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My laptop's power brick just completely failed. No more power comes from it, and my new one won't be here until Friday. 
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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You're going to have to tap the keyboard very lightly and slowly to save power...
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RossMW wrote: tap the keyboard very lightly and slowly to save power...
or press the power button continuously as he types.
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With cars, you can get more fuel if you continually turn right - will it help if he just tips the lappie so the battery is the highest point?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It depends on the laptop and which way the battery is. You have to tip it so the terminal are at the bottom, so all the power can drain out!
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A whole week for delivery? Didn't you ask for "Next day" delivery?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That would have added about $100 to the price (it ships from California).
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Holey Moley! 
You don't get Amazon Prime in the US?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Had to order direct from Asus.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Some laptops work with the cell removed too (but do not forget to connect the cord  )...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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The brick itself is faulty and fails when there is a load of almost any size.
It randomly started working last night, but only when the system is off.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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What I was suggesting, that maybe the cell should be removed to test to be sure that it is the brick...
The other solution may be the store next (10 min driving) to my home...It cost about $35 with a variety of connectors for (almost) every laptop with the right voltage...So if you just post me the correct voltage (a picture of the cell is probably the better) I can be back in half an hour with a new brick
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I tested the brick with a multimeter, and even with no load the voltage would drop by up to three volts. And now it shows a total of three volts when tested with said multimeter.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Oh, and I would have to disassemble the entire computer to remove the battery.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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My laptop's power brick just completely failed. No more power comes from it, and my new one won't be here until Friday.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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There are a few websites that I go to that don't seem to work for folks outside North America, and HotSpot Shield has worked well in defeating this; however, HotSpot seems to be turning to the Dark Side and demanding a subscription.
I figure the community here woukd know the best free alternative, so I am interested in hearing about them.
Thanks
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It's not entirely free, but TunnelBear[^] does have a fairly useful (to me, anyway) free plan.
Plus, bears.
TTFN - Kent
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I don't know about browser extensions, but I think you could configure tor to choose an exit node located in a specific country.
If I were in your position, I'd pay for a subscription for this HotSpot thing because you've been using it for a while and it's clearly been working. If the price was unreasonably high, I'd understand. Otherwise it's the easiest thing to do.
If you choose another app or extension, there's no guarantee that they won't move into a subscription sometime in the future. Everyone has to make a living, right? 
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Are you the CEO of HotSpot?
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NordVPN works well for me. They had a promotion this year where you could get a year-long sub for US $36.
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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If it's just websites could you use Opera as it has free VPN?
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I don't use Opera, and have not been closely following its developments. Why don't you visit the Opera site and do some research ?
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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How do I access the setting in Opera for this?
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Just saw this on Craigslist:
How To Apply
Send an email message to the Craigslist anonymized address for this posting. The subject should read
Re: Software Developer/Consulttant Candidate firstName lastName 2016 nsb
Replaced firstName lastName with your name.
In the body,
write a concise statement describing your qualification for each item listed in the above section titled The candidate is expected to have exposure to the following.
write a paragraph telling us a color that you are fond of and why.
Do NOT attach anything to your email message.
Do NOT include your resume anywhere in the email message.
So you DON'T want my resume, but you DO want to know my favorite color???
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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They must be trying to hire millennials. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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