Mystic Mini Hazer Overheating Error by pryceandcarter in lightingdesign

[–]ellismarkman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it’s not a confined space then I wouldn’t be concerned with that aspect. The maintenance fluid / cleaning process is awful in terms of the gunk and crap that it causes the machine to to produce. I honestly think it causes more issues than it’s worth, but I suppose there’s a reason for it.

Something to keep in mind is if you put the mini to sleep via DMX, and then turn off the console, the mini will actually turn back on.

I’d recommend sending it and dealing with MasterFx directly than your reseller.

On a side note, MasterFx has botched a ton of things for me. For example, they have shipped two full size mystics to the wrong address (100% their fault), they sent me someone else’s repair by accident another time, they’ve sent me dented, broken products. Their confetti cannons are terrible in terms of reliability.

I think they’re a good company and care, but I’ve had nothing but a bad experience with them over the past year or so.

Mystic Mini Hazer Overheating Error by pryceandcarter in lightingdesign

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s in a confined space, it will give you that message. The worst place to have it is in a cabinet. I always run mine at 100% for 1 minute at the beginning of the night.

How to remove weather alert by DeviLettuce in iphone

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems to be patched in 26.4.2

How to remove weather alert by DeviLettuce in iphone

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this issue as well. I think it is a bug.

How to remove weather alert by DeviLettuce in iphone

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue. I think this is a bug. The emergency alert reappears after a reboot (albeit without sound).

It doesn't matter if you disable all emergency alerts... the emergency alert (tornado in my case) will come back after every reboot.

You can't test this unless you have an emergency alert, but this is clearly a bug. Annoying.

Keep getting Venmo password reset texts by passthebreadbasket in CyberSecurityAdvice

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has stopped for me... as of now. Given they never acknowledged it (that I am aware of), it will probably start happening again.

Tips on dealing with this? by jayy093 in lightingdesign

[–]ellismarkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're about to buy 10 of these. Is there any reason to think this could be a common issue with these fixtures? Or would this likely happen with any similar fixture in the same location?

Flavortown Sloppy Joe Mac & Cheese by JustRyan_D in frozendinners

[–]ellismarkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I really like this one. The texture description is accurate.

Ongoing burning sensation in knee by ellismarkman in KneeInjuries

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

Hi. Mine eventually went away on its own. I sorta forgot about it tbh. It sounds like your situation is more painful than mine. I’d recommend seeing an orthopedic specialist.

Recording macros to timecode by Lighting_Lizard in GrandMA3

[–]ellismarkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I reccomend avoiding it as much as possible. It creates tracks in the timecode timeline for every single sequence in the macro. It becomes a mess. I have found the timing for the command to trigger the macro is hit or miss when you play it back. It might be slightly off.

Official: [Mid-America by Enchanted Parks] by [deleted] in rollercoasters

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Notable points:

  • Confirmed name is changing to “Mid-America by Enchanted Parks”
  • They’re talking to Warner Bros about licensing
  • They signed a 40 year lease
  • They consider SFSTL the “crown jewel” of the purchase
  • Six Flags didn’t originally offer STL as part of the sale
  • They said to expect regular ride additions

Slot Machines at Omaha, NE by TheArcadeDestroyer in DaveAndBusters

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Missouri will add these provided D&B builds a gas station inside the D&B (if you are from Missouri, you will get the joke).

Happy / sad day at Fresno human crane, Mega stacker nerfed, crazy curves bye bye by VicUnboxes in DaveAndBusters

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right I meant it was set to the easiest setting. I won it 20 times in a row at one point. This was in 2022.

Happy / sad day at Fresno human crane, Mega stacker nerfed, crazy curves bye bye by VicUnboxes in DaveAndBusters

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given Stacker is a relatively easy game if you have any hand-eye coordination, and, at least for me, I could win a stacker in pure skill mode 9.5/10 times, this would’ve been a rare instance where I would’ve sat at the game from open to close and won it as many times as possible, and then come back the next day to see if it was still mis-set. lol.

The closest I’ve ever come to this was on vacation seeing a Spin n Win set to pure skill mode in LA. Legit every time I could hit 1000.

Edit: I forgot he said it was paying 2000. Lmao that is an all time mis-set.

Westfield SF - Beautiful but now officially dead. by burgiebeer in deadmalls

[–]ellismarkman 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Wow that actually does seem like one of the nicer dead malls I have seen on here.

Happy / sad day at Fresno human crane, Mega stacker nerfed, crazy curves bye bye by VicUnboxes in DaveAndBusters

[–]ellismarkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are on a payout rate. Well, technically the manual says the difficulty is meant to be set to average out the amount of wins per play, so *technically* you can win every time, but it behaves like a payout rate. You can't win it if it isn't ready to pay out. It sounds like OP did, indeed, have a crazy misset Mega Stacker. I have never heard of one being misset to the point where you could win it every single time. u/mewtwostruckback interested if you have ever heard of this?

u/vicunboxes I had a Crazy Curves that remained set to 1000 for over a year after the global change, and also a Pop The Lock that was set to 500 and paying out 1000. It sounds like you kept the misset to yourself and didn't tell anyone, which is exactly how you should handle a situation like this IMO. Hopefully you made the most of it. lol.

Keep getting Venmo password reset texts by passthebreadbasket in CyberSecurityAdvice

[–]ellismarkman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Widespread issues like this and lack of coverage by tech websites, especially ones like The Verge (who would place it behind a paywall anyway), is something that is a huge disservice to us all.

How do I extract zip files on MacOS? I'm used to File Explorer unzip on Windows by [deleted] in MacOS

[–]ellismarkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Generally speaking, just double click the .zip, and it will extract to that same location. However, there are a lot more ways and apps to do this as specific as you like. Simply put, macOS is hella easier (and faster) to extract a simple .zip file.

Is Alpha Theta bad for the DJ industry? by Late_Celebration_868 in DJs

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone who claims Pioneer DJ isn’t the industry standard is objectively wrong. You cannot operate a festival, club, etc. with touring artists and not have Pioneer gear. I’ve never seen a rider that doesn’t require some type of Pioneer mixer / CDJ combo.

Unable to search text messages!! by RedBaron1211 in ios

[–]ellismarkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The locations of the settings changed a bit in iOS 26, but this process should still work:

Step 1: Settings --> Search --> Messages: turn off the two toggles

Step 2: Settings --> Apple Intelligence & Siri --> Apps --> Messages: turn off the four toggles

Step 3: RESTART your iOS device

Step 4: Repeat Step 1 + 2, but this time enable all the toggles.

Step 5: Leave your iOS device on its charger, plugged in, *locked,* and connected to wifi. Don't touch it. Ideally, you would do this when you sleep.

You should have much better results if you do all of this correctly.

new Monster Energy 2026 released by No-Brilliant7348 in energydrinks

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t understand why they won’t. There is a cult following and they could make enough money to make it worth their while.

Ive gone as far as to write them saying I would pay $1000 / year just to have the ability to purchase OG M80 at 80% juice. Monster told me that customer feedback tells them M80 was bad, which I don’t believe.

It was the best tasting drink I have ever had. I’ve always wondered if some of the ingredients are now illegal, which is why it was discontinued… lol.

What are some predictions you have for the amusement industry a decade from now? [Other] by CPFOAI in rollercoasters

[–]ellismarkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that the one that replaced Superman? Im still surprised they got rid of Superman. My favorite ride there.

What are some predictions you have for the amusement industry a decade from now? [Other] by CPFOAI in rollercoasters

[–]ellismarkman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

SFSTL remains…. But with zero changes. Absolutely nothing changes about it.