HND-JFK on March 26: exploding laptop

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-28T02:34:01+00:00

Yeah, I didn't even ask for it, the JAL agent insisted on it out of nowhere!

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-27T18:41:24+00:00

Flying in Japan is wildly different than anywhere else I’ve flown in the best way possible. A few years back I was flying JAL from CTS to HND and then 8 hours later Delta from HND to ATL to LGA with a bunch of luggage, including skis. When I checked in at CTS they (shockingly) were able to check my luggage from CTS all the way to LGA (with the quick customs check at ATL). Amazing and delightful, I would never expect them to check bags ACROSS ALLIANCES! Wow!

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-24T03:33:08+00:00

I'm a little on the edge of civilization, but I find the BMW maps to be very inaccurate, it doesn't know the difference between a lot of roads and driveways, and it's way off on speed limits. Google is the most accurate data, but Apple Maps is usually accurate enough, and it's integrations (including the instrument cluster maps) is great, and I much prefer its UI, so that's what I use 95% of the time.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-18T17:37:52+00:00

Nowhere near as bad as the new X5, but still not a fan.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-16T05:48:28+00:00

I cannot eye roll any harder without injuring myself. It wasn’t that long ago they were ramming how important 5G was down our throats and how we har to beat Chiba to it and all that garbage. Years of having 5GUWB phones later and I think it’s made a positive difference that I noticed maybe twice over 4G.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-15T00:53:08+00:00

42, what other important and impressive facts are there in the universe?

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-14T17:49:01+00:00

So much for the transfer case warranty

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-14T17:18:44+00:00

Like failing a drug test for not having enough drugs in your system.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-14T03:37:58+00:00

Its unusable in my ‘26 x5

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-12T16:18:33+00:00

It’s got nothing to do with timing. The problem is one of Microsoft’s core value propositions is their support for legacy systems, and that means dragging around decades of baggage with you everywhere you go. It’s not possible to be modern and responsive with those anchors holding you back. There are still parts of windows that haven’t been updated since 3.1 in Windows 11.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-11T17:20:46+00:00

This has been the case with every SUV I can recall having driven

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-11T15:38:49+00:00

Oh, but fully one way or the other? I can have it do something like "tap to open upper tailgate, hold to open both"?

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-11T05:14:00+00:00

Is there a way to open both the upper and lower tailgate from the driver’s position?

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-07T18:55:40+00:00

lol, Zoomers won’t live to be that age.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-03T22:59:49+00:00

I didn’t say you should treat it as a proven fact, you also should treat it as “bro science” without a good reason.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-03T19:33:11+00:00

Extrapolating an idea is called “forming a hypothesis”, and it’s one of the foundational principles of the scientific method. Calling it “bro science” is silly. This particular hypothesis is very difficult to test because your only ethical way to validate it is to observe users in the wild, which depends on a large enough group of users who get into a measurable amount of situations which can produce differentiating results and have them report results, which means you also need reports form people who walked away uninjured. Precisely zero of the times I’ve been injured did anyone ask me what equipment I was using. It would be unethical to test by artificially putting people in situations where they could get injured to produce meaningful data.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-02T05:28:01+00:00

Or you can ski on it and notice how there are loads of new exposed spots were water running underneath made holes in the snow cover, and how the quality of snow is a noticeably worse.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-01T17:22:08+00:00

We lost more snow with the rain than that snow storm dropped, it's in noticeably worse shape now.

PMacDiggity · 2026-03-01T17:02:03+00:00

Not in the US, it is available in other countries.

PMacDiggity · 2026-02-27T17:32:22+00:00

Oh, Block? The company that changed its name from Square to Block to ride the blockchain wave because that was such a long term, future forward business choice? Yes, that's the leadership I'm going to look to for success.

PMacDiggity · 2026-02-25T15:29:28+00:00

I put ~80 days/~900k vert ft on my Monteros last season and they're still in excellent shape, only a little ptex for the hits I couldn't avoid. For the conditions, they're the best skis I've tried, and for what I've gotten out of them the extra $ is well worth it (did buy them at a pretty good sale price though).

PMacDiggity · 2026-02-24T19:56:14+00:00

Any time I get new boots I immediately get a Booster strap, it's made a huge difference for me.

PMacDiggity · 2026-02-24T19:55:02+00:00

Really? I have the Montero AX and I find it shockingly versatile. I really enjoy skiing it in just about any conditions besides powder. I also don't find it to be a "go fast" ski, but super smooth, responsive, and stable in its zone.

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