something like this?
Yeah I have one, it didnât hold me back for long. But good luck if you need that and the installation thumbdrive plugged in and you only have one USB.
Still, now that the machine is configured, what if I want my camera plugged in, with my Wacom tablet and my fav trackball? Iâm SOL with this machine.
And yes, I know⊠USB hub. But seriously, why not put enough ports on the machine itself so people donât have to solve problems that donât need to exist in the first place? The point of a laptop is that you donât need to lug around a lot of accessories. Iâll gladly pay 50 euros more on a 500 euro laptop for that - just not 900 euros or whatever the pro machine cost.
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I am a Nurse in the US healthcare system. I have worked in multiple hospitals that have a policy if you test positive on a random drug test for nicotine, you will be let go (Or allowed to take a leave of absence and attend rehab). This hypothetical in already in practice and further demonstrates, fair or not, that private employers retain hiring and firing rights within reason and especially when it comes to protecting the health and welfare of that employee and other staff members.
- Edit: Just seeing how long ago these posts were in the thread. Oops - It came up first under my âUnreadâ and I assumed it was most recent. Sorry to rehash! Iâm new here
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You might want to take a look at https://frame.work/
Their forums are very insightful.
LTT did a video on it that explains the benefits. Might be right what youâre looking for.
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You are more than welcome.
My employer reserves the right to randomly drug test me, although I donât think nicotine is an issue for them. They do however ban smoking on campus.
To be honest I havenât had a drug test since my pre-employment one about 20 years ago.
They have also required me to have a TB test, and annually I have to either get a flu shot, or document that I have declined the flu shot.
Nope. All the push to move your data to âthe cloudâ, ie someone elseâs hard drive.
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You just need a dongle with a USB port and Ethernet. As much as I hate it, dongles are the future, apparently
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Mine is supposed to come on Wednesday, Iâll post my thoughts here when it arrives 
Had to use that sweet college loan refund money for it, but hoping itâll make a good college laptop. My last one crapped out on me over the summer.
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Most users would rather not have the ports so the device is sleek, and have the option to add them if they need. Power users make up such a small subset of the market that thereâs no reason to pander to us.
Bog standard day-to-day users would laugh at us for complaining about this and say âif you need to just use the expansion hub they sell 
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I do see that point. Thereâs a few cases where I definitely agree. My school laptop, for example, is so thin that anything other than USB-C ports literally wonât fit. Iâd much rather keep the thin-ness of it then have extra ports.
Usually though, the more ports the better imo!
âWhy have extra features built-in when you can spend money and waste space carrying around a dongle?â 
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You should walk in and let them scan yours, if you have one.
My right arm comes back as a German Sheppard Named Archer.
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I lost my wallet yesterday. That will never happen again. Iâm not carrying one any more. Period
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Speaking of cat microchipping, hereâs an odd one that happened to me the other day:
My mom wanted to adopt a cat. Okay, so we looked in the classified, found a cat, called the owner and all that jazz. The owner said the cat was vaccinated but not cut and not chipped.
So I swung by the vet on my way to work and requested an appointment to sterilize the cat and chip it. The lady there looked at me with a puzzled look on her face:
âWhy do you want to chip it?â
âWell, so that if the cat gets lost and found, somebody knows whose it is of course.â
âYeah but⊠Why would you want that?â
Super-perplexed now⊠Why on Earth would the vet tell me that?
âEr⊠In every country Iâve lived, cats must be chipped by law. And people who care about their pet usually do it. Donât people do that in Finland?â I asked
âWell, no!â she replied âHere youâre not supposed to let cats out. If the cat is found and traced back to you, you get a fine. People usually donât chip their cats if they intend to let them out.â
OhâŠ
Right, FinlandâŠ
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By law In NZ Microchipping is required for all dogs registered, with the exception of working farm dogs
Cats are not required to
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Well what I told her wasnât true. Not all countries I lived required cats to be chipped. But I wanted to make a point, not discuss the finer details of veterinary laws and regs around the world with the lady But required or not, chipping pets make total sense if youâre a pet owner⊠if they go out of course.
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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: My DIY LED tagâŠwell the electronics anyway
Or escape through your legs when you opened a door.
Just because a pet is outside doesnât mean that it was let outside.
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