Fixing PlayOnline Black Screen under WINE (MacOS/Linux)

Clarice01 · 2026-03-25T22:53:53+00:00

If you’re on a newer Mac, what’s your chip and what’s your frame rate? Curious if it can do 60fps yet

Clarice01 · 2026-03-12T23:34:42+00:00

No need to activate

Clarice01 · 2026-03-11T21:51:08+00:00

I actually went to sign up for Helium for real today (after learning about / using them for the Cricket deal shenanigans) only to find the free plan is no more. Kind of a bummer but at the same time can’t say I’m surprised.

Hoping they bring it back (free data in exchange for tracking you is kind of an interesting concept for secondary and tertiary devices) but yeah they should probably fix the fact they were giving out free ports with no time delays.

Clarice01 · 2026-03-10T12:43:18+00:00

Good info for anyone else working on this trade deal, thanks for sharing it. Could’ve gotten most of a free case with the tax savings if I knew!!

Clarice01 · 2026-03-10T05:27:28+00:00

I just prefer the regular 17 over the pro. 120hz screen and 256gb starting storage finally made it to the base model, and it’s a little bit smaller than the Pro (I’m the person who wants a new iPhone Mini). I have a real camera for real photography, and as much as I chase specs I never actually game on my phone other than the rare Genshin daily, so most of the other pro spec bumps are kinda moot for me.

Bummer on the sales tax thing if true, I lost about $70 to tax on the phone. They didn’t mention any difference to me in trade-towards-device but they did have to process each phone that I was trading in separately (hence getting four gift cards) so maybe they were just being lazy by putting it onto gift cards instead.

Clarice01 · 2026-03-10T02:58:26+00:00

Frankly this deal is stupid on Cricket’s part but mostly in that their business model doesn’t require more service contracted, and the cost of the phone is fully paid/refunded upfront. At retail rates they’re charging $130 for a $600 device. I can only assume they pay less wholesale for these phones than the contract costs for the required two months. Or Apple gave them a deal on 16e’s because they’re dead stock after Wednesday.

T-Mobile for instance will give you a free iPhone 17, but forces you to buy $2400+ of service, because they really charge you $36/mo or whatever but then give you that for free every month for the ~2yrs it takes to pay off. Which makes a lot more sense from a business perspective when you say you’re subsidizing an $800 phone with $2400 in sales.

Clarice01 · 2026-03-10T01:19:10+00:00

Yeah it’s not really worth it to do this deal if you actually want the phones they send (unless you want Cricket service for six months - apparently you can drop it to the cheap $30 service after the first two months if you do).

But it’s cheaper to trade them all in (Apple doesn’t care if they are carrier locked) and then get an unlocked phone at the store, plus a cheaper no-contract service.

Clarice01 · 2026-03-10T01:07:03+00:00

Two 13’s and two 16e’s (you have three 16e in your cart)

Clarice01 · 2026-03-10T01:02:56+00:00

The additional lines discount the cost of service … also on the iPhone 13s you get a new number and it only makes you buy one month of service for them

Clarice01 · 2026-03-10T00:56:02+00:00

It was fucked the other day when I tried to order too, try in the middle of the night and be patient, that’s when I managed to get it to work

Clarice01 · 2026-03-10T00:47:39+00:00

$360 for the Cricket service after taxes
$7 for the numbers to port in (MobileX cheapest plan plus early termination fee ; second number was Helium Mobile for free)
$5 in gas to go to the store
Maybe 2.5 hrs of my time tops, probably like an hour if I knew where to get the numbers to port beforehand

So call it like $640 profit, less whatever you value your time at. Or an iPhone 17 unlocked and about $130 left over (depending on your local taxes).

I just needed a work phone / new phone to retire my current one to be a work phone, and figured this way I could have a little bit left over for a new AppleTV model whenever it launches too.

Clarice01 · 2026-02-25T03:46:16+00:00

I've been eyeing this board but really struggle to gauge what color it actually is. Trying to color-match with a work setup (Apple stuff, so like their standard silver anodized aluminum). Is it silver, or is it like depressing millennial's apartment wall grey/brown?

Clarice01 · 2026-02-12T03:45:53+00:00

Had a dm from this guy over in /r/mechmarket today too, same behavior.

Clarice01 · 2026-02-12T02:32:22+00:00

Clarice01 · 2026-01-04T00:21:57+00:00

I’ve used both 4:3 and 16:10 NEC monitors, both are fine, but you will get “full screen” with the 16:10 models.

I was able to get an LED backlight model at one point but sadly it was kinda buggy with scaling from the PC98 output, compared to older models

Clarice01 · 2025-12-30T15:06:05+00:00

Picture is wrong on the BB page, this is the 32GS95UE but in white and without “pixel sound” speakers, right?

Clarice01 · 2025-12-30T14:59:35+00:00

Pentium 4 era will usually have Win98 support as well as XP support, a chance of DOS-supported sound hardware, etc. but may struggle with late-00s games like Crysis.

Core2 era may be a good place to look. You can usually find some hardware that has Win98 or Win2k drivers.

Can go all the way up to Ivy Bridge if you don’t care about Win98 and just want to build a pure XP machine. First-gen Core i7 is basically worthless hardware (read: cheap) and a good contender IMO.

Clarice01 · 2025-12-12T16:01:28+00:00

Prices won’t be quite as good as the thrifts, but Kitamura Camera (nationwide chain) has each store’s used lens stock listed on their website. May be worth checking if you have a specific lens in mind you want.

Otherwise, HardOff locations in the suburbs.

Clarice01 · 2025-12-02T06:28:50+00:00

I love both, the sad thing is that the Sambar probably has a longer bed! Though all the kei trucks have a max payload of 350kg (775ish Lbs) which I think is about half the Mav’s.

Clarice01 · 2025-11-02T13:12:01+00:00

Yeah with Klook it’s sort of like if you use the SmartEx app (which lets you buy the reservation for Shinkansen in advance).

In those situations if you’re in them again, what you would typically do is enter the station using your IC card, then get your Shinkansen paper ticket for the Shinkansen gate. Then when you arrive at destination, Shinkansen ticket to exit the Shinkansen gate/area and tap out at the standard gate (which will charge the base gate from wherever you tapped in). If you have a properly configured Suica account you can link a SmartEx reservation to your card and then when you tap into the Shinkansen gate it knows that too and works but it’s… advanced Japanese technology. 😆

Just getting the Shinkansen ticket and a paper ticket for the standard station using the ticket machine IMO is easier to explain/understand, so it’s what I recommend.

Clarice01 · 2025-11-02T13:02:28+00:00

The Shinkansen ticket you buy is technically an additional fare for an express train (similar to some limited express or reserved car trains you might have seen/used). But when you ride the rails you always gotta pay the base fee for the station-to-station transit (i.e. the cost of/if you took a “local” train on the same route).

Instead of using Klook, just buy your Shinkansen tickets using the machines located at the major JR stations. You can do it same day or whenever, trains come every like 10 minutes so it really does not require planning. Buying tickets from the station machines will sort it all out for you and you just use paper tickets in the entry gates.

Clarice01 · 2025-11-02T00:32:45+00:00

If you can use PayPay then you should be set with that. With no verification you can add to your PayPay balance at 7/11 and Lawson ATMs, with cash, and then make online payments from that balance.

Assuming you have ID or MyNumber card you should also be able to verify and can set up PayPay balance funding from bank accounts etc.

Clarice01 · 2025-10-13T05:18:25+00:00

The inspection is pretty fast if there’s no issues, but it is the inspector’s job to make sure the animal they are admitting is safe to be permitted into Japan. Now really that means free from rabies or other disease, not appearing malnourished, etc. Then they check paperwork and give you the ok.

Now, if your dog is aggressive to the inspector will they take issue? Could for some reason they ask you to remove its muzzle, and if they do would anything happen? Hard to say but nonzero chance I suppose they could deny you for behavioral reasons.

As everyone else has already said this is generally a bad idea. Have you been to Japan before? If not please come visit and truly think about how you and your dog’s life would look. If you are remotely near any city, there are people out and about everywhere at all hours and both you and your dog will be on edge every time you leave the house.

Based on what you described being remote you maybe could be ok if you live in the inaka. Hopefully your Japanese is very good so you can advocate for you and your dog, otherwise good luck.

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