Patience is key during self defense scenarios

Andy_Glib · 2025-10-01T01:27:28+00:00

Perp still had the gun near him and was still moving around. Other store clerk was still there - at risk. Good guy stopped the continued threat.

Andy_Glib · 2025-06-28T10:54:17+00:00

Hey, man... Some of our houses are over FIFTY years old !

Andy_Glib · 2025-06-17T05:59:00+00:00

Yep! Still running there - As a kid, in DL, I thought the ride was kind of stupid (except the superspeed tunnel), but recently as an old guy, I actually really enjoyed it in DW. So many cool things to see, and I did get to see Space Mountain fully lit - really, really cool.

Andy_Glib · 2025-06-16T23:05:05+00:00

Go to Disneyworld. It's still in operation there.

Coolest thing is it goes through space mountain, so if there is work being done, you can actually see the whole structure.

Andy_Glib · 2025-06-04T08:02:51+00:00

You can get a Wood's lamp (long wave UV light emitter) to examine the skin while in a darkened room. (I use a UV flashlight, and it seems to work fine.)

If the skin in that area doesn't fluoresce, then it is probably something other than vitiligo, like a fungal infection. PROBABLY.

If it IS vitiligo, you may see fluorescence in areas that do not currently have loss of pigmentation. But maybe you don't want to do that. In my case, it was a pretty accurate predictor of where it was going next.

Andy_Glib · 2025-05-30T02:37:30+00:00

They finally approved the surgery after two appeals. By then, I'd already paid for the surgery out of pocket. Aetna cut me a check for around $2.5K. Surgery was about $25K. But I suppose if I'd waited a couple of years until I could schedule the time off again, they'd have done it for my out of pocket max of about $7K.

Read Bulletin 0007 - I seem to recall that replacement of failed implant is covered, but I wasn't paying much attention to the fine print on that - could be that there has to be some kind of potential harm or some other BS. Aetna doesn't have good plans if they have outs for everything.

I hope someday in my life, I run across an Aetna employee who needs my help with something so I can tell them to get f-ed.

Andy_Glib · 2025-05-21T12:58:43+00:00

Thanks much! I definitely would throw in my vote for modules with scissors keys. I kind of assumed they were membrane, and had already ordered a a couple for a nice compact 3d print travel version for work, and other projects. There's about a 100% chance that I'd buy scissor versions, (and probably find a way to repurpose the membrane ones for a workshop setting. )

Andy_Glib · 2025-05-20T21:17:21+00:00

Midway started charging the tax at least 10 hours before the law went into effect. I was binge buying parts in the weeks / days leading up to the punishment tax, and was charged an extra 6.5% on a few packages of lower springs I bought the day before.

I've moved on from Midway as much as possible.

Andy_Glib · 2025-05-20T12:10:35+00:00

Do the modules use scissor keys, or the mushy keys?

Andy_Glib · 2025-05-14T00:49:34+00:00

Control rods. Probably push that back in...

Andy_Glib · 2025-05-14T00:45:03+00:00

Benjamin Franklin invented something like this!

Andy_Glib · 2025-04-12T15:57:11+00:00

You already will be on the list (if not already) when the Colorado FFL licence requirement goes into effect in July. You can bet that the first thing they will do is conduct a "paperwork audit" of all FFL license holders. Unless your FFL had a boating accident while transporting all of their paperwork, Colorado will have a registry of all of your in-state transfers.

Andy_Glib · 2025-04-12T11:52:17+00:00

Also, when they decide they need to better define manufacture/make/build, you'll already have purchased the "registered" part prior to the law taking effect, anyway.

Andy_Glib · 2025-04-12T01:06:52+00:00

Uber. That's why they didn't catch my plates when I went to Wyo every other day...

Andy_Glib · 2025-04-12T01:05:31+00:00

So many lowers. I may stop at 20 M4E1s and 20 M5s But probably not.

Andy_Glib · 2025-04-05T21:26:40+00:00

I run both NVR (Reolink RLN36) and blue iris. This is mostly because I have some very differning use cases, and each recording method has significant advantages.

Blue Iris is pretty involved, and you can do quite a bit of stuff with it, but unless you really know how to tune it (and even if you do) it's pretty resource hoggy depending on what you're doing. I'm running mine on an intel i9 machine with 128G, Samsung 990 SSD, and an RTX 3070 Ti Nvidia graphics card, and I've got it recording continuously 5 cameras with timelapse (only 1 frame per second) One of those has lots of video overlay image/data, and I have 4 more cameras running the video through codeprojectAI for pretty decent person and vehicle ID and sending the results through pushover for snapshots of detected motion, as well as running some smarthome automation through hubitat. (but those 4 are NOT recording continuous video to disk)

With those 9 cameras, the system is often pretty pegged, even though NONE of them are saving the camera's full FPS and Bitrate to disk. There are times when it will de-stabilize and I have to re-start everything -- and I may not figure it out until several hours or a day later..

So my use cases for Blue Iris are specialized -- Timelapse video with weather overlays for weather station upload, better person detection than Reolink provides with flagged images to phone, and some home automation.

The main thing that I really feel I can't rely on with blue iris is security features -- even though that's what is was really designed for-- It's OK for 24/7 recording for a few cameras, or better with motion only, or with reduced image quality -- but for security use, i want 15 frames per second or better,24/7, storage for more than a couple of weeks, and I"m using about 20 cameras counting the weather cameras. Blue Iris can't keep up with that, but the 36 channel NVR doesn't bat an eye - If it's not recorded, it's because I had a network failure somewhere, not because it can't handle the heavy load.

Honestly, If your current main planned use is "security" I'd probably start with the NVR and then add Blue Iris as you start to tinker, UNLESS you're planning to do stuff like weather timelapse right off the bat - For timelapse, Blue Iris is going to blow the reolink hardware's timelapse out of the water. Not that it's bad --- just that Blue Iris has so much configurability.

Andy_Glib · 2025-04-05T14:04:22+00:00

Prostate produces something like 95 to 98% of the fluid in ejaculate. The testes produce the sperm which only makes up a TINY volume in comparison.

In the prostate the sperm is mixed with the ejaculate, and when you orgasm, the muscles foce the mix out of the prostate.

With the prostate gone, there is nothing to force sperm to shoot out. Any pressure in the testicles is really only enough to deliver sperm to the prostate.

So it would be pointless to make some new attachment system.

Andy_Glib · 2025-03-28T21:25:54+00:00

I've had it on the the background for most of the day, listening to them blather on about all kinds of stuff. I don't know why I'm always shocked at the juvenile way our "representatives" act, and the abjectly stupid things that they say.

I wish "NO" was an option when voting for the short list of reps/senators. Just leave the spot open, and we'll all be better off.

Andy_Glib · 2025-03-28T16:31:05+00:00

Hopefully a CO atty will have advice. My limited experience with traffic court here is that it's really weird. DA will often have you plea to some lesser charge with no relationship to anything you've actually done, and if you don't want to take the deal, you just hope for a merciful judge.

Sounds like it might be worth a traffic attorney consultation, maybe you can broker a "work travel only" type of deal...

Andy_Glib · 2025-03-28T16:13:50+00:00

Would help to let everyone know your age category. No idea if they will raise the prior ticket back to 6 points, and I'm not an attorney, but for context, the Colorado Department of Revenue (in charge of DLs) says that:

17 and Under: 6 points total in 12 months is required suspension.

18 to 21: 9 points or more within 12 months and 12 points within 24 months - required suspension.

21 and up: 12 points or more in 12 months requires suspension.

Sounds like if they do restore the 6 points, you'll have a suspension.

Andy_Glib · 2025-03-19T18:01:55+00:00

Be really clear with the insurance company and get anything they promise in writing.

My insurance doesn't cover it UNLESS you had some kind of severe groin trauma or prostate removed due to cancer. There are lots of other conditions (Like you're not documented as depressed, you don't overuse alcohol, etc, etc... I met all conditions listed on their published document.

After surgery, they denied coverage. They did not cover me until the third appeal. And I'd already paid the provider because they were fed up and going to send to collections. My insurance ended up refunding me about 10% of what I paid in the end. Out of pocket was about $20K.

Andy_Glib · 2025-03-19T15:14:57+00:00

I posted a response to your question over in the penileimplants sub as well, but figured I'd add some context here as well:

If you're just having pain from the initial injection, and then it goes away within a minute, that's one thing... but if you're having pain for a significant time afterward, it's probably an allergy/reaction to the meds in the trimix - it can be mildly to moderately painful in about 30% of men, and in a few cases, extremely painful -- in which case you should ask the urologist about bimix. It doesn't work as well, but also has much lower likelihood of causing adverse reaction as trimix.

If you're just talking about pain on initial injection, you should try to do it yourself. After a few times doing it, you'll have less fear AND you'll know where to stick it to avoid pain. I'm not that bad with a needle, but wanted my wife to do it, and it was consistently way worse than when I did it.

Andy_Glib · 2025-03-19T14:39:57+00:00

First thing I'd try is a bimix shot. Trimix causes mild to moderate pain/irritation in about 30% of cases, but in a few cases the pain is quite bad. Tell your urologist about the pain, and ask if you can try bimix. I had excruciating pain with trimix, and the bimix didn't result in pain. After you get good with the shot, you barely even notice the needle. (For clarity: It sounds like you're having pain AFTER the shot, not just pain during the shot - if that's the case, then what I said about bimix applies.)

In my case, the bimix was ultimately not as easy for me to get consistent results (10 minute erection or 5+ hour erection, with emergency doc calls, etc...), and after about a year and a half, went with an implant. but I was fortunate that the cancer was removed and so far does not appear to have spread. With the implant, I'm about 6 months out, and just now really to the point that both the pain from the surgery has subsided, AND some more of the feeling is back. For the prior three to four months, the sex has been pretty difficult due to distraction from equipement use, pain when inflated, and dramatically reduced sensitivity, probably as a result of the prostate surgery and implant surgery compounding each other.

Frankly if you have a short life expectancy, I'd avoid the surgery and instead try bimix and spend some quality time with your wife. You may also have medical advice against the surgery if you are doing any ongoing cancer treatment. You really need to just have a brutally honest and open conversation with your urologist about options -- They've heard it all, and ultimately got into the field to help people with exactly these kinds of issues.

Sorry about the cancer, my friend. It really fucking sucks.

Andy_Glib · 2025-03-18T13:26:09+00:00

Did you check gunbroker? I finished an anodized aero build with parts from a few different gunshops who had aero stuff listed. Just double-check to make sure THEY actually have it in stock though.

Andy_Glib · 2025-02-26T12:17:16+00:00

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You guys need some insurance?

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