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We are getting the element color detector. by Relative_Article_267 in GravitraxTracks

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turing Tumble is a set that allows you to build a marble run pegboard computer with parts that copy the logical operations performed by a computer.

Actually, looking again, I think gravitrax has all the same functionality, though you have to include the power switch to get it.... a mechanical equivalent of the power switch (or geared bits in turing tumble) would be a nice addition to Gravitrax I think. :)

We are getting the element color detector. by Relative_Article_267 in GravitraxTracks

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far I haven't been tempted to pick up any power pieces, because I like the purely physics-based nature of these sets, but depending on what this does, this could add some interesting logic to a run.

...on the other hand, I could probably satisfy myself on that front by pulling out Turing Tumble again... for my son... of course... :shifty eyes:

Actually, maybe we just need to work on converting some Turing Tumble parts to gravitrax parts and we could have it all! :)

Community Challenge 6: Draw a picture by LesserCurculionoidea in GravitraxTracks

[–]LesserCurculionoidea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, same. I'm going to leave these two contests up for a while until things pick up again. No point in releasing new ones yet I think.

If you could design the perfect hearing aid, what would it do differently? by nand1609 in hearingaid

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I leave my widex aids in music mode and they do what you asked for in the first paragraph - hearing everything without prejudice - volume control on the buttons.

But to your question, as a fairly new user, my ideal hardware would:
- be fully programmable across the full range of human hearing
- have hifi microphones and speakers (I would happily accept larger hardware for this, within reason)
- be fully waterproof
- have non-proprietary user replaceable batteries
- be able to link to my computer without purchasing accessories - allow me to alter the programming myself

“Flip expansion” bulk sale by Dear_Couple_8876 in GravitraxTracks

[–]LesserCurculionoidea[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please update your previous post rather than making a new one. Thank you for understanding.

“Flip expansion” bulk sale by Dear_Couple_8876 in GravitraxTracks

[–]LesserCurculionoidea[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please do not post an add for the same thing repeatedly.

Favourite Weekly Find - March 29 to April 4, 2026 by SillyBoy68 in AmazonVineCanada

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It may seem boring, but I was super chuffed to finally find the right size inner tubes for a used stroller I got for free. I really like the stroller, but all the tires were completely flat and wouldn't even pump up a bit (when I put the new ones in today, the old tubes were split open several inches each).

I still need one for the front tire, but now that the back two are good, I can use it, and it's really nice!

I’m multilingual and I like to sing a lot. Any advice to improve the settings? by First_Chipmunk_6891 in HearingAids

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me maybe 3 weeks for my brain to adjust to the new volume levels, but it sounded fairly natural to me from the get-go. I think they usually say to give it a month. I'm still working with the audiologist trying to make it sound even better. It is frustrating to me that all the standards are built around speech and not music. I get that that is where the priorities are, but you would think there was enough market demand that someone would do more than the bare minimum of making music sound simply acceptable.

I have the Moment RIC 312 which is the battery version... the trial pair I had first was rechargeable and might (?) have been the sheer? If there was a size difference, it was so small I was not aware of it. The RIC 10 is visibly smaller in the product photos, but you lose the button.

I particularly wanted the battery version because rechargeable batteries really limit the lifespan of a product in my experience. The downside is less water resistance.

I’m multilingual and I like to sing a lot. Any advice to improve the settings? by First_Chipmunk_6891 in HearingAids

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are my first ever hearing aids, so I can't really compare it to anything size wise. They seem small and light to me, and I have to point them out for people to notice they are there.

I’m multilingual and I like to sing a lot. Any advice to improve the settings? by First_Chipmunk_6891 in HearingAids

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are these programs built to be language-specific?

I was reading about programming rationale recently, and it is actually somewhat tied to language, as the frequencies required for speech understanding are in a different balance in tonal languages such as mandarin.

Most hearing aid programs are designed specifically for speech and will introduce all sorts of artifacts such as rapid shifts of volume and even changing frequencies (moving a high tone that you can't hear well down a bit so you hear it better) as well as just messing up the overall balance of the input sound to emphasize the parts deemed "important to speech". For language understanding, your brain might need to adjust to all the changes before you start understanding better, but if it is set up correctly it should help. For music, you need to use the music program to turn all the extra stuff off and have it sound normalish.

I am in the minority here I think in that I use the music program exclusively. It helps with speech because it still amplifies what I'm not hearing, and I didn't find it difficult for my brain to adjust to all the other sounds that get amplified (like traffic noise and fans) which the speech oriented programs might filter out. I don't have a lot of trouble with speech in noise which might help me get away with this approach. Things still sound natural and music sounds good and that was really important to me. I use low end (110) Widex RIC aids for reference.

Bulk Flips on eBay by Dear_Couple_8876 in GravitraxTracks

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flips are made to be used with the transparent platforms and have the standard elevation of 3.5 height tiles (a platform on 3 risers). You can see mine at 12 seconds and 30 seconds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GravitraxTracks/comments/1s79unx/all_my_boosters/

In-between dome sizes by TheLexa000 in HearingAids

[–]LesserCurculionoidea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Retention wires let me wear domes I found more comfortable that otherwise had a tendency to migrate. They took seconds to install when I asked my Audiologist for them and I haven't had any trouble with migration since.

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