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It must be Monday. I started the day by going to get a quart of oil for the Audi 90 before I headed downtown, and then promptly forgot to put the oil cap back on and nearly started a fire down the road. Got to work, and the lovely Cisco Authentication system was broken because they blocked SSL during Firewall updates Friday, I left the front door open and now there is a wobble in my steering that wasn't in the car when I parked it 3 weeks ago. Happy Monday.
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Cage posted:Option A still makes you sound kind of dweeby tbh. Overtaking people who spend days tuning cars in a shitbox that was never meant to win is dweeby? Nah.
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Oct 24, 2016 17:50
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CommieGIR posted:It must be Monday. I decided to clean the wax out of my ears using a syringe and can you hear that high-pitched whining, it's been driving me nuts? Happy eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Monday
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Oct 24, 2016 17:59
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:**LASIK can still benefit somebody like me with a -7.00, or somebody with a lot of astigmatism, by reducing, but not eliminating, the prescription they would otherwise require. This also reduces cost of specialty lenses, and can improve depth perception and clarity, even if you still have to wear contacts or glasses. Even after presbyopia sets in, somebody with a high prescription might choose LASIK for that reason alone. I'm -9.5 in both eyes with astigmatism and just went in for a LASIK consult last week actually. The Doctor was very forthcoming about managing expectations, I was impressed. He said "Look. We're not going to get 20/20 no glasses all the time. I can PROBABLY get you "you don't need glasses to drive" but it might not last long. BUT any glasses you'd need after the fact would be a pretty low correction." Coming from someone who has been wearing glasses since I was 6 and has such a high correction that you can see my head distorted from the lens and it makes it look like I have teeny tiny pinpoint eyes, this was appealing. BUT, it's $5 grand for both eyes, no insurance coverage, since it's 100% an elective surgery. Insurance literally says "nope, wear glasses." Edit: oh, also the cornea. Since this is a corneal procedure, they need to make sure you have enough cornea for it to work. Luckily, I had a "thick enough" cornea, but because my correction is so severe (this doctor won't go above -10 even though the FDA authorized up to -14) he said that we have one shot. If the procedure doesn't get a full correction they won't do any touchups. beep-beep car is go fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Oct 24, 2016 |
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Oct 24, 2016 18:00
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Overtaking people who spend days tuning cars in a shitbox that was never meant to win is dweeby? Nah.
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Oct 24, 2016 18:01
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keykey posted:Now this.. This is a noble cause. I have it for the Xbox.
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Oct 24, 2016 18:10
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Sorry guys, saving my cash for Dishonored 2.
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Oct 24, 2016 18:13
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CommieGIR posted:Sorry guys, saving my cash for Dishonored 2. Come on, at least buy My Summer Car, it's only $13.
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Oct 24, 2016 18:17
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gently caress yeah my summer car is out. Thanks for the reminder.
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Oct 24, 2016 18:18
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beep-beep car is go posted:I'm -9.5 in both eyes with astigmatism and just went in for a LASIK consult last week actually.
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Oct 24, 2016 18:54
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Yeah, high minus plus high (>1.25D) astigmatism, look at PRK. If you get dissuaded by the recovery time, just Google RK's procedure and be glad you're not that bad.
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Oct 24, 2016 19:00
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Whoa whoa whoa what. Forza is on PC now?
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Oct 24, 2016 19:23
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yes, and it's free for now
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Oct 24, 2016 19:29
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angryrobots posted:You may want to ask about prk. The recovery time sucks but my dr (who does lazik and prk) told me he sees better results with high astigmatism out of prk, and based on what he told me (and what I've read of other people who had an even higher correction like yours), touch-up should remain an option. We talked about it a bit. It's more money and has a higher recovery and I was already balking at dropping 5 grand on vanity, so we didn't get very far into it. We talked a lot about the potential complications and I still can't get out of my head that I'd be going from being able to see (corrected) perfectly fine to either seeing quite a bit better but probably still needing correction or (admittedly rare) worst case can't being able to see at all.
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Oct 24, 2016 19:31
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Error rate with LASIK is like .2%, and most of those are the "not corrected to expected Rx," not the "we exploded your eye." I think PRK is similar. But you're right. Good eye surgery is expensive. $1400/eye minimum.
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Oct 24, 2016 19:56
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Error rate with LASIK is like .2%, and most of those are the "not corrected to expected Rx," not the "we exploded your eye." Oh you're right. the worst worst worst case scenario is a bad infection leading to a corneal replacement. But the Dr has been doing this since the 90s and he said he's had to do "like maybe 5 of those" in his career and they were all due to the patient not following aftercare instructions.
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Oct 24, 2016 19:59
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BraveUlysses posted:yes, and it's free for now on steam?
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Oct 24, 2016 20:11
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:on steam? LOL no, Windows 10 store exclusive.
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Oct 24, 2016 20:49
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Optical chat: I'm currently -5 and -6.5. The bad eye is AFTER cataract surgery (I have a plastic lens now!) Like someone else said - I just want less glasses, as it were. I want to be able to work under the car without glasses if I need to, 'cause they are a right pain in the arse when I get sweaty, and they start slipping around. I've been wearing the things since 3rd grade - I'd like to be able to not part of the time, at least. I've also got a bit of astigmatism in the remaining natural lens, so that needs to go, too. I hate my glasses. I'm grateful that I can see, but I hate the things. Contact suck for me because my eyes don't seem to produce enough moisture. I'm constantly having to use rewetting drops, or everything gets blurry and my eyes hurt. I've got no problem putting them in, at least.
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I am considering it because my vision has been stable at -3.00 with minor astigmatism for a few years now, but I don't want to plunk down 4 figures unless they can get me at least 20/15 with no glasses/contacts, because that's where I'm at right now with clonky internet-ordered prescription safety glasses and I can't stand anything blurrier than it anymore.
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Oct 24, 2016 21:33
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--------------ON CATARACTS-------------- Cataracts are when the lens of the eye (the same lens we were talking about previously, that squishes and changes shape to focus, or accommodate), clouds up or crystallizes into a fog. This usually happens with old age, and, in fact, the chance of getting a cataract, per year, in percentage, is equal to your age above 60. So, at 75, you have a 75% chance of getting a cataract that year, in general. To repair cataracts, first an ophthalmologist makes a tiny, 4-8mm incision, usually over the iris (colored part of your eye) near the pupil (olden times was near the sclera). Then, ophthalmologists use a tiny vacuum needle, vibrating at ultrasonic frequencies, to break up and suck up the ruined lens of your eye. Since the lens has "crystallized," it easily falls apart and is sucked into the ultrasonic vacuum. After the lens cavity is cleared out, they insert the appropriate intraocular (IO or IOC) lens into the cavity. Since the cavity is larger than the actual usable lens area, the intraocular lens has little "wings" (usually 2, but sometimes 3 in number) to keep it centered. They are packed tight against the lens, and are sprung out after insertion through use of a special tool.  When doing cataract surgery, the ophthalmologist usually chooses a lens that correct for any existing prescription in the patient. If they were a -7.00D, he will choose a lens that brings them down to either 0.00D or maybe even -1.00D (to account for close-up vision and the immediate 100% presbyopia cataract surgery puts on the patient, giving them close up vision without glasses). If the patient has a very high astigmatism, that can't be corrected with the intraocular lens, but it can sometimes be reduced. As of note: since the natural lens is being replaced with a rigid plastic lens, this puts the person, regardless of age, into 100% presbyopia. The replacement lens is unable to move or focus at all (though this is a hotly debated and active area of research in the ocular medicine community right now) so the person will have a fixed point of focus. After cataract surgery is when most people move from bifocal lenses (one distance rx and one close rx) to either trifocals (add an intermediate rx in the middle between the two), or progressive lenses (a continuously variable rx from distance to near vision). Again, when somebody is doing cataract surgery, they are usually given the choice, like with LASIK after 40, of where they want their natural focus point to be. If someone is disable or otherwise doesn't go out much, they will usually choose a near point of focus. If someone is active and working, they will usually choose (or the ophthalmologist will choose for them) a distance point of focus, necessitating glasses to use a computer or read up close.
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Oct 24, 2016 21:36
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Double-posting, but my beetle just passed emissions! Second try, I had to go out and adjust the idle mixture and stop screws, as they had loosened over the previous year. But, easily fixed! Much better than the 11 times the bus took to pass last year!
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Cage posted:Well we are still talking about video games. And why wouldn't you need to spend as much time on tuning with an even worse car? You overestimate how good other people are at games. Mash auto upgrade, go drive and annoy people with your Scud missile Aztek with a total of maybe 3 minutes work 
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Vision chat is fascinating. Do ocular hypertension next! Does smoking a lot of weed help prevent cataracts or is it just to mitigate the symptoms once it's happened?
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Oct 24, 2016 21:45
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angryrobots posted:Amazing Liquid Fire Pipe & Drain Opener Hair Clog Remover (1 Quart -- 32 Oz.) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LNG7LMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_NBodybPBQX3WA I should have just ordered this when you posted it. No change in the clog, I think it's gone beyond the vent, so any plunging just blows poo poo up the vent. Tried to call a few plumbers but they're backwoods lazy motherfuckers that "might could get there on Wednesday." Just have some Drano gel sitting in there with 5 gallons of water on each side of the sink for some static pressure, that's probably wasted in pushing the water up the vent, but I don't know what else to do. 
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I did the shameful and paid for an oil change. Trying do it in the parking lot of work was a no-go since the dain plug was starting to round off, so I took the oil and filter and paid a shop we're super friendly with to do it. Only charged me 10bux, plus having work rush a drain plug over on my employee charge account ($2.20  ). I want my garage back.
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Oct 24, 2016 22:14
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I hope you don't have any metal pipes because you are probably murdering them right now, depending on what's in the various clog-dissolvers you're trying. Since the local turdinators aren't doing their jobs, maybe buy a longer snake and get to work? Worstcase, you could use a garden hose you don't like as a vacuum extension and a wet/dry shopvac you hate to suck it all back out.
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Ether Frenzy posted:Does smoking a lot of weed help prevent cataracts or is it just to mitigate the symptoms once it's happened? No. And no. According to any white papers I've read. But it makes you feel good, and the second I'm between jobs and out of the National Guard, I'm probably going to  and  for a month straight. Cataracts are a never-ending march towards the inevitable once they begin. Think of a bottle of super-cooled water and a nucleus crystal. It's happening, and there's nothing you can do to stop it. The only thing that changes the speed at which it happens is the makeup of the lens itself before it started. Everything in the eye move super slowly. It takes weeks to months to exchange vitreous. It takes years for lifestyle changes to mess with the inner workings of the lens and iris and fibrous tunic (sclera, et al). The retina itself is on the other side of the blood brain barrier. The only thing that changes quickly is surface (first few layers of the cornea) condition and infection.
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beep-beep car is go posted:We talked about it a bit. It's more money and has a higher recovery and I was already balking at dropping 5 grand on vanity, so we didn't get very far into it. We talked a lot about the potential complications and I still can't get out of my head that I'd be going from being able to see (corrected) perfectly fine to either seeing quite a bit better but probably still needing correction or (admittedly rare) worst case can't being able to see at all. I dunno where you're at, but I found a place with great reviews here in SC and it was just under 4k for prk...difference from many places being that any follow up laser surgery is not included, but at a highly reduced cost. Most drs are banking that you will not need a second treatment, but charge for it anyhow. Seminal Flu posted:I should have just ordered this when you posted it. But like kastein said, it may blow your pipes out. 
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Cop Porn Popper posted:I did the shameful and paid for an oil change. Trying do it in the parking lot of work was a no-go since the dain plug was starting to round off, so I took the oil and filter and paid a shop we're super friendly with to do it. Only charged me 10bux, plus having work rush a drain plug over on my employee charge account ($2.20 You've got to ask yourself 'how much is my time worth? I don't think you can feel guilty in this case.
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kastein posted:I hope you don't have any metal pipes because you are probably murdering them right now, depending on what's in the various clog-dissolvers you're trying. Update: first -- piping is all PVC. second -- I thought about the layout and good news -- the sink is all by itself with regards to the vent. It's in the wall, but from what I can see, the sink drains to a "T" that goes through the roof and down to the sewer system. I tested that by using a plunger on the vent at the roof penetration and plunging it made the level in the sink rise and fall. SO... I probably have a straight shot to the clog from the roof. Now, what do?
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Seminal Flu posted:Update: Once you have intimate knowledge of the exact route that your sewer/drain pipes take you know you properly own your home. I would disconnect the trap from the sink so that I could get proper access and then feed a hose pipe down there and try blasting it with water to shift it. Or feed a hose down the vent from the roof. If that doesnt work then I would probably start cutting holes in my walls...
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Oct 24, 2016 23:27
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Where is your nearest manhole to the blockage? Coming at it from the other side works just fine, too.
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InitialDave posted:Where is your nearest manhole to the blockage? Coming at it from the other side works just fine, too. Manhole? Can't you just go in from the cleanout?
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Pham Nuwen posted:Manhole? Can't you just go in from the cleanout? Also, don't that style normally run at 45 degrees to the direction flow, making for a near-impossible 135 degree back turn to try and rod upstream?
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InitialDave posted:Well, that's kind of what I mean. We normally don't have a cleanout in that sense on our plumbing, we use a larger drain cover that just gives an opening to the pipe. I have this right outside the house and while I haven't had to use it I expect it to be pretty excellent in case of any major problems: 
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Pham Nuwen posted:Come on, at least buy My Summer Car, it's only $13.  it's so real
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Pham Nuwen posted:I have this right outside the house and while I haven't had to use it I expect it to be pretty excellent in case of any major problems: The common British style achieves the same job by just boxing out above the pipe, with the top half of the pipe open. I've only seen the round plug style for access into above ground pipework, or near surface stuff with very limited space. 
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Tomarse posted:
I've thought about that, the good news is that I can get to the vent in the attic, cut out a section and be close enough to snake straight down. The other option is to cap the vent and go back to plunging. My basement is finished, and there's no access to the cleanout port without cutting drywall, and even then, the cleanout would be facing the wrong way (they're set up to fix the mains, not the stupid feeders).
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