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manoftheisle

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Re:A peek into Argentina’s video game scene on Friday September 29, 2023 @09:34PM (#37712068)
The lobby is full of Args
Re:Windows > Disk Utility on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @04:56AM (#37233441)
Your taunting comment is not helpful.
Re:Windows > Disk Utility on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @04:54AM (#37233421)
No, but I certainly don't want Mac to break my harddisks.

Edit: It's the equivalent of repairing a broken screen on a phone but you only realise upon returning home that it stopped working entirely, but the shopman says he is not liable and refuses to give you another service or refund you.

Re:Windows > Disk Utility on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @04:52AM (#37233398)
The backup was done by that time.

Windows > Disk Utility

I was backing up my data on a newly bought seagate harddisk and after putting the macbook to sleep the harddisk wouldn't mount anymore.Disk Utility said to run "First Aid" but it would just return a 0 error.Booting up windows saved the date, the OS mentioned straightforward that the disk is damaged and needs repair. It repaired it.

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The taxi driver was local, after all, he knew where we were at. It was not during the Carnaval, it was in January.

Gritty arguments with Airbnb support resulted in a refund and 100 USD coupon

TLDR; Airbnb refunded my stay of 21.80 USD and provided a coupon code of 100 USD after gritty 38 messages with support, refund due to safety concerns.I had recently traveled through Sao Paolo in Brazil and needed to stay somewhere near the airport of Guarulhos until public transport was available. I booked a stay that looked closest to the airport, but was not aware of the river between the...

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