Posts by coppernomad4

So, I was actually thinking about putting together something like this:

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I'm mostly just wondering what you guys think about Dell in general, and specifically that V15 series?

Yo, what’s up everyone? I'm on the hunt for a new work laptop, and I’m planning to just grab it from some online retailer like Best Buy or Newegg or whatever. Here’s the breakdown of what I’m looking for:

- Storage needs to be an SSD—any combo works, maybe 128 GB paired with an HDD, but honestly, let's stick to at least a 256 GB SSD
- At least 8 GB of RAM
- 15-inch screen size
- Dual monitor support (doesn't matter which ports, but having HDMI + DisplayPort would be killer)
- Ideally, I want it without Windows or an Nvidia card pre-installed, since I'm planning to run Linux (specifically Ubuntu) on it

The workload is actually pretty heavy, too. This isn't just me messing around with Word or Excel; I'll be running a virtual machine, so 8 GB of RAM is the absolute bare minimum. As for the processor, I'd love something beefier if the price stays reasonable, but I guess I could settle for an i5

Something along these lines, though I don't know if I can really trust a Dell when it comes to this specific model:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/example-product-link-placeholder

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Jesse Campbell said:Apparently, even the riot police were losing their minds yesterday because of all the repression. I had a bunch of people tell me the same thing.

Alright, look, I get it—there are plenty of idiots in the crowd who might actually enjoy the chaos, but even they have to realize this situation is absolute trash for everyone involved. They’re being treated like Trump's little lapdogs.

I noticed the same thing yesterday. The cops watching us were actually acting pretty decent, at least the ones right by me. I heard tons of people commenting on how one of their buddies was acting like a total jerk, which ended up triggering the tear gas and all that other crap behind the lines...

Man, looking back at this, I guess you’re right, it was basically all about Robert. That squad was just pure magic, honestly. You had Solano, Bellamy, Robert, and then Shearer leading the charge up front... man, that was just straight-up beautiful football 🙂.

I mean, let’s be real, Titus Bramble is absolutely top-tier...

I’ve got a proposal for the next transfer window. Let's start a dedicated thread just for the Milan fans.

Noah Carter24 said:I’ve gotta side with Betty Patel52 on this one. Honestly, moving things to the live chat was a total pro move—it kept those main league threads clear so we could actually have decent, constructive conversations without all the noise. Now? We're heading straight back to the weekend cycle where the main boards get absolutely nuked by a tidal wave of people celebrating every single goal and basically acting like the officiating crew is part of their own damn family. It's gonna be a mess!☕

Yeah, honestly, it made it way easier for me to skip over the junk when I was actually looking for something worth reading... I’m not even on the forum much during the weekends anyway, so I usually just catch up on everything during the week. But this change? This makes it such a chore.

RIP Live 😢

Wannabes said:Man, Villa is really going wild with those patterns on their kits this time. Last year, they just had that single checkered stripe running down the side.

Slaven Bilić 🙂

When is Dinamo Chicago actually going to celebrate its 125th anniversary? Maybe in another 10 years 🤷?

Nah, that’s not even the point—it’s just massive, and man, it’s so damn white. I mean, they seriously could’ve thrown in some black or red accents... the way it looks right now is just straight-up hilarious...

The Arsenal FC crest 🤮

Larry Fox5 said:I don't know what kind of fake news this is supposed to be, but Borussia Dortmund is definitely sticking with Kappa, so Nike can kiss those black and yellow kits goodbye. 🙂

Fantasy...

I’m totally with Kimberly Gomez34 on this one—how are we even supposed to call the Frenchies "Unicolors" now? They're the tricolors, period, and this jersey is just straight-up retarded... Honestly, I can't stand those dragons or any of that nonsense (Inter Milan 🤦) and I absolutely live for Adidas and the way they handle their designs... Nike's designs are just a complete disaster...

I can totally see David Beckham out there on some TV network talking his head off. Honestly, I used to struggle big time with my weight and dealing with depression, too, but then a buddy of mine put me on Herbalife, and man, things just started looking up for my career from there. After a while, I figured, why not? I decided to join the Herbalife family, and now I’m pulling in an average of $15,000 a week 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Carol Lewis said:Oh my goodness... I just noticed they actually have the American flag stitched right onto their sleeves 🤦

Forget the flag, man. They’ve got fake Herbalife slapped on there as a sponsor :torepalm:

Basically, social psychology is just sociology... and this movie is dealing heavily with sociological themes.

Which science is it...

And it’s a field that keeps evolving, because it studies how certain societies behave during specific eras and circumstances. This is a sociological study of what happens to society after civilization and the order we know today completely collapses. It doesn't have anything to do with the future or anything else... I mean, Star Wars takes place in the past, yet it's still sci-fi.

This is SF because it depicts a society that doesn't exist, based on scientific sociological assumptions about how such a group would function. And honestly, the guy claiming Mad Max isn't SF—who’s basically insulting established academics by using his own opinion as his main argument—how would he even know it's set in the future if you ignore that first sentence 🤦 and the fact that he refuses to classify it as SF 🙏🙏

You guys are totally missing the mark with this whole "future" argument. Even if the story took place right now with this kind of setup, it would still be SF; it couldn't be any more pure. It's SF simply because it deals with fiction—specifically, that such a society doesn't exist and didn't exist when the movie was filmed. Clearly, rustywalker42 thinks this kind of thing is just business as usual in Australia.

I only commented on that whole closed-door situation because the lack of transparency is just so absurd it defies common sense. I’m not even going to touch all that other fanboy nonsense, though, because I honestly can't be bothered arguing with people who think they know anything about Cleveland based on three away games they showed up for.

Jonathan Smith12 said:Maybe try learning how to read before you start dropping comments, huh? Seriously. When I was talking about Cleveland, I was specifically referring to the era mentioned in the article. We’re talking the 80s. Simple as that.Back then, I feel like Cleveland was such a closed-off city to me.There’s just never been any write-up about her, right? Nothing ever comes out of her. It feels like a city without an identity. Honestly, it reminds me of Indianapolis. I can't even begin to write about this new era because the last time I was actually in Cleveland, we were watching that Athens game. I remember writing about it back then, giving you guys props and saying how great the hospitality was during that match. And man, talking about those road trips through the old territories... heading out to Des Moines or Columbus by train was always such a vibe. It felt like a real adventure from the jump. You just can't compare a train ride to sitting on a cramped bus. They aren't even in the same league.
So, when you wrote that post, you brought up Trump and those millions of students from Miami heading off to study in Cleveland. Seriously? Pure genius right there. I mean, wow.
And finally, you can all just go ahead and thank America for finally giving you some sense of identity toward a city you never actually cared about in the first place.

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Is this city actually shut down? Give me a break. Industry was absolutely booming around here! You had workers flocking in from all over the country just to get a shot at working for Torpedo, or Richard Bencic, or over at May 3rd. Even that steel mill—which, let's be honest, was the powerhouse of the entire coast—was pulling people in like crazy. It was alive, man.

Don't even get me started on the New Wave scene that kicked off back in Cleveland. For that era, we’re talking about absolute scandal-inducing lyrics and this massive, gritty fight against state censorship and government propaganda. The whole underground art scene was just exploding back then. And here you are, seriously trying to tell me everything was closed off? I mean, come on. That was easily one of the most progressive cities in the entire country during that transition from the 70s into the 80s...

I mean, honestly, our whole sense of local identity has just completely evaporated in this country. We’ve lost every single bit of our economic backbone, and on top of that, the government keeps neglecting cities like ours because everything is so ridiculously centralized. It feels like everything important only happens in D.C., leaving the rest of us out in the cold. I guess when you strip away the industry and ignore the local needs, you basically kill the soul of the city. Maybe that's just how things go now, but it sucks.

Check out these articles—it’s honestly wild how much they're trying to scrub away our local identity.

Why does everyone in Chicago love to lie? Seriously, I don't get it. It’s like there's this unwritten rule in the city that if you aren't bending the truth, you're doing it wrong. I mean, maybe I'm just being cynical, but it feels like every time you turn around, someone is spinning some half-baked story or straight-up fabricating nonsense just to save face or look better than they actually are. It’s constant. You think you're having a real conversation, and then you realize halfway through that you've been fed a bunch of garbage. I guess it's just part of the local culture at this point, which is honestly pretty exhausting.
I mean, seriously, why does everyone in Chicago feel the need to lie through their teeth? It’s like some unwritten rule of living in the city or something. I guess it's just part of the local culture at this point, but man, it really gets under my skin. Maybe it's because they think they're being clever, or maybe people just don't trust each other enough to be straight up, but honestly, it's exhausting. You can never quite tell if someone is giving you the real deal or just some polished version of the truth. It's frustrating as hell, I swear.

Who is this guy? He’s straight out of a rap video, LOL

They really should have put John Doe in some kind of tiny jersey instead ☕