I need a new laptop. I was going to start this post with a picture of my current laptop, and then I realized that I do have some shame and that you don’t all need to see actual photographic proof of the fact that my laptop screen is currently attached to the laptop body by packing tape. It’s been like this since yesterday, when I made a sudden movement (or, you know, let the screen tilt) and suddenly the screen frame cracked and I was looking at two pieces only held loosely together at one hinge.

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