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Cake day: August 16th, 2023

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  • So apparently this is 100% a thing with expensive camera lenses. Different markets will get different quality lenses despite the model being marked as the same.

    It’s also why I won’t buy clothing from US based outlets, as the brands have been known to explicitly manufacture lower quality product to sell at outlets. That said, the only time this actually comes up for me (being an Australian), is that I won’t buy big brand clothing at Costco.






  • Once female speaking time reaches 30% or more, males believe that the females are dominating the speaking time.

    Female encroachment on what has traditionally been considered male spaces is not taken well. Female empowerment is considered taking from deserving males.

    Essentially the general male population don’t like females, and only tolerate them as a subservient subclass who should be seen and not heard.

    EDIT: This should probably annoy you a little too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt2qCjL6-n4

    And it may also explain why people complain that there should only ever be one female character - it minimises the chances of males having to watch two females interact, because that would be excluding the male experience and they couldn’t possibly relate to two females interacting.

    EDIT2: comments in that video do claim there are more scenes… whether or not that really adds much is up to you.










  • Snoring is produced by soft tissues vibrating when they flop where they shouldn’t (i.e., blocking airway).

    It is thus indicative of reduced airflow, which can result in negative health outcomes - including yes, brain damage. The full condition is called obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), but there are other conditions like upper airway resistive syndrome.

    From the pictures I see online, it looks like an OTC mandibular advancement splint (MAS). MAS are used for management of OSA, but only per the prescription of a sleep physician, who needs the results from a sleep study as well as an examination of the patient.

    Not all OSA sufferers will tolerate let alone benefit from a MAS. There are drawbacks and side effects with a MAS that may not be discussed with all patients, let alone purchasers of an OTC product.





  • Putting aside whether it’s normal for you to be experiencing aging so early*, you should still see another PCP because they didn’t manage your actual concern: “I am experiencing issues functioning day to day life, and would like a plan to manage this”.

    It would have been one thing if the doctor had said “yup, just you, so let’s get you into an assisted living arrangement now”, or “I’m fairly certain this is just your shitty genes, but to rule out anything else, let’s send you for X tests and see the Y specialist”.

    From your post, it doesn’t sound like that was the case.

    *The joke goes that after thirty you don’t get injured, you get permanent disabilities.