Le Cimetière Marin Bloodline

Still alive! Daily use with browsing, email, streaming music and more. Usually on 24\24 for weeks at the time. Battery not exploded (yet), 40% wear. 10y 8m running the original 8.1 install. & MS still providing daily Defender updates (!) Operating System Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit Computer type: Laptop Installation Date: 04.02.2015 09:46:48

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Almost Cut My Hair Live 1974

Retro times :O) America - A Horse with No Name

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Mythwinder - Tales of the Eternal Veil