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The existing laptop is a Thinkpad and for the most part it was a pretty good experience. I blame at least half of the issues that it had on what it is, which is essentially a 2nd/3rd gen netbook made more serious. By their very nature I don't think those products age particularly well so the fact that I got 5 years out of it is a pretty good sign. And sadly, for him, I've bothered Grawk with this type of stuff before. I have given that some consideration but I'm concerned that it'll be one of those things that again, just doesn't work quite right as a result of trying to force something to be what it isn't.

Happy Birthday!

Fuck. RIP Stuart Scott. http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12118296/stuart-scott-espn-anchor-dies-age-49 As someone who grew up watching a lot of late-night college hoop and Saturday mornings with SportsCenter this is just super sad.

I was asking you. The wife does not want to switch to a Mac (why, I can't really figure out other than the fear of the unknown) so I'm stuck looking for a laptop that doesn't really have to be capable of doing anything but has to be capable enough to not perform like a turd just doing day-to-day tasks. The five year old X120 just isn't cutting it anymore despite being rebuilt with a hybrid drive and fresh install of Win7. So new hardware it is, I guess. What that is, I really don't know.

This, 100%. Every year I have to allow for time for my ass to get re-accustomed to the seat. The first few rides are painful but you'll (re)adjust to a seat that fits well quickly.

Color me curious as well, my wife needs a new machine to pay bills, email, etc.

Might be worth thinking about sizing the holes in the pcb for some sort of vibration isolating grommet. It'd have the dual benefit of isolation nd lowering the stress at the mounting point.

Have you already seen this? http://www.cde.com/resources/catalogs/hardware.pdf

Happy birthday!

I want a D750 bad. I may list my current gear for sale on FM and see if I can somehow justify it.

Happy Birthday, Jacob!

Happy Birthday, Chris!

Nice work, Kerry!

Happy birthday!

The real question is how to get it with PB gone?

What gave you the impression that this was a place to ask for help?

Justin should buy a few and offer an upgrade for BHSE owners.

Shouldn't Larry's insurer basically be handling this? And hang in there Larry. It's going to be a long road to recovery for both of you. 10+ years ago my sister was involved in a similar circumstance while driving cross-country with a friend and it was way more difficult than necessary to get the insurance companies to cover what they should have.

I'm hoping to leverage the success of the article into a follow along that allows me to sample on or two, higher end models but I'm already working on two other pieces so it's going to be a while before I get to anything like that.

I figured I'd have a go at resizing without the tool, worked just fine once I pushed the pins the right direction.

To echo what Al said, I will never travel again without CIEMs. No tips to get stuck in ears, supremely comfortable and provide the necessary isolation to survive on commercial airlines.

Me too, although it was my wife not santa. No pics yet. Sadly I need my watch resizing tool which is at work so wearing will have to wait until Monday.

Well said, John! Merry Christmas HC. It's been a morning of ripping and tearing around here and now kids are settling in with new toys so I'm going to pour a second mimosa and find a clear spot on a couch.

Happy Birthday, Ken!

Happy Birthday, Ric!