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What the hell! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dinny!!!!

Happy 2015 birthday, Dinny!!!!

No worries, Larry, I'll dispose it at the clean point we have about a mile away from home [emoji6]

New battery arrived this evening and it's been replaced already. iFixit tools are really good, it never took me this little to open the MBP. The new battery seems absolutely legit, came half charged at 54% and is lasting a lot. OSX isn't showing the "fix battery" warning anymore. Now the trackpad click is soft, I think it's never been this soft, not even when the computer was brand new. That or my fingers have got so strong by clicking on the old battery for months that now I can drill on wood with my sole finger.

Happy birthday, gents!!!!

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or perhaps lowering the opioids dosage. Be careful Larry, you're a doc

I'm glad you're doing like we said, heal well and quickly!

Excellent news, Larry. Heal well, heal quick.

Best wishes, Larry.

+1 +1

You're starting to scare me [emoji33]

Looks like the guy didn't really get the idea of chipmunk voice

Fortunately the battery "unbulges" when I shut off the computer, so I think it'll be fine until the spare one arrives. It's on its way already

I didn't know that VPI had a direct drive turntable in their range. Interesting. Vinyl sounds awesome, but it's kind of a PITA, and expensive. Cartridge prices have gone absolutely crazy.

Thank you very much for the advice, guys, you're the best I haven't checked directly with Apple, but I read somewhere that their cost for replacing a battery is around 300 euros, although they take care of the old one for recycling. I think I'm going to order it from iFixit since they have a store in Europe. I also like their tools sets, I'm probably getting one of those too. This is the HC yet

I have this mid 2010 MBP which I upgraded with more RAM, a SSD and a HDD replacing the optical drive. It works great and handles most of my computer needs. A few weeks ago it started to display a warning on the battery icon, saying the battery needs "repair". I've noticed that the trackpad is going increasingly harder to push, so I did some research and it seems that a bulky battery may produce that effect on the trackpad. I guess I should replace the battery because after 5 years I don't think the battery could be repaired by Apple. There are budget batteries in Amazon at about 60 euros, but they don't receive good reviews, some for short power delivery times after a few charging cycles, others for being too thick for the computer. Then at iFixit they have what they say is an OEM Apple battery at almost 100 euros. I have a couple of questions: Do you guys have any experience with iFixit products, are they reliable and worth the price plus? I've opened my laptop a few times, it clearly says "don't mess with the battery!!!" (or the like) Would I lose some information or damage the computer in any way by replacing the battery with a new one?

What analogue rig would you be purchasing?

I love ragtime.

^ This. Best wishes, Larry.

RIP Maureen. She was one of my favourite actresses when I was a kid. So sweet and beautiful. Condolences CJ. Good teachers are scarce, ones leaving good memories and to whom being thankful, a true rarity. RIP Mr Sundaram.

Best season's race so far [emoji33]

Happy birthday!!!!

This.

Happy birthday, Dusty!!!! I wish it's a very good one.