Jason

On the contrary, I've always heard that manufacturer refurbs tend to be more reliable than brand new items, because whatever was wrong with the unit has already had a chance to present itself and get fixed.

There's a certified refurb from Dell for $905, 512 GB SSD and 16 GB of RAM. Refurbished Laptops and 2-in-1 PCs: Dell Outlet | Dell United States OUTLET.US.DELL.COM

Huawei tested AI software that could recognize Uighur minorities and alert police, report says - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM An internal report shows how the face-scanning system could trigger a “Uighur alarm” if it detects someone resembling a member of the Uighur minority group, sparking concerns that the software...

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Maybe you'd be better served with a Chromebook? Chrome OS can run Android apps and that should include games, and you can run Linux on a lot of Chromebooks (for programming)--and you may be able to get programming done without having to dual boot at all. Example: Get coding on a Chromebook easily with Microsoft's Visual Studio Code WWW.WINDOWSCENTRAL.COM Coding on a Chromebook isn't some pipe dream or incredibly frustrating process filled with workarounds. Thanks to the magic of Linux you can install Microsoft's Visual Studio Code on your Chromebook with ease and get coding in minutes. Here's how.

I think it was posted ITT at some point that since polls are still largely (entirely?) landline-only, Democrats being more likely to be home to pick up the phone due to being more likely to be taking COVID precautions seriously probably had a significant effect.

What, specifically, are you looking to do with the ultrabook?

He's been defending the ACA in court against Trump administration lawsuits since 2018 since Trump's DOJ refused to defend the ACA in court. He's also gone after hospital consolidation as CA AG. Not saying these are necessarily good reasons to pick him for HHS but his experience in these areas is way more recent than a decade ago. The Health 202: Xavier Becerra has been defending the ACA in court. Now he could manage it. - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM Joe Biden announced this morning he is nominating the California AG as health secretary.

DeSantis appointee quits after raid on home of fired Florida data scientist WWW.WFLA.COM A man appointed to a commission that recommends judicial appointments to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is resigning because of a search warrant served on a former Department of Health employee who has …

It's amazing how quickly the Senate GOP is able to move when the goal is fucking over the country. Senate confirms Trump FCC nominee, cementing 2-2 deadlock for Biden admin ARSTECHNICA.COM Senate confirms "wholly unqualified" Republican to prevent Democratic majority.

This is the loss that never ends, it goes on and on my friends...

Probably caught it from Rudy's fart. Trump’s lawyer Jenna Ellis tests positive for coronavirus WWW.INDEPENDENT.CO.UK Jenna Ellis has been travelling extensively with Rudy Giuliani, whose positive test was confirmed on Sunday, and was at a White House party on Friday

Does Massachusetts ACTUALLY have fewer cases than Florida or just fewer cases than what Florida is reporting?

"You don't have a right to water but you do have a right to a free lawyer while suing for access to water."

What alternate reality are the Democrats living in?

It's definitely not going to happen at the level of people working close to the president or vice president but I do think it'll happen at the level of the 20-something/early-30s lower-level staffers (which is also the level the puff pieces I've seen have been aimed at).

This definitely won't hurt efforts to get people to take the vaccine: C.D.C. Call for Data on Vaccine Recipients Raises Alarm Over Privacy - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM The Trump administration is requiring states to submit personal data — including names, birth dates and addresses — of Covid-19 vaccine recipients.

I look forward to the next four year of puff pieces about former Trump staffers being treated like lepers in post-Trump DC--not being able to get dates, invited to parties, etc.