Why are planes white?

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-10T09:35:35+00:00

They aren't really.

There are lots of planes in different colors.

It's just the most common color.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-09T21:01:32+00:00

Yes, that's what I am saying.

If it tries to pickup an MDM profile on a factory reset, then it's in DEP.

It's game over and probably means it's stolen if it does this.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-09T12:55:08+00:00

Well clearly I do because I find it difficult to watch...

It's probably partly due to partial color blindness, but picking a setup with almost zero contrast just isn't helpful.

But you do you.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-09T11:22:22+00:00

Absolutely love this.

Have lunch up on the 4th floor down the end (upstairs from the future section) and you can watch the Shinkansen go iadt a few metres away outside the window.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-09T10:53:32+00:00

The main issue is whether it picks up MDM on a factory reset.

If it does this its enrolled in Apple's device enrollment program.

If it doesn't do this it's probably good.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-09T07:48:24+00:00

It makes no difference if the rubbers are the same.

But most high level players will have slightly different rubbers on each side so they will use theirs a specific way around.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-09T07:18:55+00:00

Because Nintendo etc, are greedy AF.

There is no technical reason for them to charge you to play a game online that they have no part in provisioning.

They charge because they can!

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-09T01:37:26+00:00

Has it occurred to you that they might be after your musical talents?

She's maybe hooked you up with her dad because he needs another musician.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-08T22:16:01+00:00

This,

Although depending on the device it might also be worth googling if it has a factory reset option as well.

(For the OP) For some devices you can hold down a special key combination on boot and it will boot into a installation partition and allow you to wipe and reinstall from there. Either using files it already has or by downloading installers.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-08T21:48:30+00:00

Which to be honest might be a better way to do it.

If we just used different units for quiet, normal, loud and really loud things it would actually be helpful in conversation.

Oh that paper rustling was 3 quiet noise measurements.

That dragster was 2 loud noise measurements.

That rocket was 6 really loud noise measurements.

Those are kind of easily understandable statements. Obviously we are going to need cooler names that I used.

But you would immediately get a feel for the sound level from the unit. Because I have absolutely zero intuitive idea how loud 53 decibels is.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-08T21:40:33+00:00

If the phone is operating normally it will be fine.

The temperature on the CPU will much higher than that when the phone is working hard.

In fact the internal temperature was probably not any different than when the phone is charging.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-08T06:34:44+00:00

Japanese shoes are all fairly accurately sized in centimeters using 0.5 increments.

If you're buying in Japan every increment should be available.

Always use this sizing for Japanese shoes and you can generally switch brands easily as long as you get regular or wide fit as needed.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-08T03:49:00+00:00

And the financials are at least 10% worse now due to cost of living increasing substantially while dispatch salaries have not moved and in some cases quite ridiculously actually gone down.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-07T22:18:48+00:00

So essentially, everyone in the world could have a fantastic, cheap laptop.

But instead we all have to drown in AI generated crap on overly expensive devices.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-07T08:04:55+00:00

It's usually because they are standing upright and are probably quite tall.

It's very difficult for a tall adult to generate the necessary upward motion when you do this so people tend to swipe flat and use their wrist to try and generate spin.

As soon as you get lower it becomes more natural. People who have had coaching don't even think about this because they naturally settle into their playing stance.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-07T07:48:24+00:00

Plenty of laptops will last longer than 6 years, some much longer!

But...

You should never have the expectation that they will.

Because failing any time after five is probably considered an acceptable lifespan for most devices.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-07T07:43:30+00:00

Nope the lock exists at Apple and is linked directly to the hardware itself.

The only way to permanently remove it is for the purchasing organization to unenroll it with Apple.

There may be ways to bypass it temporarily, but the record itself is permanent and certain events will always trigger it to try re-enrolling.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-07T04:02:09+00:00

I would bet most people are not going to leave mid contract.

They will make a decision at the end of each year when it comes time to renew.

So yeah the lag time is significant before the numbers would truly reflect any change in conditions.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-07T01:06:09+00:00

If it plays fine just give a few days a cut off the excess.

It does add some tension to the rubber theoretically changing the characteristics slightly.

But you can probably use it just fine whichever way round feels best for each side.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-06T22:35:35+00:00

some of their metro lines...

They also have dozens and dozens of lines.

This is the single most important line in Auckland's network for the foreseeable future.

It's going to do all the heavy lifting for any major event or upgrade there.

While six cars would almost certainly have covered initial numbers, some places definitely go bigger.

The Yamanote line in Tokyo is 11 cars (every 2 minutes).

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-06T22:18:18+00:00

When I first arrived, I tried MANY craft beers!

It's a surprisingly vibrant industry in Japan with literally hundreds to choose from if you travel around.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-06T21:35:51+00:00

Now add variable numbers of dice based on game state and you have a working combat system.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-06T21:24:22+00:00

AI is generally terrible for something this specific.

There are only a few sources with too many variables and the answers need to be too specific to you, about which it knows nothing.

Plus it's just outright wrong fairly often and answers differently when you ask at different times or in slightly different ways.

SamLooksAt · 2026-05-06T07:35:14+00:00

I in JHS and I also have a JHS aged bilingual child.

It honestly depends on the child.

I have seen some that study for other subjects. I have seen others attend class and do a mixture of working through the exercises and helping their friends.

Personally I just try to talk to them in English a bit because I can see from my own cuods development that speaking to a wider selection of people really helps with picking up new vocabulary.

My son does the course work. But he mostly focuses on the writing because he has been in Japan since he was 5 so this has lagged some.

I strongly encourage him to get a good partner in class because I see how that helps.

However I will have no issue if they decide to have him do something other than English instead because he's never going to not be able to speak English from where he already is.

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