What first world problem did you have today?

[MrSquished]

oh I also have Cyberpunk 2077 I got at launch, and that I did play for like ten hours at least. That was a dope game - now that it's been beautifully patched in the meantime, I have to go back.

I have Control, Alan Wake II, the Dead Space remaster, and now STALKER. I gotta play some of this stuff. STALKER is the most appealing as it is in an FPS viewpoint I think. But of course I'm just about to go play some Apex Legends

 

[igor_kavinski]

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Played that before I was 20. One of the very few point and click games I didn't need a walkthrough for. It was engaging, funny and logical.

 

[Jon-T]

out of Tater Tots

 

[sdifox]

just spewed the coffee in my mouth over the keyboard, mouse, monitor, phone, tablet and the wall. Took a while to cleanup.

 

[KLin]

Had my 6 month dental checkup and cleaning yesterday. My teeth still hurt today from the cleaning. Damnit

 

[igor_kavinski]

Had my 6 month dental checkup and cleaning yesterday. My teeth still hurt today from the cleaning. Damnit

Yeah. They press that thing too hard against the teeth. Had it done only once. Felt like he was gonna break my teeth. Now I just use organic toothpaste with silica. Besides, I avoid sleeping on sticky sweet teeth so don't have to deal with tartar etc.

 

[KLin]

out of Tater Tots

 

[KLin]

Yeah. They press that thing too hard against the teeth. Had it done only once. Felt like he was gonna break my teeth. Now I just use organic toothpaste with silica. Besides, I avoid sleeping on sticky sweet teeth so don't have to deal with tartar etc.

How do your teeth do with the rinsing they do? My teeth are sensitive to cold these days, that sucked yesterday too,

 

[sdifox]

How do your teeth do with the rinsing they do? My teeth are sensitive to cold these days, that sucked yesterday too,

sensitive toothpaste help with that a lot.

I use this one

Amazon.ca

 

[Red Squirrel]

My teeth are not exactly sensitive to the cleaning but I still hate when they do all that picking and prodding, its more an uncomfortable feeling than pain. Kinda like nails on a chalkboard with dry hands. I'm always worried they rip out fillings too thinking it might be plaque. I would hope they look at dental records before they get started so they know where the fillings are.

 

[sdifox]

My teeth are not exactly sensitive to the cleaning but I still hate when they do all that picking and prodding, its more an uncomfortable feeling than pain. Kinda like nails on a chalkboard with dry hands. I'm always worried they rip out fillings too thinking it might be plaque. I would hope they look at dental records before they get started so they know where the fillings are.

you think dental hygienist can't tell filling from plaque? They look at your x-rays on file before starting no?

 

[igor_kavinski]

How do your teeth do with the rinsing they do? My teeth are sensitive to cold these days, that sucked yesterday too,

I'm actually really scared of that and was the reason I went for cleaning roughly 12 years ago after my gums got very sore and started bleeding easily. Used only organic toothpaste from then on. For some time I used Jason's, then tried ORA MD (really good but damn it stings!) and been using Dr. Organic (tea tree/aloe vera) since.

Sensitivity occurs due to exposed roots so possibly you have slightly deeper gum pockets. One way is to discuss with the dentist on using fluoride gel at night. Then in morning use any organic toothpaste containing myrrh. That makes your gums tighter and should cover up the exposed roots in three months. After that, just avoid using chemical toothpastes. Eat cucumber after any meal with sticky stuff. Cucumber helps clean the teeth and has some antibacterial action.

 

[KLin]

Yea he suggested using a soft bristle brush (I usually use medium) and sensodyne for tooth paste. Gonna give that a try before my next cleaning in July.

TIL some interesting stuff about cucumbers! Thanks!

 

[igor_kavinski]

Yea he suggested using a soft bristle brush (I usually use medium)

I tried medium once and it felt like I was rubbing sandpaper on my gums. It's too harsh. Nylon toothbrush is good. Some recommend bamboo toothbrush but haven't tried it. Also, don't press the toothbrush against the teeth. Let it slide over. Pressing makes the bristles flat and that doesn't clean properly. Less force lets the bristle tips make contact properly with the enamel and spaces.

 

[pmv]

I often have this dilemma with Ebay - when something isn't really 'as described', i.e. it has faults that weren't mentioned...but those particular faults don't really matter for my very specific purposes, so I don't really care that much, and would rather keep the thing than mess about getting a refund. Then I'm stuck for what 'feedback' to leave.

i.e. in this case item had a completely failed built-in rechargeable battery, that the description never mentioned (claiming it was working fully, when in fact the battery would drain itself within seconds of supposedly being 'fully charged'). But then again, I bought it with the intention of completely rebuilding it including, among other changes, a completely new battery anyway, so the failed battery makes no difference to me.

Can't in all honesty give entirely positive feedback because the description wasn't accurate, but it doesn't feel fair to leave bad feedback without giving them a chance to give a refund or replacement or something, but don't have any interest in messing about with that when I can, as it happens, make perfectly good use of it as it is.

 

[lxskllr]

I often have this dilemma with Ebay - when something isn't really 'as described', i.e. it has faults that weren't mentioned...but those particular faults don't really matter for my very specific purposes, so I don't really care that much, and would rather keep the thing than mess about getting a refund. Then I'm stuck for what 'feedback' to leave.

i.e. in this case item had a completely failed built-in rechargeable battery, that the description never mentioned (claiming it was working fully, when in fact the battery would drain itself within seconds of supposedly being 'fully charged'). But then again, I bought it with the intention of completely rebuilding it including, among other changes, a completely new battery anyway, so the failed battery makes no difference to me.

Can't in all honesty give entirely positive feedback because the description wasn't accurate, but it doesn't feel fair to leave bad feedback without giving them a chance to give a refund or replacement or something, but don't have any interest in messing about with that when I can, as it happens, make perfectly good use of it as it is.

Deduct a star or two. There tends to be rating inflation on reviews, and I do it myself. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a 3* product. A 3* product does what it's supposed to do. May not be fancy, may not have a luxury finish, but it's fully fit for purpose. That's the baseline. Better than average gets more stars, and worse gets fewer.

Same goes for seller service. It could be argued that an inaccurate description falls below the baseline, but with rating inflation, you could drop it down to 4 or 3, give your reason, and the seller still looks pretty good.

 

[lxskllr]

My tree lantern isn't working out as well as I had hoped. I knew it wouldn't operate at 100% due to where it was placed, but light time is abysmal. It only stays lit for ~2hr on a sunny day. I moved the mount down, and to one edge inside the cut. I'm hoping that'll allow more light to hit the panel. The way the cut's placed, I can either optimize for morning sun, or evening sun. I can't have both. I went for evening sun for best 4 season lighting. If this doesn't work, I guess I'll stick it outside the tree, but that isn't what I had in mind for the whole thing.

I could try to wire in a remote solar panel, but that's a lot of work for a crappy $10 lantern. I may do that, but I'm not really motivated for it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Probably just lack of daylight in general because of the time of year. Even my 400w array doesn't produce enough power to keep the inverter going at this time of year. I don't even bother taking snow off the solar panels anymore as I found it makes no difference, even when they're clear they just don't get enough light. Off grid I'm going to need a very large array, like 10kw at least. I'll also have the room for it. I'd do that here if I had room.

 

[biostud]

Probably just lack of daylight in general because of the time of year. Even my 400w array doesn't produce enough power to keep the inverter going at this time of year. I don't even bother taking snow off the solar panels anymore as I found it makes no difference, even when they're clear they just don't get enough light. Off grid I'm going to need a very large array, like 10kw at least. I'll also have the room for it. I'd do that here if I had room.

You need moving mirrors that redirect the sun rays

 

[Red Squirrel]

You need moving mirrors that redirect the sun rays

The issue is there are no sun rays to begin with, it's just mostly dark all the time. Although it would help maximize what little light there is.

 

[lxskllr]

You need moving mirrors that redirect the sun rays

When I was thinking about a solution to my lantern, I gave more thought than I should have to a solar powered haul system that moves the lantern outside the tree during the day so it can catch sun, then back into the tree at dark for lighting. You can tell my ancestry's German :^D

 

[pmv]

The issue is there are no sun rays to begin with, it's just mostly dark all the time. Although it would help maximize what little light there is.

Seems a waste to use solar panels at such a high latitude. Though I don't know to what degree solar panels are a scarce resource these days. Insofar as they require rare-ish materials to manufacture, it would seem more rational to deploy them closer to the equator, and focus more on wind power in places like Canada (or the UK) where the incident angle for sunlight isn't ideal.

 

[sdifox]

When I was thinking about a solution to my lantern, I gave more thought than I should have to a solar powered haul system that moves the lantern outside the tree during the day so it can catch sun, then back into the tree at dark for lighting. You can tell my ancestry's German :^D

Why not just have battery packs.

 

[lxskllr]

Why not just have battery packs.

Then I have to walk my ass up to the tree to swap them out. Most straightforward is a remote solar panel, but that tree won't be up there long. Probably fours years tops. It's white pine, and will rot away to nothing. It was most interesting when it was hang a lantern up and forget it. I was hoping for at least 4hr runtime, but I'm only at half that in a best case scenario.

 

[pete6032]

The used car market is insane right now. I just looked at vehicle listings and the used car I bought in 2020 has roughly the same asking price today.