Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: AI-Based Coding Taking Over Date: 28 Oct 2025 05:40:00 GMT Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <10d24n9$2bb83$2@dont-email.me> <10d2dos$2dnk0$3@dont-email.me> <0g8hslxmvj.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10detk2$2b3jr$1@dont-email.me> <10dhm2v$33b7e$1@dont-email.me> <10dkuvq$3uqs3$4@dont-email.me> <10dnvo8$sb29$1@dont-email.me> <10doni5$17kbm$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 1HdcXcuQoiPaQCRlJnYNPAkAXJuO1XXuaOkwiJI22xqxEvsHUB Cancel-Lock: sha1:7iDG68E2SHmpEc9UE1fbSENmp3w= sha256:WcN0byPddfYwuCVu4gfvLO9R8dOttmshT/vybzm/fEI= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:76766 On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:17:57 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote: > I got other used laptops and before i I paid about $600 for the Dell > Precision refurbished. That came out of Covid supplemental payments > when I found out that they were going to penalize those of us who had > >$2000.00 in our bank accounts. My refurb experiment is going well.... WTF???? This was an Amazon purchase, not eBay, Alibaba, or that other shady Chinese site. It appears 'Computer Deal USA' is in Ontario CA. If UPS shows up looking for de minimis duty, they, Computer Deal USA, and Amazon can shove it. Monday, October 27 7:47 PM Initiated customs clearance at destination country. 7:37 PM Initiated customs clearance at destination country. 5:00 PM Package delayed in transit Saturday, October 25 7:32 AM Completed customs clearance. Friday, October 24 11:54 PM Initiated customs clearance at destination country. 10:23 PM Package arrived at a carrier facility. 8:57 PM Package left the carrier facility. 6:09 PM Package left the carrier facility. 5:34 PM Package arrived at a carrier facility. 4:34 PM Package left the carrier facility. 2:45 PM Package arrived at a carrier facility. Package left the shipper facility