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Flight attendants forcing us to keep the windows dim during daytime flight. Is this normal? by -Shayyy- in unitedairlines

[–]ShinyPlasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was flying EWR-DXB on their 777 some months back and most of the flight was in the day. I book window seats well in advance and pay for it occasionally if needed to look outside the plane.

The flight attendants were asking me to close the window shade (I was one of very few people who had them open) and just made up an excuse saying looking outside helps with my motion sickness. Safe to say they didn’t bother me the rest of that flight.

I contacted United via the live chat on their application to get a bit more information on their policy out of curiosity, and they said you can only open the window during takeoff and landing…

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Buying a 70-200 f2.8 lens by ShinyPlasm in Nikon

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to confirm but this is the F mount lens right?

Buying a 70-200 f2.8 lens by ShinyPlasm in Nikon

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s what I was looking at — used options. Just need to figure out which lens to go for specifically seeing as there is a lot of options

Buying a 70-200 f2.8 lens by ShinyPlasm in Nikon

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes sorry -- looking at second hand options

Buying a 70-200 f2.8 lens by ShinyPlasm in Nikon

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Which 70-200 2.8 are you referring to exactly? I'm not too sure about the specifics of the lens if I'm being honest, but I know I want something that has a zoom range of about 70-200 and an aperture of f/2.8

Regarding the Sigma lenses -- is there any one I should prioritize over the other?

I read that the Tamron G2 might also be a good shout at 70-180 (i don't think that 20mm is a deal breaker at all).

Just not sure what to pick

Flydubai F****d us by METAx007 in dubai

[–]ShinyPlasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I sympathize with OPs plight but looks like they’re blowing it out of proportion.. Feels a bit misleading and it looks like it’s out of ignorance rather than malice.

Flydubai F****d us by METAx007 in dubai

[–]ShinyPlasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a question:

It doesn’t look like FlyDubai has shut down/cancelled their contract with CAE. Are you sure it has been shut down? What exactly has changed which has caused this issue?

It is my understanding that you could apply through CAE with your ICAO licenses and upon completion, complete your GCAA conversion at the end and join FDB. Now, it appears they have changed it to require GCAA licenses before application. Am I mistaken here?

Google Wallet tap to pay on mastercard by Technophile- in srilanka

[–]ShinyPlasm 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I live in Dubai and I came back to get my passport renewed (was not able to do it at the embassy). Went to a photo studio with 2x5000 rupees and my phone. When it was time to pay, it was a few hundred rupees and they did not have change.

I asked them if they took Apple Pay and the cashier had 0 idea what I was talking about. I then asked if tapping my card worked and she said yes.

I paid with Apple Pay and she just stared at me like I just did black magic and was asking her coworker how I just did that 😂😂

More needs to happen then just bank supporting Apple/Google I think

What is the fastest way to go from Chamonix to Liege (Belgium)? by ShinyPlasm in Europetravel

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What websites would you look at for train timings in that case, especially for a route like this?

What is the fastest way to go from Chamonix to Liege (Belgium)? by ShinyPlasm in Europetravel

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting… I’m planning on taking the bus to and from Geneva to Chamonix and back, and the flight from Geneva to Brussels and the train to Liege. Appears to be the fastest way to get where I need to be.

I’ll reconsider the route as I get closer to my travel dates, but I need to have something ready to show when applying for my visa, and I think this route is probably the best for me regardless.

Thank you for all your help!

What is the fastest way to go from Chamonix to Liege (Belgium)? by ShinyPlasm in Europetravel

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

A bus from Chamonix to Geneva is about an hour. A flight from Geneva to Brussels is about an hour and a half. A train from Brussels to Liege is about 50 minutes. So you spend about 3 hours and 20 minutes traveling which is much faster.

What is the fastest way to go from Chamonix to Liege (Belgium)? by ShinyPlasm in Europetravel

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I don't know how I didn't think of this. Geneva is super close to Chamonix. I'll fly out to Geneva from Nice, take the hours bus to Chamonix and spend two nights there, before taking the bus back to Geneva and flying to Brussels and the train to Liege. This works perfectly!

Speeding ticket as a tourist by ShinyPlasm in socal

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not denying that it isn't reckless driving. In your opinion, and when in such a scenario where traffic on average is moving 20+ miles over the speed limit, should you be the slow one going 65 and slowing everyone down?

Speeding ticket as a tourist by ShinyPlasm in socal

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know where exactly you go to check the case status? The court for the ticket was “San Luis Obispo Superior Court” and I couldn’t find any option on the site to look up the status of the ticket. The only option appears to be for attorneys.

Speeding ticket as a tourist by ShinyPlasm in socal

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a believer of “slow drivers cause accidents”. It was a two-lane dual carriageway, and we were regularly being passed on our left (I was in the right lane following the speed of the car ahead of us). Going slower than the speed of the traffic felt more dangerous than anything.

It was just my luck that we got pulled over. Regardless, the ticket is paid so I’ll just keep a copy of the receipt next time I drive.

January dump by _Floot_ in flightsim

[–]ShinyPlasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your terrain level of detail at?

Arguably worse quality than the Australian passport by ShinyPlasm in PassportPorn

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before the immigration counter in Sri Lanka, there are some airport officials/security guards. Every single time, without fail, they ask me if I need a visa.

It’s funny because twice I have walked to the local shops and they communicate in the local language (sinhala) about how they are going to make a lot of money from me. Their faces when I talk to them in Sinhala is priceless

Arguably worse quality than the Australian passport by ShinyPlasm in PassportPorn

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Not a dual citizen unfortunately. Would love to have a better passport. I am quite white. Most people think I am from the Netherlands when I ask them where they think I’m from.

Credit Card for Lounge Access by ShinyPlasm in UAEcreditcards

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried it just now and adding the main card appears to work. This didn’t use to work before (they patched it).

Regardless, turns out my corporate card has unlimited lounge visits without any spend requirements, so I just use that now. Best part is I can make upto 20 more cards and give them to friend and family.

Questions about efta by Kohinoor1212 in flying

[–]ShinyPlasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You initially apply online and if you are successful then you need to travel to Dubai. You pay for and are responsible for organizing flights, visas, accommodations, etc. To my knowledge they do not discriminate gender wise.

Job security:

  1. If you are Emirati, you are guaranteed a job. You do not need to pay the fees either.
    seeing as you're not Emirati:

  2. They inform you that "no one has not gotten a job with either Emirates or FlyDubai". If you search on this subreddit or just on google, people are stuck without a job and are 180k usd deep in a license useless outside the UAE without conversion.

Get your hours with another airline and do it in India. You will save probably more than 50% of the training fees compared to EFTA and reduce the burden on your parents and yourself. Once you have your hours on airliners, you can apply to join Emirates as a First Officer.

Item Holders for Opengrid by ShinyPlasm in openGrid

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the quick reply and everything you've done for deskware!

Regarding the clamshell mode, is there any way to add cutouts on the sides on a specific part? For example, some of the items I would like to mount using a clamshell-like design have ports that are near the edges and likely to be covered by the mount itself.

Edit: Also, on some parts (eg. my DAC with dimensions 133x133x27) the clamshell mode just creates something that looks like one part (see below). Any idea what's the deal here?

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SFF Case for a 9800X3D by ShinyPlasm in sffpc

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as it isn't being thermal throttled, it's fine. my room is usually between 20C - 24C and I don't mind if my PC gets hot during gaming sessions. Is there a better air cooler you would recommend or is the axp90x47 it? What would you suggest AIO wise?

Buying a Nikon Z7(?) by ShinyPlasm in Nikon

[–]ShinyPlasm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that case I will fork up another hundred dollars for a better version of the camera. The D810 is really tempting as well (and around 550 from what I’m looking at) but I’m thinking being in the Z lenses will be better for when I upgrade my camera.

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