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Use eBay? Who are you??

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For those of us who frequently dive into the murky seas of eBay, if you're a buyer or seller there, who are you? Meaning, what's your eBay UserID?...
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** Happy New Year to All **

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The New Year tune most popular here in the USA and made so mostly by one fellow by the name of Guy Lombardo is Auld Lang Syne also translated as Old...
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Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread

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Workaround of a failed kittyhawk hdd

Last post by panips « Sat Dec 20, 2025 3:15 pm
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by panips » Fri Dec 19, 2025 5:45 pm

I didn't find any modern solution for the old, 1.3', HP KittyHawk HDD so I mod one myself. Guess this is the easiest way to revive an IBM powered...

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Sat Dec 20, 2025 3:15 pm
Have you seen the classic ThinkPad prices these days?

Last post by Medessec « Thu Dec 18, 2025 11:47 am
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by dcfbf » Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:24 pm

I can't be the only one who notices that classic ThinkPad prices have been on the rise for the past few years.

When I started this hobby back...

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Thu Dec 18, 2025 11:47 am
The T23 works! I'm so happy

Last post by dcfbf « Fri Dec 12, 2025 2:40 am
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by dcfbf » Thu Dec 11, 2025 1:48 am

I recently bought a lot of 5 laptops.
3 Thinkpads: T23, T40, and W500
2 Non ThinkPads: Dell 600m and a Gateway thingy with a Celeron M
(You can...

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Fri Dec 12, 2025 2:40 am
So who is still alive 'ere ?

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:34 pm
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by coolcat37 » Sun Nov 30, 2025 3:53 am

My god, since I last actively logged in 'ere, we actually still had a decent world. Back then:
- you could actually find interesting results in your...

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Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:34 pm
Looking for a ATX case side panel door

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Fri Nov 14, 2025 1:28 am

by ThinkPad560X » Fri Nov 14, 2025 1:28 am

I am looking for a metal side panel door. The other side panel is 15-5/8 tall by 17-1/2 long and should be the same minus the vent holes.
Looking for...

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Fri Nov 14, 2025 1:28 am
Windows Replacing the Blue Screen of Death

Last post by giovanazzi « Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:19 am
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by Callahan » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:21 pm

Just for reading.

Windows is getting rid of the 'Blue Screen of Death' after 40 years. Microsoft is saying hello to the 'Black Screen of Death'...

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Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:19 am
Looking for Tempered Glass panel

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Nov 08, 2025 12:05 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Nov 07, 2025 11:12 pm

Does anyone know where to find a replacement Tempered Glass side panel? It is for a Thermaltake H200.
Is there place online that can make one? On...

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Sat Nov 08, 2025 12:05 am
Locked out of ebay now

Last post by astral « Mon Nov 03, 2025 5:42 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Nov 01, 2025 10:47 pm

I don't know what's going on with the internet and the new AI insertion of all these websites but now I am unable to buy or message and I guess sell...

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Mon Nov 03, 2025 5:42 pm
Tariff price on a PC

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Oct 12, 2025 2:21 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Oct 08, 2025 12:49 pm

How much is a tariff price on a PC from Europe or Asia? Can be a PC case or complete tower. Case/PC price around $200 for example.
I put a hold on...

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Sun Oct 12, 2025 2:21 am
How I got my keyboard

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by MrDale93 » Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:53 pm

How do

I have been using my account to document the upgrades I have done/want to do to my T440p, and one of the things that I have mentioned in a...

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Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:53 pm
Windows 11 or what?

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Oct 08, 2025 9:44 am
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by jronald » Sat May 31, 2025 12:53 pm

I have a Dell dual Xeon workstation as my personal everyday. Wont pass the windows 11 diag because the Xeon are not supported and TPM 2.0. Running W...

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Wed Oct 08, 2025 9:44 am
A triumph of Lenovo marketing

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Oct 04, 2025 11:29 pm
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by Edward Mendelson » Sat Oct 04, 2025 12:44 pm

Lenovo is supposedly a high-tech operation. This appeared when I bought something from the parts site this morning:

Good news indeed!

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Sat Oct 04, 2025 11:29 pm
ebay asking for ID now

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Mon Sep 15, 2025 10:55 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Sep 10, 2025 10:20 pm

On ebay I got this now. To keep our marketplace safe, we need to verify your identity. When you click on it, they want your name, address, SSN and an...

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Mon Sep 15, 2025 10:55 pm
I was 25 when I joined here...

Last post by Splank « Wed Sep 10, 2025 8:19 am
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by Turbo Audi » Wed Aug 06, 2025 4:08 pm

Now I'm 44 - where did the time go?

Still using a ThinkPad though. :lol:

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Wed Sep 10, 2025 8:19 am
IPS CCFL desktop monitor in 2025 ?

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:06 pm
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by ajkula66 » Sun Aug 31, 2025 6:09 pm

Yes, I know this sounds outlandish at best but...

Is anyone making a high-end monitor that is CCFL backlit nowadays ? There used to be some *really*...

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Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:06 pm
Website for custom case building?

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:53 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Aug 24, 2025 5:13 pm

Is there a website that you can buy parts for a case? Not like buying a motherboard, PSU, Fans and such. But a back bracket for a case, side panel...

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Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:53 pm
Disable google search AI overview?

Last post by jacqylfrost « Fri Aug 29, 2025 5:52 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Aug 25, 2024 4:04 pm

I don't use Microsoft Edge Bing search, but have it set as (Home) google search like when google first came out. But now just like how Microsoft does...

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Fri Aug 29, 2025 5:52 am
AI Chips

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Jun 29, 2025 6:36 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:54 pm

Anyone know about the Lenovo LA1 AI Chip known as Lenovo AI Engine+. From reading it just controls the gaming laptops graphics and fans. I really...

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Sun Jun 29, 2025 6:36 pm
POLL: What's your favorite resolution for desktop monitors?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jun 25, 2025 11:53 am
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by pianowizard » Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:43 pm
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I was about to start a new thread asking whether anyone here likes the super-wide resolution of 3440x1440, typically found on 34 desktop monitors...
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Wed Jun 25, 2025 11:53 am
Lenovo LOQ which model is better and newer?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:15 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Jun 22, 2025 7:34 pm

What model is better to go with?

LOQ 15AIX9 12th Gen Intel i5, RTX 3050 6GB, 12GB RAM Model 2024 it shows
Both have a 512GB NvMe
LOQ 15IRH8 13th Gen...

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Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:15 pm
BestBuy buying Switch 2 online?

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Jun 15, 2025 10:06 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Jun 07, 2025 10:24 pm

I was just wondering if In-Store Only option is timed until the hype dies down. I did buy a Switch 2 game but the console Both versions $450 and $499...

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Sun Jun 15, 2025 10:06 am
Are Celerons Just Crappy

Last post by ogopogo « Tue May 13, 2025 1:06 am
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by TPFanatic » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:28 pm

having gone to business school i understand warranty and quality control, and being a geek i understand the center of the wafer becomes the fastest...

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Tue May 13, 2025 1:06 am
Updating bios serial number on ThinkCentre

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:12 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Sep 21, 2024 2:24 am

I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z AIO. It is in good clean condition and looks to have the max RAM installed 4GB From what the Lenovo and other sites...

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Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:12 am
ThinkPad RGB logo sticker

Last post by remlap « Sun Apr 20, 2025 3:09 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Jun 09, 2021 1:53 pm

Does anyone know where I can find the ThinkPad RGB logo stickers that are on the ThinkPad T25? I contacted a few ebay sellers that are selling the...

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Sun Apr 20, 2025 3:09 pm
Who's Lorita?

Last post by PhoenixR « Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:49 am
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by PhoenixR » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:39 am

Just outta curiosity

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Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:49 am
Google Search with no AI

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:33 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:10 pm

If anyone is annoyed with the AI in the search sites like google. I found if you enter -ai at the end of what you want to look up it will cancel out...

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Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:33 pm
Apple CRT flicker zoom in

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Feb 16, 2025 1:30 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Feb 15, 2025 7:25 pm

I got an Apple CRT, the one when Apple was doing the 2000s color see through of their devices. This monitor was hard to find as usually they are very...

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Sun Feb 16, 2025 1:30 am
How To Count To 11 By Bill Gates (Picture)

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:09 am
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Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:09 am
Anyone ever upgrade a soldered CPU

Last post by TuuS « Mon Feb 03, 2025 4:03 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Oct 17, 2024 8:19 pm

Did anyone ever desolder like a Core i3/i5 for a i7 on a ThinkPad and did it work? I've seen videos of people upgrading the soldered ram from like...

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Mon Feb 03, 2025 4:03 am
Just me Or Is Grifting Getting Worse?

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Dec 17, 2024 10:03 pm
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by TPFanatic » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:37 pm

i know what sheisters are i grew up with one. the sob coached me in eliciting INADs out of the smallest technicalities or alleged feelings of...

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Tue Dec 17, 2024 10:03 pm
Frustrated, Fedex being less than useless ...

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by jronald » Mon Dec 09, 2024 1:50 pm

Suggestions: Ordered a set of aftermarket Headlights for the child's Jeep Ordered it through the Dealership. Was supposed to be delivered on Black...

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Mon Dec 09, 2024 2:43 pm
What is it? HP# 517591-001

Last post by jronald « Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:05 am
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by jronald » Fri Nov 22, 2024 12:09 pm

Picked this up for $4.00usd and so far have not found the part number on the internet. Has 2 DVI ports but also 2 PS2 ports. 6 USB 1ports, and...

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Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:05 am
XBOX One Day One Edition 2013 Power problem

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:50 am

by ThinkPad560X » Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:50 am

Over thanksgiving had nephew come over with his XBOX One S. Said it was loading slow. Put my hand on the top vent and it was very hot. Said I can...

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Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:50 am
American playing golf in Ireland.

Last post by JBUK « Tue Dec 03, 2024 4:56 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Dec 02, 2024 1:52 am

Found this on one of the rare occasions I go on Facebook.
American playing golf in Ireland.
Make sure to switch the sound on (at the top of the...

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Tue Dec 03, 2024 4:56 pm
Motorola Razr V3m Stuck on bootloader

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:41 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:18 pm

I wanted to get some images and contacts off my Motorola Razr V3m Verizon It was working fine last time I used it. I put it on the charge as I know...

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Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:41 pm
Solder a SATA port on Mini Dell Inspiron 3185

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:57 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Oct 17, 2024 1:51 pm

I got a Dell Inspiron 3185. It only has 32GB soldered chip and that is it. It does have upgradable ram surprisingly. There is solder connection for...

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Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:57 am
mSATA to NVMe adapter

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:35 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Oct 20, 2024 10:17 am

I am looking for a mSATA to NVMe adapter, but all I can find is mSATA to M.2 but most say don't work with NVMe. I want NVMe as it is the only SSD you...

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Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:35 pm
Thoughts on ThinkPad T15p Gen 3

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:31 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Oct 21, 2024 8:35 am

What is everyone thoughts on a ThinkPad T15p Gen 3. If I would buy a new ThinkPad it maybe a P series or a T15p Gen 3. I don't know if they stopped...

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Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:31 pm
Hurricane Milton Florida tracking

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Windows PhoneLink

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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:48 pm

I am trying to find a way to use certain apps on Windows 10 from Android phone. I downloaded Microsoft Phonelink on phone and windows Already had it....

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Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:48 pm
Alienware replaced XPS?

Last post by TPFanatic « Mon Sep 30, 2024 6:41 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Sep 29, 2024 9:26 pm

I know Dell acquired Alienware some years ago, but it seem since then it replaced Dell's gaming XPS line. (Extreme Performance System) The XPS is...

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Mon Sep 30, 2024 6:41 am
Supermium Browser for Windows 95-2000?

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:53 pm

by ThinkPad560X » Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:53 pm

I thought about getting my ThinkPad T20/T23 out and running XP again to try out the Chrome Supermium for XP. I'd love to go back to using some of my...

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Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:53 pm
would thinkpad ips adapters work on other laptops?

Last post by astral « Sun Sep 29, 2024 2:01 pm
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by astral » Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:37 pm
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this got me thinking right? all the t-420/t-430 ips fhd/qhd adapter is doing right is converting lvds to edp video signaling, am i right on that? so...
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Sun Sep 29, 2024 2:01 pm
iPhone or Android for work

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Thu Sep 26, 2024 11:09 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:38 pm

I don't have a smart phone nor don't have a use for one. My last phone I had 2006 - 2023 was a Motorola Razr V3m Verizon Silver model 2005-2006 AT&T...

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Thu Sep 26, 2024 11:09 pm
Lenovo and Carolina Hurricanes Agree to Multi-Year Arena Naming Rights Agreement

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by unix_joe » Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:36 pm

I think this is really awesome. Two of my worlds have collided: ThinkPads and my local NHL hockey team. Our arena is now the Lenovo Center.

Hoping...

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Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:36 pm
Business World’s Favorite Laptop Has Barely Changed in 30 Years: ThinkPad

Last post by unix_joe « Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:27 pm
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by w0qj » Wed Aug 07, 2024 7:38 pm

The Business World’s Favorite Laptop Has Barely Changed in 30 Years: ThinkPad...

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Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:27 pm
Talk about ANYTHING? What kind of music do you like?

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by whoknows88 » Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:07 pm

Just bored, and interested in what kind of music others like. Love me some goth rock/industrial myself. Have for years. What about you?

I just...

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Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:18 pm

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