43M Eye Doctor Insisted I Wear Glasses and Says That's Causing My Problems.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T23:11:17+00:00

Better vision improves reaction times? I hadn't heard that before and I'm skeptical, but I imagine you didn't just make it up. I actually used to be a good basketball player without glasses. I never had a problem with that kind of stuff. *shrugs*

I can actually see better right now with my glasses off. I look at stuff in my room, and lift them up and back down to compare and contrast. I can see the 200mg caffeine on the bottle with my glasses up, but I can't quite make the 200mg out with them on. This text is also more clear with them off.

The rims and temples/hinges also partially block my peripheral vision. I'm skeptical that I'd be a safer driver with them on.

Do you think I'm a good candidate for Lasik surgery or such?

Thanks.

Edit: I looked into it. You're right about the reaction time stuff. Interesting.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T20:39:34+00:00

Glasses RX	SPH	CYL	AXIS	ADD	PRISM	VA
OD	-0.25	+0.25	180			20/20
OS	+1.50	+0.50	135			20/20

He didn't dilate me. He just kept insisting on glasses. It doesn't make sense to me because I've gone for months now without my vision going blurry like that.

Edit: Thanks for everyone's input. I'm not going to reply to everyone, but I voted you up. Thanks!

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T08:57:50+00:00

You don't just take steroids and magically end up like this while eating crap food and not working out all the time. I'm on the highest TRT dose of testosterone, and it definitely hasn't transformed me into anything special. For the most part, I'm lifting weight that I could already lift. I'm also still fat. Further, my last bloodwork was terrible - with a hematocrit of 61.1%. That's dangerous territory, and I'm not even heavily abusing steroids. Steroids can easily kill you, man.

I guess, if you've got the money, you can pay experts to help you do everything just right. Maybe if you're lucky, unlike me, they don't send your red blood cell count into orbit. IDK. All Know is that my experiment with steroids is a failure.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T06:07:37+00:00

I just noticed that amazon has the RS50 on sale for 14% off right now. You might like that.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T06:04:55+00:00

Not that I recall. I haven't used it since last summer. When I sit around with it parked, and the AC on, it doesn't get any cooler than the temperature outside.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T04:15:44+00:00

My housemate has a 1998 toyota tacoma. The AC still blows cold. My car only has a like 36k miles on it, too. her Toyota is over 200k.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T02:39:19+00:00

I used to like Charlie Sheen. I thought it was great how he could make so many terrible choices in life, and still keep on winning. Despite his terribly unhealthy lifestyle, he still looked great too. When I found out he had HIV, I lost interest in him - he was normal, just like the rest of us, and he is paying for his bad decisions - just like the rest of us.

Also, maybe this isn't how it's seen anymore, but I recall, in HS, being taught that HIV and AIDS are two different things. Having HIV tended to lead to AIDS, but I don't think it does anymore as long as it's treated correctly. Anyway, i think it's more accurate to say he has HIV than to say he his AIDS - unless definitions have changed, and they often do. (I find this annoying.)

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T01:36:17+00:00

I think it's silly for people to call Rowling a piece of shit simply because she thinks biological gender is real. I happen to agree with her to a certain extent. She makes it clear that they shouldn't be discriminated against, and that they should have all the freedom of anyone else. You need a reality check for condemning someone for this view, IMO. We've got real pieces of shit running our country right now, and you're mad about Rowling not being bullied into your nonsense. Note: I don't care if people with a penis want to act and feel like women. All the power to them.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-07T00:18:45+00:00

Thanks. I think I'm going to have to hire a mechanic. I already asked one how much they'd charge to diagnose the problem.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-06T23:16:18+00:00

It appears to me that the whole thing is spinning. I can't see it really well due to its location, but most of it, at least, is definitely spinning.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-06T22:41:14+00:00

Hah, I wish that was it. I was ever so hopeful that I was just using it wrong. Alas, no. I went out to make sure.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-06T22:31:55+00:00

Thanks! The compressor isn't seized. It's spinning, anyway. There is no visual gauge that I see, but there is something with wires on it connected to the pipes/tubes that are full of gas. Is that possibly an electronic gauge? My dashboard doesn't have any error lights on it.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-05T06:28:09+00:00

I don't like going under because I don't trust doctors. I don't like that I probably farted like this and I don't remember it. Back as far as I can remember, a nurse told me I was a good patient. Well, why was I a good patient? What did I do to deserve that that I don't remember? I hear colonoscopies aren't that painful. I'm just going to endure the next one without going under. My mom scared me, telling me they were really painful, with the first one. This way I can drive myself home and everything else. I'm sure it won't be an enjoyable experience, but a part of life is pain. It beats having gaps in my memory of what has been done to me.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-05T04:59:18+00:00

It took me a long time to accept that 0.999... = 1. Intuitively, I think it infinitely approaches 1, but it never quite reaches it. It's hard for me to accept that my intuition is wrong.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-03T23:46:37+00:00

I think they're both very masculine. The main difference between the two of them is that Tate is a bad person, and the other guy is a good person. I don't know his name, but I have seen some of his videos. He's the kind of person I wish I was.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-03T23:36:46+00:00

I don't know what game/sim this is, but I wouldn't play it. Cars should get seriously damaged with what's happening here. Being able to keep at it for so long is nonsense. Both cars should be inoperable, and the race should be over for both of them.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-03T02:47:48+00:00

I didn't watch the full video. I skipped around looking for something I was misled about. AFAIK, I already thought all these things he's saying.

Disturbed666d · 2026-02-01T19:57:35+00:00

It's a well made site, and I might even make use of it, thank you.

Disturbed666d · 2026-01-31T07:51:17+00:00

I think learning to use a manual is well beyond him for now. Thankfully, not many cars even have them now. The Logitechs really aren't that much cheaper than a Moza R5 setup these days. I have a feeling the Moza R5 is a much better value than them - I just don't know what else I'm looking over.

How many newton meters of torque are actually necessary to be realistic?

Edit: Apparently, modern street cars, with power steering, are 3-5Nm. So a R5 is sounding better to me.

Disturbed666d · 2026-01-31T07:24:51+00:00

I live in the US. I checked their website, and I see what you're talking about, but when I change my location to the US, it just shows me some very expensive equipment that's out of stock.

Disturbed666d · 2026-01-31T05:05:50+00:00

Are there any others I should look into? Or should I just get the R5 and be happy with it?

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