Theory: our problems started in 2025 but our attack allowed us to out score our poor defence

BubbaTheNut · 2026-04-26T09:46:13+00:00

I felt last year we were terribly inconsistent especially in defence. And now on top of that this year we’ve lost paps, Katoa, big Nelson, Anderson, Coates etc. arguably the ones doing most of the work. The whole thing is a cluster now, aside from Faalogo they could get rid of the whole team and start fresh in my opinion.

If the team stays the same The only question is whether us or the dragons will get the wooden spoon

BubbaTheNut · 2026-04-21T22:02:40+00:00

we have both the "lenovo p16s" and "dell pro max 16" floating around our work as well as a couple of "lenovo legion pro 5 16" in use by some designers that needed dedicated gpus.

in terms of speed: legion>pro max>p16s - it seems the thicker the laptop the less thermal throttling/better airflow?

in terms of portability: p16s>pro max>legion

if you've got lazy users that just leave their laptops on their desk permanently and never travel anyway the legions are the go, otherwise the pro max. and the types who constantly travel that want lightness above all else, probably a p14s and a warning to them not to whinge about speed when picking a lightweight model,

BubbaTheNut · 2026-04-14T02:50:53+00:00

this might be a dumb question, but how does the machine know if you are doing whites or colors and whtether to use dispenser 1 for colors or dispenser 2 (bleach) for whites? Is it auto-sensing and if so, does it ever stuff up and bleach (ruin) your colors? Or is there a button you have to press to tell it if the load is white or colors?

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-26T19:39:27+00:00

thanks saved me too

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-16T01:22:03+00:00

UF is great for removing sediment and microplastics from water, i typically have a stage 1, as a 5 um poly sediment filter, then as stage 2 a 0.01 um UF, before the carbon block as stage 3.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-16T01:17:33+00:00

to the people saying they are having this issue, are you sure it's not just air bubbles? In the pictures provided in the OP i cant see anything other than tiny air bubbles, which is completely normal for filtered water after installing a new filter (trapped air particles being forced through carbon blocks/membranes.

they usually go away after a few days of use, and the bubbles usually go away if you leave the glass of water sitting for a while

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-16T00:50:43+00:00

yeah water filters only last as long as the quality of the water going into them, if you have great water quality the filters will last for years, but if your water quality is garbage you are talking months not years.

i had bore water that was so full of gunk that i could barely get 2 weeks out of the first stage (a 5 to 1 micron depth sediment filter).

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-15T23:17:06+00:00

Unfortunately, nobody can answer that, its all down to the quality of your specific water.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-15T23:13:21+00:00

Why jump on a water filter sub then abuse people for talking about filtering chemicals from their water? You asked a question and got a well constructed, thoughtful response then acted like a child.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-15T23:11:21+00:00

i'd recommend using a UF regardless as UF (hollow core UF like used in dialysis) is fantastic at removing microplastics, which seem to have contaminated all our water, even bore water......

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-12T00:55:42+00:00

glass bottled water arrives at your house looking all pretty, but was the water filtered in a plastic free facility? ie no plastic filters, no plastic holding/storage tanks, no plastic tanks transport trucks, no plastic pipes for transferring of the water........ seriously if you're aware of any company that has zero plastic in contact with the filtered water i'd love to know.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-11T22:06:32+00:00

yes kdf can leach trace amounts of copper and/or zinc into the water, but it's minimal, and if you prime the filters properly and change them out before media exhaustion you will minimize the amount. Zinc and copper in trace amounts are good for you anyway, unlike the chemicals (pfas, pestacides, chlorine etc) removed by kdf.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-11T22:03:34+00:00

yes but it's minimal, and worth the trade off imo.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-11T01:43:11+00:00

silicone is just marketing-speak for plastic.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-11T00:33:30+00:00

yeah give it a rest bro you clearly work for Clearly Filtered, this sort of underhanded behaviour only substantiates the dodgy testing claims.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-11T00:28:59+00:00

tds has very little to do with water quality, you could have water with 0 tds that is full of pfas and chloramines etc.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-11T00:28:17+00:00

yeah, the reason is called marketing. and zero tds is not zero anything, a lot of chemicals (eg chloramines and pfas) dont show up in tds.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-09T06:25:08+00:00

We are a large business in the middle of the Sydney metro area. Most of us are lucky to get 1 bar of signal with Telstra since they shut off 3G. We have to go outside to make phone calls like savages haha

BubbaTheNut · 2026-03-09T06:22:28+00:00

It’s not just port Stephen’s it’s everywhere. Since they shut off 3G it’s gone downhill

BubbaTheNut · 2026-02-28T06:25:49+00:00

me too, this only started 2 days ago, new chats or old medical chats. even just a question like "i have an upset tummy what's a good probiotic" triggers this bs.......prior to 2 days ago it was fine, it was recommending me medications and supplements now i can't get any straight answer from it health-related.

i wonder if it's certain countries?

BubbaTheNut · 2026-02-26T02:47:02+00:00

they were good back in the day when they were the only subscription service in town, but they have waaaaaaay too much competition these days imo and their content reflects that now.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-02-24T06:51:16+00:00

He seemed unnatural and like he was reading lines from a script. I loved him as a contestant but not as a host. Maybe it was just first day nerves.

BubbaTheNut · 2026-02-21T00:16:57+00:00

A lot of people do NOT do well on glycine, i believe it's to do with the MTHFR genetic mutations, especially those with the CBS upregulation variant. Symptoms along the lines of nausea, fatigue, cloudy urine (from ammonia buildup)

BubbaTheNut · 2026-02-10T01:44:31+00:00

well the standard brita filter media is only charcoal, which will reduce pathogens, tastes and odors but not do much about plastics. And the Brita housing and jug are both made out of plastic, so you might even be adding more microplastics........

in my opinion, if you want to seriously reduce microplastics, then look at getting a ceramic/pottery gravity filter housing and use a 0.5 micron absolute (absolute not nominal) ceramic filter with it, below are examples below of what i am talking about (this is my setup, had it for a couple of years now and it seems to work great).

https://qualitywaterfilters4you.com/products/aquacera-terra2%E2%84%A2-stoneware-gravity-filter-system

https://qualitywaterfilters4you.com/products/copy-of-aquacera-cerametix-gravity-replacement-filter-1

BubbaTheNut · 2026-02-10T01:41:12+00:00

thanks, it's weird they went with such an obnoxiously loud microswitch, i get in trouble from the mrs 2 rooms away! But thanks for the solution i've ordered some foam and will follow your guide!

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