Samwarez

Samwarez t1_jd06bsu wrote

Reply to TIL: On January 5, 2002, Charles J. Bishop stole a Cessna 172 light aircraft and crashed it into the side of the bank of America tower. His mother filed a lawsuit against Roche Laboratories claiming that Accutane had side effects such as depression and suicidal actions. by deadflowers1

Accutane is nasty stuff, while I am thankful for it, it was hell while I was on it and it caused permanent astigmatism in my eyes, almost 20 years later my left eye continues to degrade.

Still worth it.

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Samwarez t1_jd05f9z wrote

Reply to comment by Bruce-7891 in TIL: On January 5, 2002, Charles J. Bishop stole a Cessna 172 light aircraft and crashed it into the side of the bank of America tower. His mother filed a lawsuit against Roche Laboratories claiming that Accutane had side effects such as depression and suicidal actions. by deadflowers1

I you get pregnant while on it then the child can get some nasty birth defects. I got lectured about it and i'm a guy.

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Samwarez t1_j2tozbe wrote

Reply to When faced with a choice conflict, individuals who consume alcohol may be nudged into selecting more expensive branded alcoholic beverages. by [deleted]

I don't know enough about booze to know what's worth the extra cost, but I know generally the more expensive stuff tends to be better (for example: I prefer Johnnie Walker Black label over Red label), and one of my rules of drinking is that if you can't afford to drink the good stuff you can't afford to drink.

What I consider the good stuff my be questionable, but the gist of it is that if I am factoring in the cost of alcohol in my buying decision I should not be spending money on alcohol.

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Samwarez t1_iyfc9ua wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in LPT: If your ISP has the ability to offer you 5gbps, 10gbps or faster speeds, check to make sure the devices in your home can actually make use of those speeds before paying extra each month for something you might not use. by RjBass3

speed calculations can be a bit funky based on a lot of factors. you also have to think about what the servers on the other end can provide, it's usually not as fast as you would think.

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Samwarez t1_iyfbzmr wrote

Reply to comment by jacksonhewitt in LPT: If your ISP has the ability to offer you 5gbps, 10gbps or faster speeds, check to make sure the devices in your home can actually make use of those speeds before paying extra each month for something you might not use. by RjBass3

Have you looked into a local WISP, (Wireless ISP) they use different tech then cellular (usually) and specialize in rural areas. Should be able to get you in the 15-25 MBPS range.

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Samwarez t1_iyf7szd wrote

Reply to LPT: If your ISP has the ability to offer you 5gbps, 10gbps or faster speeds, check to make sure the devices in your home can actually make use of those speeds before paying extra each month for something you might not use. by RjBass3

Also remember that past about 150mbps you are not going to utilize those speeds unless you have several devices pulling data at once, like multiable TVs streaming 4k content When I worked at an ISP my desktop had a full 10Gbps connection to the internet (for testing), and user experience was not any different than the 100Mbps I had at home. Most services will not serve you data at more than a few megabits a second, even big cloud services.

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Samwarez t1_iye4ww3 wrote

Reply to LPT: coffee filters make excellent grease catchers/absorbers. by vetiverbreath

Coffee filters are amazing for cleaning electronics too. Absorbent, strong, just the right amount of abrasiveness, AND LINT FREE. I use them on my glasses, lenses and even fiber optics in a pinch.

It also helps that they are stupid cheap, and available everywhere. There are stacks of them in every home and office and can be bought at just about any supermarket or convenience store.

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