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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Zenni lenses and frames can be had for less than $50. There's plenty of other discount glasses retailers. Never buy glasses from your healthcare provider. Yep even with my nice union vision insurance it’s still cheaper to go through zenni, the only thing it really helps with is the eye exams and even then only slightly
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thathonkey posted:i have vision insurance through my job and it's basically worthless. they will pay for 1-2 boxes of contacts per year (not month)... OR same amount of money towards frames and lenses (around 150$ or so iirc) which never comes close to covering the entire thing. it covers an eye exam also which is around 100$ value. With insurance, I had to pay $110 for a contact lens exam but part of that was an up charge for an eyeball microscopic camera thing. I only get eye exams every other year these days because my prescription is super stable so it’s fine.
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for sure theres way better options now but im really picky about frames ive been wearing the same kind for many years and am too stubborn to change. objectively they are no better than zenni or warby et al... was just pointing out vision insurance is pretty bunk in my experience
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AceClown posted:
I have the regular arctis pro wireless, love it. Didn't want to ever have to physically plug my headset in to use it.
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Big Bowie Bonanza posted:Yep even with my nice union vision insurance it’s still cheaper to go through zenni, the only thing it really helps with is the eye exams and even then only slightly I have amazing health insurance through my work, better than any job I've ever had and better than any benefits I've heard of from other people in my industry. The vision portion doesn't cover poo poo and I paid for my glasses completely out of pocket. I literally don't know why vision insurance exists. Just got this in the mail from Australia:  Its a synth/drum machine/sampler/sequencer/groovebox. The pencil is for scale. It is very small and very cool.
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Josh Lyman posted:I’ve had multiple pairs of glasses from Warby Parker and they’re great, better than the overpriced Luxottica crap I got in previous years from LensCrafters. Not that Luxottica is any better, but Warby Parker is a terrible company that treats their employees like absolute poo poo. I wish I could find the Twitter thread from an ex-employee that lists a lot of the poo poo they do; I think I have it bookmarked.
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Zenni is nice but they have like 2 frames that both fit my mammoth noggin and have nose pads
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That's a nice pencil.
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Look great, how do you wear cans for those long stretches without your ears heating up? Has always been an issue with me of cans of all types over the decades. Keeps me going back to my AirPod pros as a result.
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800peepee51doodoo posted:I have amazing health insurance through my work, better than any job I've ever had and better than any benefits I've heard of from other people in my industry. The vision portion doesn't cover poo poo and I paid for my glasses completely out of pocket. I literally don't know why vision insurance exists. Stuff like this and more or less anything for teenage engineering solidly falls within “things I’d be extremely excited to get and then never use”. Drives me absolutely nuts. I also have the musical inclination of a brick despite playing an instrument for nearly 2 decades.
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TraderStav posted:Look great, how do you wear cans for those long stretches without your ears heating up? Has always been an issue with me of cans of all types over the decades. Keeps me going back to my AirPod pros as a result. I can't speak for op but earbuds just don't work for me. I got gross thick earwax that just melts and seeps into anything in my ear and itches like nothing else. Over the ear makes my ears warm yes, but it doesn't melt the gross earwax and I can and do wear them for hours at a time.
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Time for some new boot goofin' Man, these are comfy
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Wendigee posted:I can't speak for op but earbuds just don't work for me. I got gross thick earwax that just melts and seeps into anything in my ear and itches like nothing else. yeah it's this, I did replace the pads with some cooling gel pads, which do work for a short while, but ear buds don't cut it for long stretches. I also swapped the pads because they come with those faux leather ones that inevitably flake after a while.
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Warbird posted:Stuff like this and more or less anything for teenage engineering solidly falls within “things I’d be extremely excited to get and then never use”. Drives me absolutely nuts. I also have the musical inclination of a brick despite playing an instrument for nearly 2 decades. Yeah, that's an issue with me too sometimes. I'm hoping it keeps my interest. So far, its been easy to use to make musical sounding things pretty quickly so that's a good sign.
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I just use America's best for the eyeglasses stuff. Eye exam and 2 pairs of admittedly not great glasses for 80 bucks, then take the prescription and head to Zenni or your favorite glasses online place.
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AceClown posted:
These are my fave headphones I've owned. I bought some sick rear end 90s white earpads to replace the ones they come with: https://www.amazon.com/WC-Replacement-Steelseries-Durability-Thickness/dp/B0BK5DTYT8?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1
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A "Crestline" Strat copy husk from the early 80s, made by Samick in Korea. Bought because I could use this neck plate I've had in my parts box since ~1997, and because it was cheap. Mostly because it was cheap.  Needs a few parts, which started coming in yesterday  New bridge saddles, which are "proper" Fender US spec size because all the import/metric spec stuff didn't start until a few yesrs after this one was made.
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Suggestions for a 2024 calendar? I hang it in my bathroom to have a quick check of the ordering of weeks in the month when I brush my teeth. I usually get one with cat pics but I was thinking of something educational/informational this year. This is the best one I’ve found but $20 seems like a lot https://a.co/d/4u7vrFd Josh Lyman has a new favorite as of 08:46 on Jan 2, 2024 |
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Josh Lyman posted:Suggestions for a 2024 calendar? I hang it in my bathroom to have a quick check of the ordering of weeks in the month when I brush my teeth. I usually get one with cat pics but I was thinking of something educational/informational this year. Saw this at Whole Foods. https://www.tfpublishing.com/products/2024-space-cats-mini-calendar A larger one exists https://www.amazon.com/TF-PUBLISHING-Appointments-Scheduling-Organization/dp/1639248250.. Duck and Cover has a new favorite as of 09:16 on Jan 2, 2024 |
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The best calendar is free. https://www.ausa.org/news/army-corps-engineers-releases-pet-calendars
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Just throwing this option out there.
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Discovered this on New Year's Day: https://i.imgur.com/dUlJFf8.mp4 My honing steel was worn smooth, so time to get a new one.  First (non-food) purchase of 2024.
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 Work got some old computers from a partner company so I snagged a free 16" 2019 MacBook pro. Had the battery, logic board, & track pad replaced for $249.  Apparently the new MacBook Pro's need USB-C chargers so I grabbed this (which can also charge my various other devices).  Sleeve to hold said MacBook Pro.
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Android Apocalypse posted:
You probably need a bigger charger. If I recall correctly those Intel ones need a like 100w of charging all to themselves. Something to look at if you haven't gotten it in the mail yet. Nice score.
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Android Apocalypse posted:Work got some old computers from a partner company so I snagged a free 16" 2019 MacBook pro. Had the battery, logic board, & track pad replaced for $249. Hi it's me, your coworker friend
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H110Hawk posted:You probably need a bigger charger. If I recall correctly those Intel ones need a like 100w of charging all to themselves. Something to look at if you haven't gotten it in the mail yet. Oh okay I'll grab a dedicated one then.
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H110Hawk posted:You probably need a bigger charger. If I recall correctly those Intel ones need a like 100w of charging all to themselves. Something to look at if you haven't gotten it in the mail yet. I recently got https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCVPB4PC?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details You probably don't need that one, but if you want to get full charging on your laptop while charging other things then you'll need something similar. Anker, Ugreen, Bauses, (there are others as well) I wouldn't be buying a no name for a power charger. Perhaps that's unnecessary paranoia but it does plug into the wall and your expensive computer. Duck and Cover has a new favorite as of 21:41 on Jan 4, 2024 |
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H110Hawk posted:You probably need a bigger charger. If I recall correctly those Intel ones need a like 100w of charging all to themselves. Something to look at if you haven't gotten it in the mail yet. cant beat that price even if you have to buy a 1st party charger. this is my work laptop exactly (intel i7 processor) and apple provided a 96W charger with it. however i actually typically plug it in and charge it through the USB-C connection from my standalone monitor instead so I can use one port for both power and additional display output purposes and it seems to work fine... no idea what kind of power it is providing but ive been running it like this for years+ without issue just using a random usb-c to c cable i had lying around, nothing special
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You don’t need a bigger charger. I typically just use my monitor to charge my MacBook Pro. I’ve also used an 80W steam deck charger. It’s slower but works just fine. USB-C chargers are surprisingly ubiquitous and also not really cheap; I wouldn’t buy an additional one unless you strictly needed it.
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Yeah if you are banging off the limiter it will slowly drain etc but it will charge while asleep as long as it's a certain minimum wattage.
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 (I recently learned you can both fry and roast cabbage.)
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gently caress your cabbage
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TheMadMilkman posted:
Welcome to the overlander club. 
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3D Megadoodoo posted:
You can also smoke it. on a smoker, I mean.
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Cabbage is very versatile.
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Not a purchase per se as it was a gift… Adidas NMD_V3's.
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 I've owned a Vodka brand shirt for years, been trying to find another one for a while now. Searching for them is hard because they're old and it just turns up merch for actual vodka. Super hyped for my cigarette butts and beepers shirt.
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UwUnabomber posted:
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