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Since I can work from home, have not been in Seattle the last week and not planning to for the rest of the year. I have not seen any pictures of Seattle ICE Building on the news or posted online in social media, so I can only pull the Portland one that currently looks like this. Previously looked like this. Now they have added the fencing with barb wire. Local news is doing a good job of how terrible ICE has become here in the PNW. If you take a look at history, you can see that the ball room, the Trump Arch are right out of Hitlers playbook along with everything else he is doing and all these ICE Lemmings are saying they are just doing their job ignoring that they swore an oath to the Constitution and laws of this country, not to a narcissistic Idiot that 47 is.

Reminds me of the mid 80's Monte Carlo Areo SS that I loved. Would love to have one as a project auto, but doubt I ever will as I would want it electrified. Moved into that next phase of life around grand kids. no time.

TPM 2.0 is grossly overrated imho. I see no reason to not stay on Windows 10 for a while longer and if MSFT does something to hinder 10, then I will probably install one of the Linux options.

@A Horse With No Name @Robert Hall @oldshurst442 Agree, national scale, the country leadership is over due to the Russian Asset Puppet the Zombie Boomers put in office trying to live in the past. Locally, I love living in Washington State, Mild Winters, but 1-2 hrs to drive up and enjoy winter sports. Parks, trails, biking, so much to do and see, love it here. Not to mention the wine, beer and food scene here.

I have a neighbor here that has a 5-year-old Mercedes and it has rust spots and moss all over since she never washes it, I suspect the rust is from clogged drains since she leaves it outside year-round by pine trees. Some just never learn how to take care of an auto. Agree, I see inaction all the time with social media posts of people recording ICE doing illegal things and no one walking up demanding accountability. ICE has started to do this Nazi BS here in Issaquah, I told my wife to carry her passport as she cares for our newest grandson and takes him all over, will help with proving she is a U.S. citizen, Korean by birth. I also told her to call me if anything like this happens. I will not tolerate this Nazi BS.

Seems VW is working to bring back their Mojo along with lower prices. “True Volkswagen”: Volkswagen realigns its model range around core values | Volkswagen Newsroom VW will have their ID3 starting at under $30,000 VW has a Fire and Ice limited edition that looks so cool in the purple color, but clearly the 1,990 produced will be for the Euro market only. Volkswagen celebrates the comeback of “Fire and Ice” with a special model and a song by Purple Disco Machine | Volkswagen Newsroom 1990's edition was a 160hp fun drive. The ID3 will be a 320HP EV fun Drive. ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE: Volkswagen starts series production in Zwickau and Dresden | Volkswagen Newsroom Fun does not stop there as VW celebrates 50 years of Polo and has an ID.Polo coming out but has released a race car version first. ID.Polo race car has AWD with 670 HP and 650 lb-ft of torque. 50 years of the Polo: Volkswagen celebrates anniversary with spectacular drift video | Volkswagen Newsroom Current ICE Polo in the rear, the all new ID.Polo in the foreground. 50 years of Polo | Volkswagen Newsroom VW has shown off their ID.Cross concept. World premiere at the IAA: with the ID. CROSS Concept, Volkswagen is presenting a compact SUV for affordable electric mobility | Volkswagen Newsroom This is the Near Production ID.Cross Concept.

A new pastor was visiting the homes of his parishioners. At one home, it seemed obvious that someone was at home, he knocked but no one answered, even after repeated knocks. He took out a business card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of the card and stuck it to the door. At the next service when he reviewed the offering, he found his card had been returned in the basket. A cryptic message under his "Revelation 3:20" was "Genesis 3:10". Reaching for his bible to check the citation, he broke out laughing. Revelations 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock" Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid for I was naked." Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones? Pass it on!

WOW, If this was Biden the GOP would have raged, but no it is Idiot47 looking confused and having to be directed around the room. Forbes published the whole almost 8 min and wow is Idiot47 confused.

Talk about a lying POS Idiot47 is trying to actually think we would believe he was opposed to ICE raids in Georgia on the Hyundai / LG battery plant. Hyundai hoped to return skilled South Korean workers to the US after the ICE raid. Trump just opened the door | CNN Business https://share.google/MftbblNnEZquyJcU7

WOW, Lots of stories on changing OS if you do not want to run your old windows OS on your functional hardware. Goodbye, Windows: These alternatives make switching from Microsoft easy

Yale Economist says that the $300 Million Musk spent to buy him a spot next to Idiot47 cost him millions of EV sales. Elon Musk's cringe-posting addiction cost Tesla over one million car sales

OK, let me see if I can help you clean it up. First do you have your original installation media for the laptop? If so what version of windows? Second, how did your MSFT Office get on the laptop? Do you have media or did it come preinstalled? If preinstalled, usually there was an option to make backup media so recover and restore a clean install. Third, go to Start button, settings, apps. Here you can uninstall applications that you do not use, this will not only free up HD space but also reduce background running processes to speed up the system. Look for things like Skype that is no longer a valid product but has a ton of processes that run in the background. Some things that can be done over a clean install is that you can turn things off from the apps section such as Copilot, Cortana, etc. I found this to be of interest for those that are willing to try Linux. 7 Linux Distributions to Replace Windows 11 & 10 Best Free Alternatives to Replace Windows 10 Safely 5 Windows-Like Linux Distros You Should Try Out 4 Linux distros you should use instead of upgrading to Windows 11 3 free Linux distros that look and feel like Windows | PCWorld Option abounds for those that are willing to change how your computer runs via another OS but still has the windows look and feel.

True, but sadly the real world is doom and gloom if you go into any major city with Federal buildings. The ICE building in Seattle used to be a nice place to walk by on my way to work. Now it looks like a Nazi Concentration camp with guard posts outside, razor wire, nothing that says a Democratic America, just a Dictatorship run country. Very scary to see all the ICE out and about Harassing Americans as much as anyone else. ICE needs to be closed down, and a new Immigration department built with people who are human.

Yup, if you're not in AI, your pretty much being looked at as a layoff, AI bot replacement.

All depends on how you take care of a laptop, you might not get security updates, but my Lenovo W520 with 32GB ram, 512GB SSD drive on Windows 10 has been solid since new, that is from 2011 and here it is 2025. 14 years. I see no reason to replace it at this time since it is working so solid. Yes, I am probably more attune to computers being an engineer and as such far more aware of what can go wrong if you accept or install stuff than most. Yet still no reason a solid laptop cannot last 10 years.

I understand what you are saying, yet so many people pay 300 to 500 for a laptop that has bare minimal hardware and then a couple years later they are having to look for another laptop. This is one that should last a good 10 years for people. My dad always told me that saving up to buy a quality product over the instant gratification of something new that can last a good long time is important and I have lived by that. It pays off in the long run. If you can find your installation media, always good to export bookmarks and data files you want to save onto a USB drive and then do a clean install. It is amazing how well the computer will run even after going through all the updates again if windows based. Other thing is save your data and bookmarks and install Rocky Linux or FreeBSD and learn a bit about the Linux side and have a lean running computer.

So my sister needs a new laptop and asked if I could use my employee discount to get her a good deal. I was more than happy to help, but after looking at the Dell Web Site and what Costco has coming up, it is clearly better to buy via Costco for the actual laptop. So here is the cost via dell.com Here is the same laptop currently at Costco or via their website. Here is the upcoming November 28th Holiday Sale by Costco. I did notice that Costco has raised the Warehouse Price, but the discount still saves an additional $150 dollars.

OUCH not good for GM. Fire Destroys GM’s Advanced Design Center, May Have Claimed Future Camaro Prototype This was to be expected. Maddow Blog | The White House’s campaign against elections takes a radical turn with midterms on horizon

Very interesting read about Apple Carplay Ultra. This Is Why Automakers Don't Want Anything To Do With Apple's CarPlay Ultra Ugly when 60% of American only reads at a 6th grade level or below. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/us-warned-of-problem-with-60-of-workforce/ar-AA1PhXxs?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W069&cvid=7f3c0fbf1d5141098c86d107ac7ad970&ei=28

It is crazy that there are MAGA that believe this is fake news when it is not and they still say they do not understand why they are not able to sell into Europe or Asia. The stupidity of MAGA is mind blowing as they would rather listen to lies than facts. They get what they wanted, Idiot leadership, idiot job losses.

WOW, this just blows out the whole MAGA thing. Requires an account. In Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President’s Policies Have Hit Hard - The New York Times Alternative site posted the story for free. Deep-red state suffering 'death by a thousand paper cuts' — thanks to Trump policies: report

I honestly think GM is not looking global or leadership in this approach but short-term money grab in that they think people will not move to other auto makers for the tech they want and will allow GM to dictate what one can and cannot use in regard to the auto and their cell phone.

Buffett Rocks imho and he is right about the Buffoon trade war Idiot47 started. While we have known he will retire his comments on the economy is the point on piece of this story. Warren Buffett Drops Bombshell in Omaha | National Circus If you have not read these, they are worth your time, but like the fall of Rome, UK empire, the U.S. is over as the world leader. I agree with this guy that the downfall started under Idiot45. American Empire Peaked 15 Years Ago, BRICS Now Ahead Of G7: Economist Richard Wolff Discussion on this here: The economist who coined the acronym BRICS talks about how his original vision evolved : NPR Thought provoking and I agree that there are things that will keep the U.S. strong but the current Idiot administration is not helping the long-term outlook for the U.S. I understand what GM thinks they can attain with the changes they are doing, but I sadly do not see them winning against the Billions who want AA/CP. It does not help that they cut tech jobs thinking they can manage a better eco system than Alphabet has done. GM sucks when it comes to keeping tech current. GM cuts hundreds of jobs at 69-year-old Midwest plant - days after bumper earnings Day of reckoning is coming and I hope it finally gets the Idiots out of the White house, the damage done is irreversible in the short term, but can be fixed for a better America. GOP Senator files Supreme Court brief with Democrats against Donald Trump

Requires you editing your registry, but this works. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; Disable Microsoft Edge MSN news feed, sponsored links, shopping assistant and more. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] "NewTabPageContentEnabled"=dword:00000000 "NewTabPageHideDefaultTopSites"=dword:00000001 "EdgeShoppingAssistantEnabled"=dword:00000000 "TabServicesEnabled"=dword:00000000 "AlternateErrorPagesEnabled"=dword:00000000

About time GOP takes the blame they so deserve for the terrible state of the U.S. Trump Repeats Biden’s Biggest Blunder as Inflation Soars 33% of auto loans in the U.S. are delinquent and are in repossession. An auto glut of used autos is coming.