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codo27 posted:The first of my recent foray into AE arrived today, something I've always wanted. Glasses like Morpheus wears in The Matrix Don't go cheap on sunglasses. Cheap sunglasses can cause your irises to not contract while still allowing in harmful wavelengths of light.
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ninjoatse.cx posted:Don't go cheap on sunglasses. Cheap sunglasses can cause your irises to not contract while still allowing in harmful wavelengths of light. Unless you're a cool dude who wears his sunglasses at night.
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Nov 23, 2022 21:33
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ninjoatse.cx posted:Don't go cheap on sunglasses. Cheap sunglasses can cause your irises to not contract while still allowing in harmful wavelengths of light. I hope this summons another informative sunglasses effortpost 
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Nov 23, 2022 21:38
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Shroud posted:Unless you're a cool dude who wears his sunglasses at night. Yeah but then you could get night blindess from the same harmful rays bouncing off the moon.
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Nov 23, 2022 21:42
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ninjoatse.cx posted:Don't go cheap on sunglasses. Cheap sunglasses can cause your irises to not contract while still allowing in harmful wavelengths of light. I mean it says 'biohazard' right there.
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Nov 23, 2022 21:55
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ninjoatse.cx posted:Don't go cheap on sunglasses. Cheap sunglasses can cause your irises to not contract while still allowing in harmful wavelengths of light. Someone does not read the Ali express thread regularly then
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Nov 23, 2022 21:59
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What is or isn't wrong with cheap sunglasses? 
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Nov 23, 2022 22:21
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ninjoatse.cx posted:Don't go cheap on sunglasses. Cheap sunglasses can cause your irises to not contract while still allowing in harmful wavelengths of light. JFC we had a post about this, in this thread, by a goon in a physics lab who tested a bunch of sunglasses with a spectrometer and showed that the cheap ones were fine.
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Nov 23, 2022 22:22
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Humphreys posted:Crossposting from the Retro gaming thread. Do they work well with 8bitdo controllers? I'd be keen to get something like this so I can use those with more consoles but buy less adaptors :o
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Lead out in cuffs posted:JFC we had a post about this, in this thread, by a goon in a physics lab who tested a bunch of sunglasses with a spectrometer and showed that the cheap ones were fine. For those that missed it - One of the cheapest ways to make a lens with decent optical quality is to use polycarbonate. Evidenced by the basically disposable safety glasses that bolle make you can get at the hardware store for a few bucks. Polycarbonate is naturally opaque in the UV frequencies that harm your eyes.
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Nov 24, 2022 00:34
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yoloer420 posted:Do they work well with 8bitdo controllers? I'd be keen to get something like this so I can use those with more consoles but buy less adaptors :o 8bitdo is on the high end for latency, but it should still only be 1 added frame of lag at the worst.  Some other fun things it does is it will emulate a multi-tap on consoles that support them, so you can pair 7 controllers through one adapter. Also it supports BT keyboard and mouse for things like the Dreamcast and PS2 and SNES mouse. The developer is very active and the feature set will likely keep expanding. A few issues I've had: figuring out which mode to use on the 8bitdo was tricky. X-input was giving me wacky mapping on Gamecube and non-analog sticks. Switching to one of the others made it work fine. I couldn't flash the thing with Windows for some reason, but flashing via BT on my phone using the web interface worked fine, and was easier than using a PC anyway. Finally, there's been a few instances where I had to re-pair because I was getting weird inputs - once on Gamecube and once on Genesis. In both cases it was obviously messed up upon boot, so it's not like it interrupted gameplay or anything. I'm re-doing my retro game room setup in the future and all the old controllers are going into storage. I'm planning on using this going forward for everything.
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Nov 24, 2022 00:46
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norp posted:For those that missed it - Typically, they use CR-39. Which, according to wikipedia, is a polycarbonate but shouldn’t be confused with the generic term polycarbonate. But yeah it’s still naturally almost completely UV opaque so this whole post is just pedantry for the sake of the AliExpress thread pass-time. Now can I shove these sunglasses inside of me safely before microwaving my dinner on them?
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Grassy Knowles posted:Now can I shove these sunglasses inside of me safely before microwaving my dinner on them? Climbing into the microwave will probably be the hardest part of that plan.
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yoloer420 posted:Do they work well with 8bitdo controllers? I'd be keen to get something like this so I can use those with more consoles but buy less adaptors :o I haven't tested. I only have NES, SNES and Megadrive 8Bit ones that are RF not BT
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Nov 24, 2022 10:06
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Haters are just jealous they'll never be as cool as I am in my aliexpress shades
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i got one of those sick aliexpress cyberpunk face visors not considering it would have to fit over my chunky actual glasses it really doesn't
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Nov 24, 2022 15:27
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I know that contact lenses kinda suck but you're already committed to this, don't disappoint us.
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Nov 24, 2022 15:32
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The only solution is to mount your glasses to the front of the visor
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By popular demand posted:I know that contact lenses kinda suck but you're already committed to this, don't disappoint us. Contact lenses rule - I don't know what you're talking about. Getting multifocal contact lenses was like stepping back in time a decade or more due to how effectively they manage my presbyopia. 
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i wear thick black rims so the bags under my eyes don't look so black in comparison with contacts, they're the most prominent feature of my face
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Geez guys if you want to live dangerously cheap sunglasses are not the way to go. How about a $3 menstrual cup? Pretty colours. For those not in the know, menstrual cups are usually at least 10X that price so this is suspiciously cheap.  But if you want to live dangerously with something that doesn't go inside you, how about medical equipment? A CPAP mask for $30, about 1/4 the price you'd pay from a medical professional. What's the worst that could happen? Suffocation??? 
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Nov 25, 2022 02:16
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I bought this Lip Maximizer for 1 cent and gave it to my mum. It promises to plump up your lips and it wasn't bullshit. My mum had big lips as if a gang of bees had stung her and she didn't appreciate it.
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By popular demand posted:I know that contact lenses kinda suck but you're already committed to this, don't disappoint us. Please don't buy contact lenses from Ali
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Facebook Aunt posted:But if you want to live dangerously with something that doesn't go inside you, how about medical equipment? A CPAP mask for $30, about 1/4 the price you'd pay from a medical professional. What's the worst that could happen? Suffocation??? Lol, your mouth opens and you breathe through that. Also lol at judging things based on how expensive they are from predatory medical supply shops; aspirin should cost $10 a pill because that's how much hospitals bill you.
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Just this week I figured out you can click shipping and then there is if ten an option to get much much faster shipping for like 85 cents. Hopefully adding that is kind of accurate there is a handful of little items that would make nice add on gifts for the kids (Apple Pencil knockoff for the new iPad one is getting, some different color BT earbuds, etc…)
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Facebook Aunt posted:Geez guys if you want to live dangerously cheap sunglasses are not the way to go. I don't know if you are seriously looking for an answer on "how can these things be this cheap direct from China" or if you're just making a light-hearted post about things that go on the body and we would prefer not to be toxic/dangerous. I think it's the latter, but just in case it's the former: The shop you'd usually get these from are paying approximately the same price as you are on Aliexpress (plus bulk discounts). Then they add on their overhead (real estate, sales salaries, marketing, management, QA, legal, 10% profit margin...) and you get that 4x to 10x increase. The problem for you as a consumer is, you really want that QA and legal to do their work, to avoid getting malfunctioning or dangerous products, but you don't want to pay the rest of the overhead. Hence we sit here, taking chances on Aliexpress.
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Has anyone ran into an order missing the invoice? Every single order, including for $2 garbage, has one, but not this one, where I actually do need to submit a customs declaration. I mean it might be to my advantage actually...
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Quote From Man SuffocatedFacebook Aunt posted:What's the worst that could happen? Suffocation???
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Legionnaires disease probably. (Idk what legionnaires is)
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Facebook Aunt posted:But if you want to live dangerously with something that doesn't go inside you, how about medical equipment? A CPAP mask for $30, about 1/4 the price you'd pay from a medical professional. What's the worst that could happen? Suffocation??? The worst that is likely to happen is that the fittings will be loose and you’ll get an untight seal so your god damned cpap won’t stop blowing air at my face while I try to sleep Or so I hear.
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Those headgear straps are always the first thing to go as they become too stretched out or the velcro no longer holds in my experience so if I could just get those for super cheap from AliEx, it'd be nice.
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I think that's a clone of a resmed kit, only it looks like they've cut out a few of the fitting features. If the mask seal is good (which would be my first expected point of failure) it'll probably work ok. Unless it comes out of the box with cheap plastic stink. Don't do that.
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The CPAP masks are decent and so are the CPAP machines themselves. Here in Canada you need to get a sleep study and pay 4-10x more for a CPAP machine since it's a bit of a racket. I just ordered the machine and titrated it myself, worth every penny and have been able to sleep well for the past few years.
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Tarkus posted:The CPAP masks are decent and so are the CPAP machines themselves. Here in Canada you need to get a sleep study and pay 4-10x more for a CPAP machine since it's a bit of a racket. I just ordered the machine and titrated it myself, worth every penny and have been able to sleep well for the past few years. You're only supposed to sleep for a few hours at a time, not years. 
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Unperson_47 posted:Those headgear straps are always the first thing to go as they become too stretched out or the velcro no longer holds in my experience so if I could just get those for super cheap from AliEx, it'd be nice. Yeah, they have those. Under  BUT maybe not depending on where you live. I bought this one before, https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33032572848.html but if I change my location to USA the page isn't visible. loving american nanny state keeping you from buying discount medical goods.goatface posted:I think that's a clone of a resmed kit, only it looks like they've cut out a few of the fitting features. If the mask seal is good (which would be my first expected point of failure) it'll probably work ok. I actually did buy one, lol. I use nasal pillows, but I wanted a backup face mask for times when my nose is irritated or completely clogged. I got the BMC FM2 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004557155866.html . BMC seems like a legit company, just not one that sells in Canada. The silicone doesn't feel quite as plush as the local ones, seems more like the masks my mom had 20 years ago. And of course part of the discount is that this is the fitting guide. If it doesn't fit, gently caress you. Unlike a proper respiratory therapist place that will let you try out several masks without charge if the first one doesn't fit right. 
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Rexxed posted:Some cheap brands still make okay boards. The main thing is the switches. The cheap keyboards won't have too many features or sound dampening or anything but if you just want mech switches there's brands like Royal Kludge, Havit, etc on Amazon and probably from other sellers, too. You are the psychopath they designed this layout for??? No bur seriously how does that layout work in practice?
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CaptainSarcastic posted:You're only supposed to sleep for a few hours at a time, not years. Like I said, I sleep well, very well.
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Lord Stimperor posted:You are the psychopath they designed this layout for??? I don't know, I mostly got it for the space bar, the main four keyboards on my desk are standard TKL layout. It's not a bad compromise for the folks who insist on a numpad but they used key profiles on the numpad section that don't align with the rows on the normal board but on a numpad, so it sticks up a little on the bottom rows. I think the denser cherry 1800 style layouts are probably more sensible if you want a numpad all of the time but also need to mouse a lot and not strain your wrist. If I was using the board regularly I'd probably be fine until I used the numpad for insert/home/end/delete or print screen which I use pretty regularly. I used one of these Northgate Omnikey Ultras in the 90s for a few years so I'm sure I'd get used to it (not my picture but I have a couple of these somewhere that need repairs): 
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Facebook Aunt posted:Yeah, they have those. Under Yeah, it's kinda arbitrary on what you can buy without proof of prescription. CPAP stuff is hard to get a hold of - even just simple velcro straps that I could probably make for $2 - but I bought an O2 regulator no problem so it kinda makes no sense. Though come to think of it I guess those regulators are used for other tanks such as for welding gases so those aren't really medical exactly. Unperson_47 fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Nov 25, 2022 |
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Tarkus posted:The CPAP masks are decent and so are the CPAP machines themselves. Here in Canada you need to get a sleep study and pay 4-10x more for a CPAP machine since it's a bit of a racket. I just ordered the machine and titrated it myself, worth every penny and have been able to sleep well for the past few years. Which machine were you able to find? I could certainly use one bought outright and i don't mind using a reshipper to get it in the states
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