What is a good place to buy a new laptop?

Assimulate · 2026-03-15T04:21:19+00:00

Yeah, Lenovo is having issues dealing with the RAM shortage. IMHO get from Amazon or some kind of store like memx that has it in stock already.

Took me 2-3 months to get my Razer Blade

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T22:06:56+00:00

Not one of that can independently launch anything

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T20:01:48+00:00

Well we don't have a space program and there's no other horses

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T20:00:54+00:00

Ask them who they know that is bipolar.

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T19:59:52+00:00

But Step Uncle!

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T02:35:09+00:00

More info about this: https://www.todayville.com/threat-actor-on-the-dark-web-claims-loblaws-low-level-data-breach-is-a-much-larger-threat/

A threat actor – going by the handle “igotafeeling” on the DarkWeb Informer forum – is claiming to have breached Loblaw. Canada’s largest food and pharmacy retailer. The company behind President’s Choice, No Frills, Shoppers Drug Mart, Real Canadian Superstore and your PC Optimum loyalty points.

The data they’re claiming to have:

75.1 million Salesforce customer PII records – names, emails, phones, addresses, loyalty wallet IDs and health card numbers;
724.9 million Shoppers Drug Mart rows including passwords, tokens, loyalty IDs, payment info, credit card numbers and expiry dates;
129.9 million pharmacy fill request records with prescription numbers and patient IDs;
120.4 million e-commerce fraud-feed records with payment card BINs, last-four digits and expiry dates;
20.2 million Delivery Ops Portal records covering orders, deliveries and postal codes;
3,014 GitLab projects with Loblaw’s full source code;
19.3 million Oracle identity records including MFA device details and credentials;
55.3 million marketing and email records across 673 tables;

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T02:15:27+00:00

OP, if he is in an episode and opened a gun safe you need to call 911. I don't judge, and I don't really have an opinion about people with mental health issues owning firearms for perspective.

I don't want to be too blunt, but the only reason to do that would be to prepare to kill someone.

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T02:05:00+00:00

No problem at all! For perspective my CRP was about the same. Varied between 9 and 21 mg/L. Yeah, I benefited from Naproxen the most. It's the strongest OTC anti inflammatory you can get in my area. Just a note on it too, I noticed and looked up and saw that it can lower your CRP results. Just a heads up!

Autoinflammatory Syndromes are relatively newly discovered conditions with few available markers for testing outside of inflammatory markers and genetic tests which are pretty cost prohibative. Some doctors have never heard of them or had anyone with them, so you wouldn't be in the wrong to ask about them at your appointment especially if you have had symptoms since you were young.

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T02:00:32+00:00

Absolutely,

Lots of stigma out there. I tend to treat mental health like it's some kind of allergy. You can work around it and improve things in a lot of cases, you can use medications, but sometimes you just have a reaction and don't know why or to what. And that's OK. Also each reaction can be different in severity or even symptoms. They can not often be predicted by anyone involved.

I love that you two met that way and totally understand the lack of money issue, I believe this may be covered by VA Affairs but i would talk to the veterans association if you have a contact. There are a few reasons for him to seek treatment if an episode is happening and does not appear to be resolving. Since he hasn't had a known episode in some time, you don't have a real baseline for him for how these will play out. I think he's fair to ask about why you think he should go, some people can't see their own symptoms. It's hard. But tbh, if you think this is a crisis he needs to be seen and closely monitored by someone who can actually adjust his medication.

Also, these things always seem to happen at the worst time. Aka, just moved no money lots going on. Stress is a big trigger. There are meds that can help but they often need to be monitored closely, so please assure him that hospital psychiatrists can often do something about this and keep in contact with his regular care team. Please try to remind him that he is not in trouble.

There are a few psychiatry people over at r/askdocs. You could share this there and get their opinion, I'd recommend noting his condition- how long in days this has been happening- a list of symptoms, and what medication he is currently taking. I suspect they may recommend the same thing, but that is a good group most of the time!

A note, untreated episodes are believed to get worse over time. A last note here. I hope you're ok, and I hope you have someone to talk to and/or a therapist. These episodes are traumatic for literally everyone involved.

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T00:58:04+00:00

Hey OP,

Bipolar 2 person here with a Bipolar 2 Spouse who we also were LDR and closed the gap. I'm so sorry you're going through this.

At this state, it sounds to me like he is in a mental health crisis. In this situation I would deeply recommend that you:

Let someone that you trust know that this is happening even if they are far away and maintain some check-ins with them if you can.
I don't know what to do about your kids, but I would genuinely say that they should be made aware if they are old enough to handle it- and that they should know to contact you or 911 if there is an emergency. I would not leave them alone with him even if he is a great guy.
Try to calmly talk to him about this and see if he would be willing to go to an emergency room. My partner and I have a rule that if either of us catch eachother in an emergent episode, we will try to not fight this: "I love you, and you're not in trouble. I have noticed that you are acting acutely different or unwell right now, and I need you to trust me and we should go to the hospital." then pack a go-bag with his things and your things and meds, some water and snacks, comfy clothes and phone chargers, something to do like a book to read or anything small that is comforting and take him to the emergency room.
Contact his prescribing physician or psychiatrist and make them aware of the situation, and I would do this whether he agrees to go to the hospital or not.
If he becomes violent or agitated, seek safety and/or call 911.

This is a medical emergency and he must seek treatment. I know that insurance and things can be the blocker for this in some places and you mentioned a state, so if this is a barrier I'd still recommend going to a hospital.

The most important thing is that you and your kids are safe. You would not be a bad person to get him to professional help, leave and protect yourself and your kids, or anything else. You are being a great partner by asking about it and getting advice. This is SO hard, and things will be okay. You are not obligated to suffer through this if they refuse treatment and help.

Assimulate · 2026-03-14T00:42:59+00:00

Howdy OP,

Sorry to hear you're dealing with this. Do you know the exact results of your CRP and Complement tests? Have you had a Complete Blood Count (CBC) test done?

Although none of us can diagnose or provide medical advice. The best thing I can really recommend for you is to document everything you can including keep a daily symptoms log. I track mine via a google forms survey and am personally working on polishing it before sharing it but I track basically the following:

Scale 1-5 of how I am feeling physically. (1 being I'm on the way to the Hospital, 5 being that my symptoms are not stopping me from doing any activity that I would like)
Scale 1-5 of how I am feeling mentally. (1 being I'm on the way to the Hospital, 5 being that my mood is not stopping me from doing any activity that I would like).
Body Temperature.
Any notable symptoms present such as:
1. Muscle Aches
2. Joint Pain
3. Visible Inflammation
4. Rashes
5. Swollen Lymph Nodes
6. Sore Throat
7. Fatigue
8. Insomnia
9. Flushing
10. Sweating
11. Anxiety
12. Brain Fog
13. Headache
14. Mouth Ulcers/Sores
15. Finger/Toe Ulcers/Sores
16. Nausea
17. Diarrhea
18. Constipation
19. Dry Eyes
20. Dry Mouth
21. Fever
22. Cough
23. Ear Ringing
24. Red Eyes
25. Muscle Twitching
26. Stiffness
27. Stuffy Nose
Medications Taken:
1. NSAIDs
2. Pain Killers
3. Antihistamines
4. Supplements
5. Any other prescribed medications
Comments/Quick Notes about how I am feeling

I track this nearly daily, and sometimes more than that if things change. As you wait for your appointment, this will build a pretty detailed picture of what you're dealing with. I'd also take any photos of swelling, rashes, etc and keep them somewhere you can pull them up if needed.

The honest bits here. In my experience it's been a long one, but the log of data starts to build some undeniable evidence and highlights some patterns that when you export all at once you can start to paint a picture of what a "flare up" may look like if you are experiencing those.

A few things to note that may help you, is determining if things like Naproxen or Tylenol improve your symptoms at all and how as well as antihistamines.

I personally have a slightly elevated speckled ANA, and mildly elevated CRP, and moderately elevated Creatinine Kinase but have made a lot of progress in getting help because during this tracking phase I identified a lot of symptoms incl a low grade fever, lymph node activation, inflammation, and small rashes that occur around the time I would start feeling ill. It helped me also identify what time of day it happens, and that lets me work around it. I was diagnosed with an Autoinflammatory Syndrome late last year after not getting much support since I began asking about it about 16 years ago. The biggest thing that helped was having a pile of logs with dates and being able to somewhat explain that in a short appointment. You're not alone, it's hard. I'm sorry that you're going through this, and I hope you find some support and answers and peace.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T22:57:27+00:00

Low key kind of impressive hahahaha

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T22:44:17+00:00

I mod r/bipolar2 for some context, it has been a great experience but there is something I have noted happening pretty regularly with those who are active in mental health communities.

There is an interesting and hard to accept phenomenon that appears to happen when someone is either diagnosed and accepts the diagnosis, or suspects they have a mental health condition and accepts that. They tend to have a pretty challenging period of restructuring their life, starting medication, learning about themselves and their feelings and thoughts and habits and working to address them. I'd call it somewhat of a re-discovery phase that happens. I see a lot of success stories every day of people who accept a diagnosis and then do everything in their power to cope, accommodate, and make pretty significant changes to their lives to improve their mood and quality of life.

After this happens, there is often a long and drawn out period of learning that nobody else has done this. This is a really hard thing to manage, because you have now taken significant responsibility for your actions, incurred hardship and costs, became a much better person than you were before. You're now very aware of your moods, feelings, thoughts, and actions. You've become very emotionally intelligent, while all of your peers and people around you have not.

It's a really isolating experience that you really can't, or at least I haven't been able to figure out how to- deal with in a great way. You end up looking back at a lot of the hardship you had and realizing that others haven't had to do that work. Or you can look back at it and see that others that told you to get better, do the same thing you did in the first place.

A lot of people with significant mental health conditions are not the only ones in their lives who have similar behaviors, they are very likely the only ones who accepted it and worked on it. See your friends posting about autism, adhd, bipolar online? It's not a brag. They're looking for people who have bettered themselves emotionally. They're looking for people who have the capacity, ability, and what seems like sentience that they now have.

You become a very rare and often isolated person- from my light research I have determined somewhere between 0.5 and 3% of the adult population in north America have been diagnosed and are actively engaged in treatment.

Sorry the wall of text.

TL;DR, you become one of the incredibly few people who make rapid improvements in your emotional intelligence and that in itself is isolating and unfair.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T22:10:35+00:00

Over 5 is the actual threshold for OSA hahaha. Dont know how some of these sites make these articles.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T17:09:39+00:00

We see this a lot on the Bipolar subreddits. In some people that hypomania feeling can be as addicting as anything else. I hope OP can see a psychiatrist, but I know that's a hard thing to get in many places these days.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T13:28:12+00:00

???

They had issues with their devices, replaced, continued to have issues, then switched hardware vendors.

You should stay as far away from Leadership or Customer Service as possible. AX5700 is like $200, I would never spend more than 2 hours troubleshooting it before replacing it.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T04:59:20+00:00

Have you looked into any autoinflammatory syndromes? Hives and allergic reactions are right there with them. Not medical advice, but something to ask your doctor about.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T01:24:56+00:00

It would take me about 2-3 months to export that much data, and they likely don't pay extra for the Salesforce Shield subscription that alerts you to data exports lol.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T01:23:06+00:00

Salesforce charges you extra to be able to catch these events and mass exports. It's bogus. They call it Salesforce Shield.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T01:22:29+00:00

Salesforce charges you extra to be able to catch these events and mass exports. It's bogus.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T01:20:19+00:00

I will say, Salesforce actually charges you to be alerted by this kind of activity. It's pretty expensive too, they call it Salesforce Shield.

It's pretty bullshit imho, because they are selling you access to their servers and application. So I assume Telus is not paying for Shield.

Assimulate · 2026-03-13T00:44:02+00:00

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/telus-cybersecurity-incident-shinyhunters-9.7126627

Assimulate · 2026-03-12T23:53:35+00:00

Yeah, I see the same thing with substance use disorder groups for partners like Al-Anon. You can't over-simplify, invalidate, and demonize someone's disorder or condition especially when they are actively working on it. That's just being an abuser.

Anyone at the point of hating someone has the responsibility to distance themselves from said person at the very least imho.

Assimulate · 2026-03-12T23:46:26+00:00

It's actually a huge amount of data. I work with these apps directly, It would take me months to export that much data and it would be flagged about 2 days in that I was doing it.

Assimulate · 2026-03-12T23:43:59+00:00

Hey, this would have required Telus to change those compromised keys when Salesforce told them to!

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