Post AdJH4B2JhTfKtstyme by clive@saturation.social
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(DIR) Post #AdJH4B2JhTfKtstyme by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T18:24:29Z
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I recently did a DuckDuckGo search for a Medium post of mine from earlier this month"The Laptop That Won't Die"I found a site that copied and reused my essay (without permission, bien sur) ...... except they clearly ran it through some English --> OtherLanguageTK --> English translation, producing a rather hilariously garbled versionThe original (free link): https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-laptop-that-wont-die-0c478c3fe46c?sk=dc587d3647aa02107f8b447e01d095f9The copy: "LAPTOPSThe Laptop computer That Received’t Die" https://dutchieetech.com/the-laptop-that-wont-die-my-200-12-year-old-thinkpad-has-by-clive-thompson-nov-2023/
(DIR) Post #AdJHX1rsrnJSramPOi by elduvelle@neuromatch.social
2023-12-29T18:29:28Z
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@clive so weird!! And also, surely that means you’re Famous now?! 👏Also: old #Thinkpads are the best! New Lenovos… not so much
(DIR) Post #AdJHiOITogtLbwdaam by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T18:31:52Z
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@elduvelle lol I think they probably autoscrape gazillions of Medium posts on a random walkBut yeah, Thinkpads rock!
(DIR) Post #AdJHoSDAB03FUL2eVU by EricFielding@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T18:32:27Z
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@clive That garbled version is hilarious. It requires some thought to figure out what the original meaning of the sentences was.
(DIR) Post #AdJIG7qTURWIQtclNo by flowerswj@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T18:37:27Z
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@clive Before I follow the link, I'm gonna guess that it's a Lenovo Thinkpad, runner up guess being some strain of MacBook. Let's see how I do.
(DIR) Post #AdJJgCELuOr9W4mvdg by flowerswj@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T18:53:46Z
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@clive Word to Big Bird, "refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad" has been my only response to people asking me for laptop recommendations.Then when I see them inevitably price out lousy Dells, Acers, & (argh) Asuses on Staples, I ask "did I stutter?"My shits run linux too!(I have 1.5 ThinkPads. One whole, & one with the screen BROKE RIGHT OFF[*], what still works with an external monitor)[*]Ask me sometime about the mental health scrapes I been through over the past decade or so lol. (I got better)
(DIR) Post #AdJLiSHXOufHmoU0P2 by BorisBarbour@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T19:16:35Z
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@clive See also: tortured phrases.https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02134-0
(DIR) Post #AdJMSli3V8m5MRyDpY by bretdawson@mstdn.social
2023-12-29T19:24:59Z
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@clive The models are gonna be fully collapsed by January 3
(DIR) Post #AdJOaRQyy61WhelrfM by Leisureguy@mstdn.ca
2023-12-29T19:48:48Z
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@clive I like "Full. Cease." 🙂
(DIR) Post #AdJeNa516wUT1GO1Am by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:45:40Z
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@flowerswj That’s wild that it still worked with the screen broken off!! They are absolute beasts
(DIR) Post #AdJeUWjdweUCfmhXCC by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:45:53Z
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@EricFielding It’s pretty delightful
(DIR) Post #AdJeaIEqkwZVRx2ztw by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:46:13Z
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@flowerswj Well done!
(DIR) Post #AdJegCBeAXTqQ0Mbiq by flowerswj@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T18:37:53Z
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@clive Can I get a Hell Yeah.
(DIR) Post #AdJegCstZk4ia8b98K by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:46:21Z
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@flowerswj HELL YEAH
(DIR) Post #AdJemonPXBIptrBYVU by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:46:49Z
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@Leisureguy I honestly think I’m gonna use that in print someday
(DIR) Post #AdJetK4MApJUd7DHN2 by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:47:01Z
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@bretdawson 😅
(DIR) Post #AdJezQBWLhe3KnTL16 by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:47:11Z
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@taylorkatebrown FULL
(DIR) Post #AdJf5YkPQTLFd2iZ9c by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:47:59Z
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@BorisBarbour oh yeah I remember when that came out! I blogged about it back then, super interesting
(DIR) Post #AdJfLXpIcP5XPBcxrU by flowerswj@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T22:50:10Z
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@clive Indeed, the Lenovo Thinkpad is the Sherman tank of laptops.
(DIR) Post #AdJfQuZBUz3pNdeITY by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-29T22:50:38Z
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@taylorkatebrown @Leisureguy I also quite liked the description of the “1-terabyte exhausting drive”
(DIR) Post #AdJfeACEhN7dcVEZpQ by flowerswj@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T22:57:30Z
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@cliveRock and roll!(By the way, have a great show tonight)
(DIR) Post #AdKAqCVP2IsSpsQ2Ns by clive@saturation.social
2023-12-30T04:49:32Z
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@flowerswj Thank you!It was fun