u/PretendGhost

Hi folks, I left my corporate job years ago and recently discovered that I still have my Macbook Pro from them after a move. I reached out to the company’s IT and they said that I can keep it. However, I currently cannot login or boot to recovery mode without the system PIN.

Here are my troubleshooting steps so far:

- I asked the IT if they can unlock it from their MDM (JAMF), but apparently they’ve changed MDM’s since then and cannot.
- I asked them to remove it from Apple Business Manager, and they obliged. However, given the device has no wifi connection I’m not sure how it will know about this change.
- To try to initiate an internet connection, I bought a USB-C to Ethernet cable that works with no driver. I plug it in and get the lights on the modem showing there’s a current, but no matter what I do it still asks for the system PIN
- I reached out to Apple Support and was told by the AI assistant that without the System PIN, I cannot access.
- I reached out to IT to ask if they can provide the system PIN, and am awaiting a response.

If the IT can’t provide the PIN, I’m really not sure what else I can do. I have the emails from them saying that they don’t want the device back. Any advice on how to proceed is welcome!

Broadcasters will be studying his quick reflexes for generations

Wondering which one of you beautiful goons did this — my partner works at an escape room in Portland and told me that a group of guys in Beam Team jerseys came up for a bachelor party. Apparently they kicked ass on the puzzles too

[EDIT: Wow, thanks for all of the responses! I’m gonna follow up with every comment and ask for 1-2 songs, and build a playlist of these so I can delve into the world of the mandolin. If any new commenters would be willing to include a song (no need for a link, name alone will do) it would be much appreciated!]

Hey all! I’m a musician, and I’d like to get back to playing Mandolin again (it was the first instrument i ever self-taught back when I was a teen). Something that always helps me learning instruments is to listen to a variety of styles and usages for the instrument, so I’m seeking some recs.

It’s pretty easy to find true folk/bluegrass uses for mandolin, so I’m hoping for some recs that go beyond that (though I will not decline those either!). I’ve loved Chris Thile’s music since I was a child, and I really enjoy how he uses his mandolin to cover songs from all sorts of genres.

I’m also less interested in artists who occasionally use mandolin for songs here and there (like REM or Lead Zeppelin) — I want to find music with featured mandolins that defy the typical genre

This is a song that I’ve known since I was little. It’s a bluesy country song, I would guess from somewhere between the 70’s-90’s. I know all of the lyrics and the melody, but I have no idea who wrote it and would like to find out!

The chorus goes:

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I can provide more lyrics, or upload a short clip of me singing the melody. I tried to find it by looking up the lyrics, but there’s so many songs about peanut butter that it’s hard to narrow down from a search function.

Thanks in advance!