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The $100 laptop...for sale to the public?
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Nobody walks in LA - or anywhere!
There's a saying that no one ever walks anywhere in Los Angeles. Apparently, that idea has been imported to where I live. Now if only we could get a King Taco. I just started up a contracting job with a little company named Microsoft. [more]
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