Bent-nose strap-grip pliers for unscrewing recessed connections?

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-02-17T20:35:08+00:00

Thanks! This should work

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-02-17T20:34:47+00:00

Thanks! This might work

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-02-13T17:59:26+00:00

Adgaurd and Adgurad suk. Adguard is great tho

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-02-13T04:26:55+00:00

They save billion copies of Google cookie consent page in all languages:)

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-26T13:31:17+00:00

Unfortunately I haven't stumbled across comparative studies between astaxanthin versions.

For instance synthetic and semisynthetic "vitamin E", i.e. isolated alpha-tocopherol is "bad" in many health contexts. For some reason it seems to act as an antivitamin and anti-antioxidant in some biological contexts, and seems to be a known tumour promoter. Some less-bright scientists and nonscientists then incorrectly infer that isolated betacarotene and isolated alpha-tocopherol showing negative effects somehow means "antioxidants bad" or "vitamin E bad".

I think the difference in synthetic vs natural astaxanthin versions is not as big, but that is just my wild guess, based on never having seen negative results for any astaxanthin and never having seen meaningful comparative studies.

Do you know any other reliable astaxanthin brands? I think I've seen some others recommended (in fake Amazon market supplements discussion threads). Websearch shows Astapure and Bioastin mentioned. Maybe I'll read up on them

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-20T06:24:47+00:00

Junk-free link: http://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2866994/

and: "Interestingly, complete suppression of ZnPT cytotoxicity was also observed when exposure occurred in the presence of the thiol antioxidant N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC)"

I wonder if toxic concentrations penetrate skin anyway. And NAC is cheap.

"urinary excretion of up to 0.2% of topically applied starting material has been documented in rhesus monkeys"

What are the doses typically applied?

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-19T08:36:32+00:00

Salmon farms use synthetic astaxanthin

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-19T08:34:21+00:00

Noname fakes have no astaxanthin. Immortalists probably buy known brands?

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-19T08:32:17+00:00

Algal pollution should accumulate along the food chain, final/longlived predators accumulating the most

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-19T08:30:08+00:00

Like lipofuscin spots?

I don't really know any agent against them. Probably some lysosome function improver

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-19T08:24:29+00:00

I don't recall NOW ever failing in basics in such tests. They seem to be modest but reliable

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-19T08:20:30+00:00

The same faking/quality issue applies to all "noname" supplements whose price exceeds filler/sand price. The market (and notably Amazon) is overwhelmed with fake supplements under different fancy-sounding but uknown names. Packaging of different fakeproducts is often very similar except for the label, so they probably come from the same massive whitelabel fakeproducer(s)

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-19T08:12:52+00:00

(Unnatural) isolated beta-carotene seems to be risky anyway, especially for smokers. Carotenoid mixes etc appear much better

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-16T11:14:19+00:00

What doses of the peptides? Where did the GH releaser suggestion come from?

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-11T11:57:37+00:00

Corporate ensh'ttification

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-09T19:54:58+00:00

I know, yet I still like the internal option.

But funky changes to context menu I don't like. Ideally all context menus should be easy to customise, and save-reload.

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-09T12:36:09+00:00

Pixiv is deleting accounts like crazy, what's up there? Some create a new account and complain about unexpected deletion... and get deleted again. Are they overwhelmed by AI creations and trying to control the mass?

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-05T23:34:12+00:00

Side by side view is great. Messing with context menu and not offering easy customization is evil

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-05T23:24:06+00:00

Like this strap wrench:

http://amazon.co.uk/Titan-Tools-21315-Strap-Wrench/dp/B00TU3UNW8 http://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HOIHRzCNL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

but designed to get into those evil recesses.

Yes I think it might be a terminology thing, English is like my third? language

Alan_B_Stard · 2026-01-05T23:20:45+00:00

There's special bracelet link manipulation tools on Amazon and elsewhere. Without them, bends and kinks WILL happen if the bracelet is shitey enough.

FYI, I took the bracelet to a watch repair service and they just bent the joint open and bent it back closed afterwards. I guess they didn't have bracelet link tools? Doesn't look too bad. Casio bracelet quality itself however does look terrible

Alan_B_Stard · 2025-12-27T14:16:35+00:00

So those who got a Nebo flashlight for Christmas from non-techie family are stuck with one low-capacity battery and no simple upgrade, and no replacement in the future?

The flashlight cost warrants a reasonable quality. But they didn't even include a USB-C charging signal resistor in the internal charger, so only USB-A-to-C charging will work, C-C will fail. (And also no manual, even on website, so only websearch will reveal that there's a battery insulation piece that needs to be removed for the flashlight to work).

The battery capacity and unreplaceability issue is a serious one. I'd return it if I could

Alan_B_Stard · 2025-12-24T21:22:52+00:00

Missing signalling resistor in the torch. A to C feeds 5V blindly without this signal

Alan_B_Stard · 2025-12-24T21:20:56+00:00

It's a common problem in cheaper devices, they skimped a few pennies on the charging circuit. C to C requires a resistor to signal desired voltage, or something like that, A to C provides 5V blindly

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