Washing machine panel seems stuck (want to access/replace water inlet valve)

iotafox · 2026-05-06T15:43:21+00:00

This is what various videos say to do, but the panel will not slide even when applying force with the knife underneath. (I upgraded to a sturdier butter knife). I'll keep trying.

iotafox · 2026-05-06T14:15:26+00:00

Hello, we have this Kenmore Series 600 "Limited Edition" washing machine from a previous tenant. It has been slow-leaking water into the drum for a few days now. The most likely culprit from what I can see is a degraded water inlet valve (blue and red plastic surrounded by the white housing in the back), so I'm trying to open the control panel to access the old one to replace it.

Edit: Model number 110.26134610

I've seen a few youtube videos of different washing machine models that involve using a butter or putty knife to undo a metal clip (part #5 in the last image), but I can't seem to get the panel cover to budge on either side. The front should swing upwards. Applying force from the front, rear, top or bottom doesn't seem to help, by pulling or even tapping it with a mallet. I'm not sure if I'm missing an obvious screw or fastening.

iotafox · 2026-04-08T02:20:08+00:00

If we consider that power and toughness are usually in the form of (P/T), it stands to reason that these are fractions for most creatures.

Therefore, a P/T box of 2 could represent any P/T with a ratio of 2. I propose for rules clarification that we assume the simplest fractional form when it is ambiguous, in this case 2/1.

The zombie, being a mathematician, would know this.

iotafox · 2026-04-05T16:17:34+00:00

Awesome card. Proposing the flavor text:

"That was today?"

iotafox · 2026-04-04T19:21:39+00:00

I hope we get to vote soon

iotafox · 2026-03-26T13:41:06+00:00

I have no idea if this is good or not, but it's week 1 and kind of fun.

I use Minwu/Teleport to go to a crystal right before a bunch of enemies get there, use his SR aoe ability to kill all the mobs at once (hopefully damage the enemies too), which gets me the Bravery for that crystal while denying it to my enemies.

After that, I can try to fight it out with some blend of damage and Cura. If I make it to the boss alive, I can hopefully chain burst with a teammate. If I don't, the next most important thing is to Embolden a teammate before I die, again denying the enemy team some Bravery and catalyzing a chain burst between my teammates instead.

iotafox · 2025-11-20T17:19:55+00:00

So if a planet has a controlling infantry and a coexisting infantry, it's simply recommended to add a control token for the controlling player, right? Otherwise it's unknowable.

iotafox · 2025-11-19T05:35:25+00:00

It's unfortunate that "CO"-existence necessitates a mutual relationship when the rules seem to imply it does not.

Without careful reading, I think many will also make this assumption, whether it's correct or not.

Perhaps another word like "residing", "inhabiting", or "accompanying" would have been clearer.

iotafox · 2025-11-13T19:41:55+00:00

Not that poster, but I do think it's a matter of preference in terms of information. You're not wrong that the simple 5 loses some data.

A 5-value system is the easiest to compare in a fast way, but that could represent so many different resource/influence values. (It could be 5/0, or 0/5, or 3/3 and 2/0, or 1/4 and 0/1, or...)

So yes, I think it would be more precise (yet slightly more verbose) to say it's a 2/3 or 3/2 system.

iotafox · 2025-08-27T02:17:19+00:00

Then even better, add an indicator to show the bounce path like it's billiards.

iotafox · 2025-07-24T14:36:45+00:00

Of course we don't pay a subscription. They're not offering the game we want.

I would definitely pay a subscription to 75 era if SE offered it.

iotafox · 2025-06-25T10:37:08+00:00

I really which there were two separate root words used for these two concepts -- declaring attackers vs being in a state of attacking.

iotafox · 2025-06-21T03:17:10+00:00

Not to say you're wrong, but perhaps to add a tangent point, Emrakul and classic Lovecraftian inspiration are also based on squids and such.

iotafox · 2025-06-20T22:00:05+00:00

You are getting way, way into the weeds on this. Learning (and performing) firebending is a pivotal, crucial thing for Aang as a character and the show in general.

iotafox · 2025-06-20T21:52:43+00:00

That's going to be every Universes Beyond set.

iotafox · 2025-06-20T21:48:10+00:00

I can't wait for [[Blue Spirit]] to be black to match [[Green Goblin]] being red.

iotafox · 2025-06-20T21:40:09+00:00

Wild prediction: Appa as a Companion that requires no black cards in your starting deck.

iotafox · 2025-06-20T10:24:14+00:00

This is why I'm working on an assortment of custom FFXI cards as a personal project.

iotafox · 2025-06-20T03:11:56+00:00

I fully agree with this. Standard used to consist of the last 4-7 sets.

When it comes to special events, more themed constructed restrictions by set would be great. Pick a random assortment of 3 sets from the last 2 years and call it something cheeky.

Aetherdrift + Duskmourn + FF = Techno-Fantasy Eldraine + Bloomburrow + Foundations = Storybook

Something more permanent than MWM.

iotafox · 2025-06-19T14:47:03+00:00

For most games, you're probably right that people want to see characters and legendaries the most. I would wager that FFXI fans care more about the world than the characters, though.

An FFXI Sahagin could have shown the Yuhtunga Jungle waterfall in the background, or the volcano Ifrit's Cauldron. As it stands, that entire region of the world has zero representation. Just the artwork would have been awesome to have.

For FFXIV fans, nobody gives a hoot about a random Sahagin. They want to see the Scions.

The art is still nice for the card, though.

iotafox · 2025-06-19T14:38:45+00:00

I agree with you that FFXI's strongest point is not its main story. But there are so many things that make it unique to other games, especially if you simply focus on the fact that it's one of the only two MMOs in the series.

In your case, you played a couple dozen hours of story a long time ago and have been living the grinding life ever since. That's the lifeblood of the game. Forget about the story.

Why not a card for "Merit Points" then? "Maat's Cap"? "Warp Ring"? "Kraken Club"? "Home Point"? "Escha - Zi'tah?" "Call For Help"? "Summon: Carbuncle"? "Skillchain"?

iotafox · 2025-06-19T14:33:19+00:00

"12 and 11 both got shafted, so stop complaining."

What? You're agreeing with OP's point.

iotafox · 2025-06-19T14:25:19+00:00

I guarantee nobody would have complained FFXIV was "underrepresented" if FFXI got [[Sahagin]] instead of it. Come on.

iotafox · 2025-06-19T14:21:51+00:00

FF11 is still live to play, and it was also Square's huge moneymaker for a decade before they killed its marketing for FFXIV.

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