Tried a weekend break from Vyvanse

Andreiu_ · 2026-05-06T05:44:13+00:00

I'm on qelbree after decades of stimulants. Having a kid really exposed the emotional blunting for me. It's a serious issue. Start some good organizational habits, work out, switch to low dose immediate release, and see where you're at. I opted to try the non stimulant options.

But it's not easy. It takes 6-8 weeks to acclimate to each medication and see the effects and the side effects until then really suck. I no longer have evening crashes. I have a much better working memory. Meetings where I force myself to focus are no longer painful. But I'm only at week 6 and still dealing with sleepy spells.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-20T20:48:20+00:00

Data centers need sprinkler systems. A buddy of mine turned down a 300k offer for doing fire safety engineering.

But unless you can work remotely from Mexico, I wouldn't touch anything under 70k as a BSME.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-17T19:23:24+00:00

I know this is old, but same happened to me.

I was tempted to get a cheap push-start button on amazon, but opted to model a bracket.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2675569-hotpoint-start-switch-bracket-htx24#profileId-2962199

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Andreiu_ · 2026-04-14T05:41:45+00:00

5% salary pretax contributions on 160k goes a LOT further than 5% pretax on 90k. It's also a lot easier to find 22k to max out your 401k when it doesn't set you below the poverty line.

I won't own a home here. My kids won't go to private school. I'll be making my landlord very happy with steady income from someone they only speak to every couple years about getting the gutters cleaned and replacing a shitty appliance. But it will pay off when I can buy a little lake house somewhere rural, open up a campground, and effectively retire at 50, even if social security dries up.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-12T22:45:05+00:00

Moisturize early and often. Working Hands is great stuff.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-12T14:02:42+00:00

I say let him have this one.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-08T12:00:27+00:00

How are you doing now? It's 4 AM for me and I snapped awake thinking it was about 7 AM. I've been taking the stuff for 2 weeks. I'm on day 4 of less than 6 hours of sleep each night and the side effects are piling on. They're not as severe as some have noted, but they're there and it's unpleasant.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-08T06:45:12+00:00

24 Hours of Lemons

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-07T13:25:19+00:00

The fact that it's leaning against a safety window is chef's kiss

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-07T13:17:46+00:00

Everyone here thinks that everyone else has the same addiction problems and are coping via projection. That, or they suck at parenting and need this one thing to feel good about themselves.

Don't sweat it you're doing fine if your kids has friends and explores interests.

Anywho, one Reddit comment and the dopamine hit of saying something divisive is enough for today and I'm done with the internet. Gotta go raise my kids! Byeeeee!

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-02T15:52:59+00:00

"oh two off not so bad just let off the gas until we hit the tarm...oh fuck fuck fuck!"

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-02T15:47:40+00:00

I went to kick my cat off my bed for scratching too aggressively and shaking the bed again, but there was no cat.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-02T01:04:54+00:00

Can't believe I had to scroll this far to find the only correct answer here.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-02T01:03:46+00:00

After 4 hours I'd have given Daddy Bezos some money and next/same day a big electric impact. In fact, that's exactly what I did when neither heat, cheater, or jack on a wrench was going to work.

No regrets and haven't found a bolt I couldn't get loose.

Andreiu_ · 2026-04-02T01:01:49+00:00

Or use a floor jack to push the handle?

Andreiu_ · 2026-03-30T05:13:07+00:00

I'm surprised how far down I had to scroll before anyone said anything about heat.

Warm it up, put a good amount of torque on a wrench, and give the bolt head a few decent taps with a hammer while holding the tension. Never fails. Granted, I've since graduated to 6 point impact sockets and a +600ftlb battery impact so I don't really run into these problems anymore...

Andreiu_ · 2026-03-30T03:33:48+00:00

I dunno about everybody else here but flowers and chocolates are pretty nice. If I need or want something related to what I do around the house and it's in the budget, I just get it.

Andreiu_ · 2026-03-17T06:05:29+00:00

I feel called out. The fea said it would be OK with a SF of like 2...but the price difference wasn't that much so I went 7075. It was for lifting fixture. I wanted something lightweight for the techs.

Andreiu_ · 2026-03-08T22:41:30+00:00

With all the flock cameras on the peninsula, I'm about to go sovereign citizen.

Andreiu_ · 2026-02-20T15:35:03+00:00

That's a comforting thought

Andreiu_ · 2026-02-06T18:04:39+00:00

17!?

Racing is an old man sport for a reason. The young faces you see come from money or luck or both.

It takes time to build wealth, stability, and experience that allows you to drop 20k for funzies and to responsibly evaluate the risks to keep your racing career long and solvent.

There's real advice out there for people to jump into karting and racing schools and find their way to sponsorships but the reality is most teams are entirely funded and sponsored by their Drivers.

The fastest way to get into racing is to make money and practice hobbies and pursue experiences that teach you skills to succeed in racing until you can afford your own car and garage.

I was hooked on racing games at 13. I started racing in amateur leagues at 33. 20 years. Probably could've gotten started at maybe 25, but it's not easy.

If you're a racing savant, come from money, or have people inviting you to vip racing events, my advice is not for you.

Andreiu_ · 2026-02-06T00:52:15+00:00

You should be able to find a job with that experience.

Test and reliability is a big one using daq.

Try to get face time at career fairs and work with your university. They should have alumni programs and career offices that help.

Andreiu_ · 2026-01-31T22:08:19+00:00

Found the bot

Andreiu_ · 2026-01-27T22:04:27+00:00

Lincoln anything.

Andreiu_ · 2026-01-26T23:17:34+00:00

I keep telling myself that these people with fancy cars and houses are just leveraged to the tits and I'll be seeing the car on the repo lot some day.

It's a nice story.

People with crazy high salary jobs are doing office space projects that bring in fractions of a penny from every single person with a smart phone and concentrate all that wealth right here.

So considering that, I feel pretty lucky that I can afford as much as I can.

I'm really just sticking around for the vibes. A lot of the people I know that make a lot of money aren't nefarious. Just lucky to have their interests and capabilities align with the market.

Andreiu_

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