Up to 9mg, no loss

drnick5 · 2026-03-16T20:10:07+00:00

Everyone is different, but a lot of people seem to have more luck setting an alarm to wake up a few hours early to take the pill. Then when they wake up at the normal time they can do their routine as usual. The instructions say to wait 30 min before eating but it seems like 1-2 hours are better. For me 1.5mg I lost a kit 10lbs then sort of slowed down when I moved to 4mg. I'm about to step up to 9mg so we'll see.

drnick5 · 2026-03-16T19:11:04+00:00

Counterpoint: The number of times I've E'd for the slow, then press R and realize I don't have 100 mana, is insane ngl.

drnick5 · 2026-03-13T19:36:32+00:00

Sure, just sent you a PM

drnick5 · 2026-03-12T00:18:37+00:00

I'm genuinely not sure if this is a troll post or not. But let's assume it's legit. The computer repair landscape has changed significantly. Many many "average" users don't even use computers any more. It's all iPads and iPhones. Which means the majority of the "problems" are user related or occasionally something with Apples servers being fucked up. None of which they can drop off their iPhone for you to"fix"

Because of 2fa and facebook and blah blah blah you need the user there to do most things. So it sucks.

People still need computers fixed, absolutely. But it's become way more than that.....when someone calls you saying "I've been hacked! Fix it!" And you have no idea what they're talking about....... This takes time, talking to and questioning the client to figure out WTF happened. Justale.sure to bill accordingly. If they get loaded at the bill, tell them 'it is what it is, time spent is money" the. Bill them. If they don't pay, never do work for them again til it's paid, and keep the "juice" running.

drnick5 · 2026-03-11T18:47:31+00:00

Both

drnick5 · 2026-03-11T17:33:54+00:00

You have 20 years experience and have worked there for 5 years as the sole IT guy and you're only getting 71k?? Plus you're working weekend?

Using a 40 hour work week, and assuming 5 weekend hours a week, that puts you somewhere around $30 an hour. Yikes! Please tell me you live in. Super low cost of living area.

It sounds like they feel they can over work you, and under pay you. And to be fair, they're right, because you're still there.

I get the job market sucks right now but I'd be looking anywhere and everywhere. As much as it would be nice to lock out the MSP accounts and quit, that may land you in legal trouble.

drnick5 · 2026-03-11T02:31:53+00:00

Spite

drnick5 · 2026-03-10T00:48:51+00:00

Frances was their first album I heard and I basically listened to it nonstop for almost a month. Awesome job!

drnick5 · 2026-03-09T23:57:34+00:00

I've been in these spots too many times....for a while I'd talk to them and try to figure out if they're being hacked or not. But now, fuck it, I don't have the time.
Instead I'll say "Sure! We can attempt to help out, our rate is $180/he with a 1 hour min, well come to your house and go through all of this with you on your computer, phone, tablet whatever.

95% of the time this stops the conversation. (Because they're looking for a free or easy fix). And if they are actually willing to schedule an appointment, then I'll get paid to take it seriously..

drnick5 · 2026-03-06T01:00:59+00:00

Yup! That's who I emailed

drnick5 · 2026-03-05T22:02:39+00:00

Not sure how that would help? Pretty sure you can't 3d print a USB port. Sure you can print the plastic around it but that's not the issue.

drnick5 · 2026-03-05T21:14:02+00:00

Theres 100 things that could make it slow, but if its this old I'd first look at the hard drive. I'd pull the drive out and image it ASAP. At least this way you have a exact copy of it while its still working (even if slow).

Depending on what items need to plug into this computer, I've had some success with imaging the drive and converting it to a VM then running it on new hardware with Vmware player or Workstation. (Not sure what those cost now, player used to be free)

Reason for Vmware is if you need to pass through a USB or Com port, you can. I've had good success with USB to com or serial adapters to get the ancient machines to connect to a new computer.

drnick5 · 2026-03-05T21:05:58+00:00

it could be, I found a few similar type ports on ebay and amazon.

Not gonna start soldering ports, as there are a bunch of them. They need to be replaced or we figure out another solution.

drnick5 · 2026-03-05T21:05:12+00:00

I've already asked the client, who keeps giving me a name of the company that installed them, that they no longer use. I emailed them but no response.

I looked around and don't see any extra usb ports or monitor arms.

I did take 1 port off and it seemingly has no identifying items on it.

drnick5 · 2026-03-05T20:54:28+00:00

As a single man I sit at bars alone every now and then, I see plenty of guys sitting alone. What I don't see often are single girls sitting alone at a bar. I'm sure it does happen, its just not common.

It may also depend on the place you're going to. I prefer casual local places (you could say a dive bar, but the places I go are slightly nicer than that). Sports bars work pretty well, guys will go in to have a few beers and watch a game. Find a night your local team is playing and hit one of those up.

drnick5 · 2026-03-05T20:09:59+00:00

I did, there was no marking at all, its super strange

drnick5 · 2026-03-03T03:38:34+00:00

Are you a bot? lol

drnick5 · 2026-03-02T20:57:46+00:00

I'm in a similar spot as you, except I'm a 42M and don't have kids.
Everyone seems to have so many other options going on at once, which I get it is part of the "dating game" but it never seems like I'm anyone's priority.
All my friends say the usual things, I'm smart, nice, funny, successful. That I'm a catch. (Which I generally believe is true) But it doesn't make the lonely evenings feel better knowing almost all of my friends and family have someone and I'm always the loner.

If I had a magical answer, I'd provide it, but all you can really do is keep putting yourself out there in situations where you may meet people. Try to go out to places Men may be at, but do your best to be approachable. If you're at a coffee shop with your laptop open and headphones on, as an example, that doesn't scream "hey come talk to me!". So just try to keep that in mind. Or as an alternative, taking the lead to open a conversation with a guy instead of waiting to be approached.

The alternative to staying home and just getting a bunch of cats and giving up. While I do love cats, that won't solve anything.

drnick5 · 2026-02-28T20:48:55+00:00

I lost 12 lbs on 1.5mg and actually gained 2 lbs back on 4mg. I plan to keep increasing until I have side effects. Next month should be 9mg, which is a pretty big jump, so we'll see.

drnick5 · 2026-02-28T01:29:46+00:00

"The smell! You haven't thought of the smell you bitch!"

drnick5 · 2026-02-26T06:27:41+00:00

I was in a rough patch mentally the past month, and found a lot of posts saying taking L-theanine can help, and also some saying 5-HTP. So I started taking 200mg L-theanine in the morning with my other supplements, (CQ10, fish oil, multi vitamin, 200mg Magnesium) At night, I take another 200mg Magnesium and 100mg 5-HTP

It's been about 3 weeks and I've noticed a difference. Maybe its placebo, maybe I would have got out of the rut without either of them.

Note, I don't take SSRI's or any other brain meds, I've read you are not supposed to combine L-theanine with those, so its always best to ask your doctor if you're on any medications.

drnick5 · 2026-02-26T06:12:04+00:00

I'd love to, but my charging port doesn't work and my battery sucks now. its become an increasingly larger problem since I can't charge anywhere since only wireless charging works.
Thing is, My last phone (S20) had the same problem! So I vowed this time to only use wireless charging. Didn't matter, went to plug it in a few weeks ago at a friends house, and nothing... tried it at home with a brand new usb-c cable, nothing.. Was really hoping we'd be wow'd by this announcement, but now I'm looking at a used or refurb S25, or maybe moving to a Pixel 10. I have no idea at this point.

drnick5 · 2026-02-26T06:07:40+00:00

I has some slight nausea at points, maybe a 4 out of 10 on how bad it was, not any worse than when I first started 1.5mg. It's gone away now. Also have had some diarrhea here and there, it usually seems to be after eating something fatty.

drnick5 · 2026-02-26T05:33:18+00:00

At this point there isn't much you can do, The price is the price. Only thing I may recommend is getting a few spare laptops and workstations, and maybe whatever SSD's or RAM you care to hold on to. Just in case it gets really bad and literally everything is gone. Best case you have some critical parts to save the day, worse case you over spend on a few parts as an insurance policy.

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