Nataly

BIGUN

Nat,

I've checked about 10 suppliers for you and that screen has been discontinued by the manufacturer and every source says, "Out of Stock." I did find one in Great Britain (not for sale in the US), but it stated, "NOT COMPATIBLE WITH LP140WH6"

These days, most of the manufacturers are re-tooling every three years. Sorry, but I'm out of options. Might be time for a new laptop. Good luck.

Keith

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Awww - thanks, buddy! I think I found the same one and bought it because it said NOT COMPATIBLE WITH LS140WH6-TSA3 and it's a TSA2... So hopefully I haven't just thrown away good money... Guess I will find out soon enough!

Thanks again

Nataly

Laptop is a Fujitsu LB U772 14" (it says ©2012 - but bought in 2014)

Screen is a LP140WH6-TSA2
P/N 6870S-1419A
designed 12.03.14
(Matte)

FYI - I lifted the plastic frame around the screen to get the above info - it's not just a google search...

Seems too late to Edit, but wanted to add (in case by some miracle someone has a reliable supplier):

- it's got a 30-pin connector

BIGUN

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When the computer is docked and with an external screen everything works perfectly

I think you're stuck with this solution. Had to do the same thing a few years ago when the manufacturer quite making that screen.

Mmmm... This is not really an adequate solution - it's for one of our commercial guys who travels a lot... (Otherwise he would just have a desktop computer...)

Laptop is a Fujitsu LB U772 14" (it says ©2012 - but bought in 2014)

Screen is a LP140WH6-TSA2
P/N 6870S-1419A
designed 12.03.14
(Matte)

FYI - I lifted the plastic frame around the screen to get the above info - it's not just a google search...

Hiya Peeps!

Question for the geeks... One of our employees has busted his laptop screen... When the computer is docked and with an external screen everything works perfectly, so seems insane to me to buy a new laptop for what should be a $50 repair...

Now I usually buy replacement screens from www.laptopscreen.com but they are out of stock... I have also tried the usual sites (amazon, eBay) and also a random google search with the computer model and also the P/N from the screen itself but no joy (apart from unreliable distributors in Hong Kong). Have tried finding a computer being sold for parts (depending on the damage) and no joy there either.

Does anyone have tips and/or know of reliable sites for replacement screens?

Whew!! Mindblowing, but scary as fuck! Glad I got to enjoy that vid from the comfort and safety of my bed!

wmw999

Best of luck today to France.

Wendy P.

The votes are not all counted yet but they are saying 65.5% in favour of Macron. So it's official - France has said NO to the Nazi.

Thank fuck.

ryoder

If there was any doubt on what Wikileaks has become: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/wikileaks-poised-to-release-hacked-marcon-documents-as-his-poll-numbers-rise-mirroring-us-election/

Just gonna sit at home, read The Handmaid's Tale whilst surrounded by my fur babies, and pretend none of this is happening...

billvon

> Even though foreigners are CLEARLY not the big problem in France...

Creating and demonizing an enemy is a time-tested strategy that works well for political control of a populace. Create fear of a terrifying enemy, then promise people protection. It worked here in the US for decades during the Cold War, and it worked for Trump.

Yes! And this is why I am afraid she is being underestimated. It is a really good strategy - a lot of people may be saying "oh, I wouldn't vote FN - I am not a racist"... But that is what they say in public - the vote is secret and some of those people will be voting FN.

piisfish

Did you watch the debate tonight?
If yes, what did you think of both?

Le Pen clearly just used the tactic of insulting her adversary... Unfortunately, even though a lot of what she said was factually incorrect, it's a strategy that can be quite effective (just look at Trump). The problem being that loads of people tune in to watch the debates, but not the subsequent analysis/fact-checks of what is said.

For me, she showed her ignorance of the political system, how the EU works, basic economics... She is a real light-weight when it comes to the core issues. Where she excels is speaking to the common man and stirring up hatred toward outsiders... So much easier to point the finger at foreigners... Even though foreigners are CLEARLY not the big problem in France... People like her, and her supporters, and the corrupt elite are the big problem. It's why so many French people are disheartened - they didn't want ANY of the candidates, and not these two either...

Still... No matter what you think of Macron, I just cannot put him on par with Le Pen. She is dangerous on a whole different scale... I keep hearing people say he will have a landslide victory... I think it will be close either way, and I fear she is being underestimated.

Brexit narrowly went through... Trump narrowly got elected... And now perhaps Le Pen. Scary. Very scary. I do realise that they theoretically have limited power. But they can still do a lot of damage.

Awwww - that's sweet
I've personally been treated well every single place I have travelled (including in the States, of course). I don't know if we really have some overall human bond or something but time and time again I've been humbled by the kindness and generous spirit of strangers. Have run into my fair share of shitty people as well!! But overall, I do think we have a shared human condition... And if you are nice MOST of the time, it mostly comes back to you and vice-versa. Some people are unlucky bastards... No one can explain that!! Some asshats get more than they deserve... No one can explain that either...

RiggerLee

I don't think I'm that far off.

Quebec:

Briton and France were contending for control of northern NA.

France lost the French Indian war.

All the northern lands were ceded to England.

The Quebec french are the descendants of the people that never went home. It was just too hard to chase them all down in that vast wilderness. As long as they didn't rock the boat too much, England let them be.

Today they're mostly grouped in an isolated pocket around Montreal. But in fairness that's true of most of Canada. Lot's of empty. The European decedents tend to huddle in there cities in the south. Most of the rural population is aboriginal.

And they are weird. Every one agrees on this. Don't get me wrong I have or had friends that were Quebec french till he flew into a mountain. They've just never accepted that they lost the war and that their asses belong to England or Canada now and assimilated.


Genocide:

Over the last decade or two there has been a lot of archaeology that has come to light concerning pre Colombian civilizations. Eventually they will get around to writing new text books but it turns out that there was a vast history on this continent. For a long time people assumed that the tribes and culture that we encountered as we expanded across america were the aboriginal civilizations. Turns out that they were already dead or in decline before we reached them. Look up Mound builders. Some of these settlements were huge. Large well established societies. But by the time we reached them they were already long gone.

There been a lot written about this recently. I'll suggest some of the more popular books.

1491
Easily readable. It's basically a collection of a lot of research by a journalist but it brings together some of the recent work in a very accessible source. It deals with the shape and fall of pre Colombian culture. And it looks like these civilizations were wider spread and more organised then any one ever believed.

Guns Germs and Steal
This is kind of a case study of what happens when different groups run into each other. It's not bad but it's really a collection of antidotes. He tries to explain why one group prevails over another. So beyond the actual history of the events it's really his conjecture but it's thought provoking and he raises some interesting points.

Collapse
It's about why civilizations fall. This does seem to be a repetitive theme in history and I've always been interested in it. I was a little dessipointed in this book. I think he could have gone further with it but he spent most of his time on climate and it's affect on the viability of civilizations. It wasn't bad and there are some good examples for his arguments but I think there is more to some of the stories. It does touch on some of the collapses here in NA that occurred long before we arrived. Like I said there is a lot of story here.

As to the story of blankets. That ones been around for years. I'm not sure where it originally came from. It's discussed in a couple of these books. As far as they could tell it never really happened at least not in the intentional since like it normally pertrade in the movies. There was maybe one indecent but it was not a wide spread campaign.

This is drifting a little off the original subject but it all kind of relates together into the ebb and flow of people and cultures and civilizations. How urban centers rise up and then fall into decay and on the larger scale the same thing happens to whole nations and empires. I think it's interesting. We see the same process happening around us right now.

Lee

Sorry... Just quoting this in case you one day realise how BLATENTLY wrong you are on almost all accounts and decide to erase it... I personaly don't think it should be erased. I think this is a brilliant example of what can happen when google is in the wrong hands...

Fortunately, anyone who cares about the truth can do some digging and see that this is sheer, utter, glib nonsense.

RiggerLee

Sorry if I get long winded. I'm ether super busy here or totally board. They really don't have enough work to keep me busy full time.

I'm not very good at it but I was really trying to be coherent.

Base question: would the removal of immigration law law cause total chaos.

My response:

No because it's not the main impediment.

My arguments:

Financial ability, opportunity, the ability to survive once there play a bigger part.

Migration, regardless of the scale, be it by neighborhood or country, is self balancing and the ebb and flow of economy/environment will self correct any imbalance.

Human interference in this based on our misconceptions or less then honorable intentions leads to the most vilant oscillation and unrest in society.

Cultures are not all equal. Some are more aggressive then others. Some more robust, better suited to survive. Some more suited to progress and others prone to stagnation. It is not surprising that when two meet that one will dominate, supplant the other.

This is all part of why populations move and what happens when they collide with each other. I don't think any of this is irrelevant.


As to the fate of the aboriginal native american Indianans. It's real simple. They lost. It's not some thing any of us should feel bad about. It's just what happened. And it really wasn't any thing we did, at least not intentionally. The seeds of those events had been building up for thousands of years. There are several interesting books on the subject of the collapse of the native american cultures. There are a lot of reasons why they basically went extinct. Estimates range from a die off of 85% to 95% of the population of the new world. A restricted almost inbred genetic pool. A high degree of isolation. Limited immunity to disease. Limitations on technical development due to limited availability of suitable animals for domestication. Basically they ran into a much more aggressive culture. We grew up in a very competitive environment. Then some one coughed and it was all over. Thing is 95% of the people we "slaughtered" in our "Genocide" of the aboriginal Americans never met a white man. In fact their deaths ran ahead of European expansion by... 150 to 200 years. By the time we reached them the great nations in america were already long gone. The tribes we met were just the remnants left over generations after the apocalypses. The Sue were not some noble race. They were the left overs. They were like the gangs wondering the waist lands of their fallen civilization like in the old post apocalyptic movies that were big back in the 80's. The Apaches were road warriors. Think Mad Max. We just expanded into the void that they left behind. The Indian wars were just us pushing the last few survivors out of our way. If we'd met them in their prime... I'm not sure we would have won. We had technological advantages but not that great. Muzzle loaders aren't that much better then a bow. At least the British had metallic cartridges when they faced the Zulu and even then it was touch and go. My point is don't feel bad about your ancestry or the fact that you are descended from the winners in the conflict.

Law. Quebec, well those people are just weird. French men that never went home. An isolated pocket of subculture. We actually have some thing similar here. Louisiana is basically the same. French heritage. The state law is actually derived from french law. It's unlike any thing else in the country.

Lee

Wow... Your ignorance of history and the resulting mish-mash of information is impressive...

Look up "smallpox, blankets and natives" - get back to me on whether you think that was something Europeans did "unintentionally"... There was genocide and widespread massacres of natives. People don't like to call it that because it doesn't sit well with them. But that is still what happened.

Louisianna - the Cajuns came from "Nouvelle France" - renamed to "Acadie" - ie: east-coast of Canada, which originally was claimed by the French before they lost the war... (Acadiens - pronounced "acadjun" - become the "cadjun", bla bla). In 1755 there was the "Grand Dérangement" (the deportation of Acadians) - most of those people died; some made it all the way back to various parts of Europe; some (now the Cajuns) landed in Louisianna...

The Quebecois are not "small pockets" of people who never went home... Good lord... Where to even begin???!!!!! So much factual incorrectness... SOME of what you say is true but you are way way WAY off on the big stuff - you're mixing everything together... Like comparing apples, trucks and isosceles triangles to make a point about vegetarian cooking!!! WTF???!!!! Maybe step away from google for a bit and don't try your hand at historical stuff just yet...

Putting ALL of your geographical/historical nonsense aside... I nevertheless agree with you that things like "Financial ability, opportunity, the ability to survive once there" are bigger barriers to the movement of people than legal/physical barriers (ie: immigration laws/borders). This is of course merely an opinion... But at least we have found some common ground!!! Hooray!!

wolfriverjoe

Although the xenophobes generally push the fear of the other cultures "taking over", as opposed to complete chaos.

True.

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So those people don't really have fear of religious laws, they just fear laws of a religion different from their own.

Yep.

As for RiggerLee on North America... Canada and the US were not "founded on English Law"... Out of the people who came over from Europe and massacred the natives and took over the land (I am over simplifying, but you started), a form of English law prevailed in the US... As for Canada, English Law in most of the land, but French Law in Quebec. Also, let's not paint over our ancestors' genocide past and pretend Canada and the US are somehow better and/or more alike and thus arbitrarily place Mexico in Central America because somehow through your twisted logic Mexico is based/founded on a "more corrupt" system/laws/culture and doesn't belong with Canada and the US. Mexico. Is. In. North. America. Not that any of that has anything to do with the topic of this thread... Just let's try not to lump together a bunch of over simplified and unrelated ideas to fit our own misinformed world view. Let's especially not do that just to make some completely irrelevant/false point. Same goes for India/Pakistan/Burma...

As for wolfriverjoe on "lines drawn on a map" not necessarily reflecting clean/clear cultural differences from one country to another - I agree to a certain extent. I would simply add that artificial boundaries on a map and/or physical boundaries like the Berlin Wall nevertheless end up creating and/or enhancing real differences from one place to another. And even if these divisions are artificial in the beginning, there is no question that over time, the experience of being on one side of the line/wall will be very different compared to being on the other. And this goes back to my idea that INCREASING freedom of movement should gradually reduce some of these "artificially created" differences, thereby resulting in an overall improvement of the human condition (through increased sharing of knowledge/resources, progress, greater tolerance/acceptance, et cetera).

But yeah... I certainly don't think everyone would end up equal and/or the same... Not even in the very distant future... Because in the same way that "drawing lines on a map" doesn't erase years and years of cultural similarities, "erasing lines on a map" will not magically remove years and years of cultural divide/oppression...

BillyVance

******Actually, Mexico is part of Central America. Only the United States and Canada make up North America.

Nope. Mexico is part of North America.

I stand corrected. Should have googled it to verify.

Though I consider it part of Central America since most of the countries in C.A. are sort of shit holes.

Lol! It's a common mistake. I was surprised when I found this out many many years ago... It was a Mexican who told me and I *still* didn't believe her - boy did I feel dumb when I realised...

ETA - I am not saying you should feel dumb...!!! Just I had reaaaally insisted... So yeah... Live and learn...!

BillyVance

Actually, Mexico is part of Central America. Only the United States and Canada make up North America.

Nope. Mexico is part of North America.

Phil1111

Why do overwhelming proportions of EU’s youth feel excluded?

Europeans aged between 16 and 30 in the 28 EU member states between 9 and 25 April 2016, and found that most of them feel economically and socially marginalized..

For example, 93% of the Greek youths feel excluded in comparison to only 27% in Germany. As expected, the rates of those feeling excluded are very high in the countries, which were worst hit by the economic crisis...

Undeniably though, it’s alarming enough to find that well above half, the EU youths are feeling ostracized by their own society. The striking differences between the youths in the south, who felt excluded at a rate of more than 70%, in comparison with the two best off countries (Germany and Denmark) where the relevant rates are estimated to be below 30%, is an obvious challenge and can be used as a policy guide for decision-makers, if any of them really cares about it..

The next thing that comes to mind is that the future is also not at all promising for those frustrated youngsters, because noticeable economic growth is excluded from the horizon. As a result, there are no good prospects in the foreseeable future for 31% of young Germans. It will be impossible for them to find a steady, secure and well paid job, like their parents did....

Real unemployment double the official rate

Unquestionably, the problems of the Europe’s young generations are related to the general destruction of the ‘good old’ structures, which guaranteed to almost all a normal working and social life. The problem is not only that the official overall unemployment rate is stuck above 10% for years now and ranges freely above 20% for the under 25s, but that real unemployment is double than the official rates."
https://europeansting.com/2016/05/16/why-do-overwhelming-proportions-of-eus-youth-feel-excluded/

The preliminary round of the French election tossed out the candidates of the old parties. Le Pen and the centrist Macron represent a choice between two somewhat unknowns. A more racist version of trump in Le Pen and someone who has no ties to any existing party.

The youth in Europe are akin to trump supporters in the US. They want change and feel like both the Republicans and Democrats are the same. That anything is better than the status quo. Well they are wrong. The simplistic answers that trump presents are no better than the bureaucratic answers the EU is using to address youth stagnation, youth unemployment and the lack of social mobility in the EU.

So the idea that you don't know the answers to open all the shut doors that surround you. Puts you in plenty of company. Just as you can't find common ground with those who would abuse animals. The answers that political parties have for complex shifting demographics and economic changes. Can make a situation far worse before it gets better.

I have no ideas on the abusive ex.

I have absolutely no idea why you are bringing up EU youths to this debate... If you include me in this youth, I suppose I can but take it as a compliment and continue my beauty regime of not-doing-anything.

I dunno if you understand French, but this article gives the split of voters in the first round of France's elections: http://www.rtl.fr/actu/politique/presidentielle-2017-ouvriers-jeunes-ruraux-qui-a-vote-quoi-7788279034

The vast majority of youths voted Melanchon... He wasn't proposing radical change - just moderate improvements... A link to his programme, for anyone interested: http://www.lemonde.fr/personnalite/jean-luc-melenchon/programme/

It's worth noting that the vote was pretty evenly split between 4 canditates... The two who came out on top did not even have half of the combined overall votes - there was no candidate who was way ahead of the others...

wolfriverjoe

Kinda depends on how you define "Europe". As a geographic landmass, both are in it. Yugoslavia completely, Turkey partly (eastern half in Europe, western in Asia).

Sadly, I think it would be more xenophobic and tribalistic than homogeneous.

Look at the situation with the refugees from Syria. How much has that contributed to the rise of bigotry, hatred and 'nationalism' in Europe?

Look at Trump in the US (I know it's not fun, but do it anyway). The majority of his campaign was based on bigotry and hatred. And it worked.

Well, sometimes when your best-friend-who-lives-half-way-across-the-world posts the same meme on their FB wall as what your colleague (who is NOT a friend) just emailed you, it makes you want to believe the whole 6 degrees of separation theory... That we are all connected, bla di bla di bla... It's so easy to forget how limited our world view is and how hard it is for people to change/accept different points of view... To be honest, I think homogenisation is neither possible, nor desirable. And even if it were possible, it would take a loooooooooooooong time.

Abolishing slavery hasn't fixed the racism problem... It took away a lot of comfort for some very privileged few... And improved the situation of many... But there is still a looooong way to go. Allowing women to work and to vote hasn't fixed gender unfairnesses... But slowly slowly there is some progress. And I would like to think that allowing freedom of movement would be a similar thing... Slowly slowly slowly, having access to different places would result in progress. Not without some conflict/difficulty along the way... But also not COMPLETE CHAOS as some would have you believe. Sorry to get back to this but fear of the other is precisely what some people are trying to propagate in order to further limit freedom of movement...

ryoder

He is out of quarantine now?

She is

yoink

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For Nataly:

As a Canadian/Brit, can you even vote? I don't know the rules there.

Nope. Not in France I cannot. There are many who think that is the way it should be. There are some who go one further and claim I have no right to an opinion on the matter. However you feel about it, I am not indifferent to the results and they *do* affect me...

Ok. I didn't know.

I guess I believe that only citizens should be able to vote for their leaders.
Resident aliens, even permanent ones, aren't eligible here and I don't think they should be. And I don't believe that "millions" (or even a handful) voted illegally.
But that doesn't mean you don't get to have an opinion, or that the results won't affect you.

As a resident alien currently in the process of naturalization in the US I agree with this. As much as I wanted to be able to vote in the last election it wasn't appropriate for me to be able to do so.

When I first moved to the UK I was very surprised to find that as a legal resident I had a right to vote, despite not being a citizen. I have heard excellent arguments why this should not be the case, but personally I felt genuinely grateful to have a voice. I took this privilege very seriously and absolutely did not take it for granted.

I generally lean more toward inclusion (which I believe tends to foster respect and progress) rather than protectionism (which I believe encourages fear, hatred and regression)... But it's not so surprising that I would think that... I am the "other"... (Be afraid!! Be very afraid - for we have opinions that can sometimes DIFFER from the local norm!!! )

Phil1111

******So you think you are special?

I know this is the Speaker's corner but that doesn't mean you are obliged to be confrontational in your response...

And for the record, no, I don't think I am special... I think there is a widespread feeling of anxiety/disgust (or whatever you want to call it) about the upcoming elections and the current state of affairs...

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Makes me think of the phrase
"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse."

Again, not sure where you are going with this?? Care to elaborate?

Hmmm... Why do I have a feeling I am going to regret that last question??

Why don't you read the entire article, reflect on the substance of the article. Think about the idea that everyone is not out to get or attack you. That your thinking(about politics) may not be unusual.

A deep breath,involve introspection...and... pet your cat.

Oh hell, I'll just spell it out. A portion of the US population wanted the easy answer, no taxes, other governments paying border taxes for the rebuilding of the US economy, elect trump.. Or Marine Le Pen.

Everything will be great. Insert "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." fast forward four years to see the mess that trump creates because it "certainly can't be worse that what the US has now!!"

take care.

As previously stated, I do not think I am alone in my dispair. Yes, dispair is a strong word. I'm trying to be mildly humorous...

Some of your assumptions about me are quite wrong but hey... You don't know me so I forgive you

wolfriverjoe

For Nataly:

As a Canadian/Brit, can you even vote? I don't know the rules there.

Nope. Not in France I cannot. There are many who think that is the way it should be. There are some who go one further and claim I have no right to an opinion on the matter. However you feel about it, I am not indifferent to the results and they *do* affect me...

ryoder

You'll feel better after you add another cat, (or two), to your collection.

Can't argue with your logic!!

Phil1111

So you think you are special?

I know this is the Speaker's corner but that doesn't mean you are obliged to be confrontational in your response...

And for the record, no, I don't think I am special... I think there is a widespread feeling of anxiety/disgust (or whatever you want to call it) about the upcoming elections and the current state of affairs...

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Makes me think of the phrase
"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse."

Again, not sure where you are going with this?? Care to elaborate?

Hmmm... Why do I have a feeling I am going to regret that last question??

We are but a few days away from potentially electing a French President who stands for just about everything I am against. And when I look at her opponent, all I can do is shake my head. What. The. Fuck.

I just don't know anything anymore. Here's the thing... No one without the benefit of hindsight is able to know the real impact of anything until the thing is done... A year and a half ago I let a very toxic man into my life... I couldn't have predicted then that the experience would cause me to re-evaluate everything and I would end up so much stronger and even happier as a result. But at what cost??? Would I wish to repeat the experience??? HEEEEELL NO. Some of the most beautiful parts of London exist because they were destroyed by bombs during the Second World War and those areas were subsequently rebuilt... Am I in favour of a 3rd world war to rebuild and/or make people realise how precious peace is??? NO!!!

Argh... I can't even... The system is so fucking corrupt. The candidates are horrible. The outcome either way doesn't fill me with great optimism... Sorry this is just a pointress rant, but fuck... So disheartening.