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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 31, 2026 at 5:48:24 AM MST, "CrudeSausage" wrote   
   <697dfa18$0$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>:   
      
   > On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 04:53:01 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
      
   ...   
   >>   
   >> It did surprise me to learn that he didn't know that modern Apples   
   >> haven't been able to use external media if their internal drive fails   
   >> for several years now. He really thought he had a way out, that his   
   >> wouldn't become a useless paperweight if/when something happens to the   
   >> internal drive that cannot be replaced. He may not have learned much   
   >> (due to his choice not to do so) but he did learn that. It's not much   
   >> progress based on what I've been reading about him, but, it's a smidge.   
   >   
   > I've said it before but I actually had an Apple MacBook Air M1 I got for a   
   > ridiculously low price in 2023. I bought it almost by accident on eBay   
   > while this machine was in the shop. Honestly, I loved it. The battery life   
   > was superb, the screen was nice and the keyboard and touchpad felt great.   
   > It was pretty bad for screen sharing in class, but that was because I   
   > liked to use it mirrored and the screens we have in class max out at   
   > 1080p. However, once I learned about how it would commit suicide once I   
   > reached my TBW, it just had to go.   
      
   You loved it but got rid of it because of some very uncommon possibility. To   
   each their own.   
      
   ...   
      
   > Nevertheless, I wish I hadn't sold it for as cheap as I did. It was $500   
   > CDN and I got a low ball offer that I accepted. Had I known that eBay   
   > would go on to charge me seller fees too, I would have just held on to it.   
      
   Why do you think they keep their value so well?   
      
   > The buyer was also dishonest and "wanted to return it" in the hope that I   
   > would offer him a refund without him needing to send me back my machine.   
   > Instead, he opted for a further refund of like $25 because of a dent he   
   > found.   
      
   You did not reveal it had a dent when you sold it?   
      
   ...   
   >>   
   >> I've gotten that impression as well. Especially after reading his latest   
   >> replies and continued efforts to deny what I've shared multiple times   
   >> now. I'm starting to suspect he's playing games...Anyhow, the   
   >> information I've shared covers my position. All one needs to do is read   
   >> the material and watch the videos.   
   >   
   > Much like with Shit proper, Anal Shit should be a permanent part of   
   > everyone's filter.   
      
   You trolls reveal a lot more about yourself than you mean to.   
      
   --   
   It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with   
   you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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