IIRC this was scheduled maintenance in documentation for some MBs. Literally “every x years replace the battery while machine is running to avoid data loss” or some such. I could just be crazy though.

Don’t worry buddy. A coworker flipped out on me once for replacing a cmos battery while a machine was on. 🤷

I got the Bender model. It’s not terrible, the arm and leg joints are wobbly. There’s not much support there, not a brick quality issue. It looks good and is more stable on the base that comes with it. Worth the price for me.

While I can’t necessarily disagree with your correlation≠causation argument…

I could just as easily claim that vehicle fuel economy improving during the 70’s caused a decrease in female suicides.

Better gas mileage probably contributed a more than zero amount to that decrease.

1. Go buy something from a local furniture store
2. Instead of haggling for that extra $50 off the sticker price you normally would, ask for one of their miniature display mattresses
3. Take home your new luxury dog bed…and maybe a bookcase or something? Idk what people buy at furniture stores.

Tbone steak, cheese, eggs, and Welch’s grape

National Geographic. Mutual of Omaha. Reading Rainbow. Magic School Bus. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Ghostwriter. Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

I grew up on PBS and books. Couldn’t tell you if it was good or bad, but that TV had a lot of of impact on me.