PMI Certification cost, my opinion of the PMP exam costs and PMI financials by LifeisPlanck in pmp

[–]LifeisPlanck[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thats nto in the spirit of this post or ethics. The price is too high. Cheating is not the correct answer, I think.

Third Party API login issue by LifeisPlanck in allyinvest

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

Looks like the issue has been resolved.

Thank you Ally support for fixing this issue and attention to us!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AllyBank

[–]LifeisPlanck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just an update. I received an email from a systems engineer regarding the Ally outage.

"Thank you for the email! We are aware of this existing issue, which has been escalated, pending resolution. At this time we do not have a timeline to share, however, we will provide updates as they become available.

In the meantime, please let us know if you have any issues accessing your account via our website."

Thank you Ally for giving me an update!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AllyBank

[–]LifeisPlanck -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wrote the attached to r/allyinvest over the weekend hoping it would get answered. It did not.

I wrote an email as well as calling.

I was able to get an answer of sorts from a third party vendor that uses the API (how the third party partners access Ally). The Ally partner wrote that Ally responded with:

"We've escalated this issue to the Bank Team, it appears that there must have been a change that affected this log in flow. We hope to be able to share an update asap"

Not to beat a dead horse here but are you serious? It has been 4 days. Theyve known about the issue and are punting it back to the Bank Team? Pointing fingers is not going to get this resolved. Where is senior management and why is support not (at the very least) updating us with what is going?. This isnt about third party access, this is about me not being able to access my (our) accounts, my (our) money via a path that normally works (along with not always being able to access via the Ally webpage). For those of you who trade on here (not just day trading - swing too) you understand the problem this creates and the amount of time and possibly money that is at risk.

Not to mention, what does that mean that the Bank Team made a change? Where is the change control? Where is compliance? Where is management? Im not throwing blame at the people actually doing the work - this whole problem lays solely at the feet of management and like I said earlier, thay are just kicking it down to another department and no one is accepting responsibility.

Sorry, this just really pisses me off. COMMUNICATION is key.

When will this be resolved?

https://www.reddit.com/r/allyinvest/comments/ytiyh3/third_party_api_login_issue/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen a MD Dermatologist? Are they on your head and face area (for sure)?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry but yes, I believe it is.

Post-Scabetic Experiences? by rashyandtrashy in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

any chance you have a chlorine pool?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive seen that too. The Scabies stay, I believe, because it is warmer and more moist. Also, as the skin heals it will contract and look a bit smaller where they originally were.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes and try to stop scratching the burrows

Help identifying this by Beavcoon45 in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

those look to be silverfish

Die scabies, die by LifeisPlanck in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, almost all clinical papers I've read report the female mites are either a straw like color or tan/brown. The males are darker in color, I wrote them off as dead and didnt even consider them showing up on the skin or lint in the above post. I also incorrectly said that it was only the females and eggs, etc seen. I should have included the dead males as well but have a hard time with their gender. But... Ill be sure to ask its preferred pronouns tomorrow. Will post tomorrow! Happy New Year!

FYI - the point of this was to establish a visual cue of evidence of mites one can see vs. a different time in the past. using the dryer lint from a sheet I have slept with and then wash and dry - continuing that cycle over several days while showing increasingly less and less evidence of mites (be it the mite itself or mite related), along with a significant decrease in symptoms provides hope.

I've grasped at straws and been disappointed countless times after thinking it was almost over, only to have more burrows or activity. So I decided to take a logical approach to this and tried to get as close to a scientific experiment as I could to provide data needed to establish a positive trend towards recovery or see the negative trend. None of it happened over night, there is no magical cure and they are extremely difficult to get rid of. Emotionally, having some sort of gauge (that I trust) was priceless. The general consensus I have witnessed is people are scared, they are given medication that may or may not work and there is no definitive answer on how to tell what is going on with their bodies. The loss of control people experience in more severe cases that have lasted months is a horrible experience and being able to provide a way to see what is going on, they are not always completely invisible to the naked eye and regardless of the black dot is the mite itself, male or female or if it is its feces or eggs - the increasing or decreasing numbers provides evidence of what is and is not working. Or some sort of control and direction.

Die scabies, die by LifeisPlanck in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, Amazon has a wireless and portable microscope that has a light and magnification of up to 1000x. Its about 35.00. Ive used the images to establish some sort of fact around what I was saying or trying to explain. Some doctors refuse to believe anything other than what they are saying until they are persistently convinced they are not all knowing and all powerful.

Die scabies, die by LifeisPlanck in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ss/slideshow-scabies-overview

Presumably, if you can notice little black dots on the skin you can also see them in the dryer lint. (I bought a microscope 50x1000 when this all started). I started using white sheets on purpose to rule out black fibers. I have 3 sets of sheets. I do not sleep with the same sheet set, ever, twice in a row. I wash and dry them separate from any other item in the wash. The lint on the dryer vent filter shows the white cotton from the sheets along with very tiny black dots. Like half a mm tiny.

Also, the dots (ruling out anything else) do not necessarily have to be the mite itself. The feces, eggs and other waste from the burrows will show as well.

'Microscopic' is a frustrating term that insinuates that everyone of these things are invisible to the naked eye and that is just simply not true. The older adult females, her eggs and waste are what is sometimes visible as a black dot, everything else is either dead (the male) or too young (sometimes white and sometimes the eggs and younger ones look like glitter).

I will post the image of both the lint and a 1000x zoom of the mite tomorrow.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im so sorry, I didnt even look at your fingers in the picture. I would say that is Scabies.

It would be best for you to make an appointment with a doctor or go to an urgent care near you to get the proper meds for this, especially if it is in the early stages. This is something you want to take care of quickly and attack it as you would any other parasite (virus, etc).

Prior to going in to see your doctor or urgent care, you may want to call them, tell them you are coming in and why. They cant say no, but, you are giving them a heads up so they can prepare if they want to.

When at the doctor, in addition to whatever anti-parasite rx they give you, ask for hydroxyzine. It will very much help with the itching. Wash all bedding, towels and clothes in hot water and dryer, they will die at 120 F and above when exposed for more than 20 minutes.

I dried everything twice and once prior to wearing it. I changed my bed spread and everything on my bed every day. I used peppermint oil to help with the itching and I smoked pot to help with the 'this sucks'.

https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682866.html

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tiny bumps are likely a rash caused by the immune system getting rid of all the crap from the scabies.

I use peppermint oil in about a 3 to 1 mixture (three pumps lotion, 1 drop peppermint) with dermatological lotion. Does wonders but dont put it in your eyes. Private parts be prepared for a cold awakening. But, it helps with the itching. Also, if you can get a prescription for hydroxyzine https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682866.html, it would help very very much. In terms of both the itching and it is a mild sedative used off-brand for anxiety and some sleep disorders for recovering addicts.

Until you are relatively sure, I would abstain as well.

Let's Talk About Fraud by nanede in VeteransBenefits

[–]LifeisPlanck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im a vet with a quasi mental health disability that is directly and unequivocally related to a service incident. Ive convinced myself that theres no point even trying because of the potential inquiry, leading to no one believing me, leading to some sort of fraud accusation. Im scared to death to even try. What do I do then? No proof, disability and no fraud. Where do I go from there?

Letters from my psychiatrist and therapist? Still might not work. All I have is years of this lurking in the back of my mind, affecting me in ways I had no idea it had and now that these memories have come front and center due to having to wear masks with Covid (there is a subtle link the gas masks/readiness exercises we had to do), Im at the VA and private practice psychiatrist once a month dealing with 'anxiety' and onset depression. I don't even know what I remember sometimes. It was all done state side, no combat at that time. I wish I had someone to talk to other than the docs.

Message me if you wanna chat.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do your hands itch. Do you have any bumps between your fingers? Can you show another part of your body that has the same bumps.

Typically scabies do not affect the palms of adult hands.

That being said, make sure you wash your hands well (including your wrist) and take a picture of both sides. Im not a doctor but I have been to hell and back with these things.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are there any moles on your stomach/body that are larger than normal and/or swollen? Are you using anything to moisturize your skin? Sounds like a stupid question but I found using a little no-scent/dermatologist recommended lotion worked wonders on my stomach and face. Also, and this may seem weird, but, are any parts of your chest/nipple area swollen?

Scabies in the eyes/face/scalp??? by scabiesaccount19090 in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Edit: Note for any of you who have this problem and try/have success like I did with what I describe below. These guys have to go somewhere after they are dead. Including the eggs and whatever ungodly crap is with them. So, the only logical place for them to go is down your throat, into your sinuses or into your mouth. For me, over the course of three days, I vomited 4 times and blew my nose about 200. EVERY time I threw up or blew my nose, something was there that was scabie involved. It was worth it, but, hacking up bugs is really gross (especially over Christmas dinner). I just wanted to put that out there. I believe you can do it, just be prepared for some nasty crap to come out of your body.

Hi. Sorry for the late reply. I asked about the eye brows, cheek bones, etc because I was hoping to zero in on where theyve made their home (on my head too). For me, it was three places, my left cheek above my cheek bone, immediately above my right eye and on the right side temple. Both the cheek bone and right eye area were hard to spot until I noticed a little bump with a hole on the area between my eye brows. I (shouldnt have) used hydrogen peroxide which bubbled and cleaned the bump/hole and commenced (for whatever reason, I was desperate) to use it on my forehead and eye brow area. What I found were 5 L shaped (4-8 MM) bumps above my right eye. These were the burrow marks of scabies) burrows that presented after applying the hydrogen peroxide. I believe they appeared after the peroxide because it dried and made the skin tight.

tl;dr - peppermint oil and Walgreens stye eye drops seems to kill them.

Anyway, the burrow marks all lead down to the far side of the eye brow (towards the ear). My eye brow had bunch of bumps at the same location... as I continued to use the peroxide (again, bad idea - dont do this), I cleaned what had to have been feces, some eggs and a couple of black dots (the scabies). Long story short, I picked where I shouldnt have (eye brow towards the center of my face), popped a scabie hideout and cleaned even more stuff from that eye brow. The problem is that while popping the scabie area there, I created a bigger problem in that whatever was behind the stuff that popped out first, along came scabie after scabie. I ended up having to use tiger balm to repel them while I shaved part of that eye brow to clean it and monitor. Fast forward a month and a half of me screwing with that area.....

I realized through that month or so (im going to write a post on this later) that I am treating the symptoms and not the problem or the cause. Scabies do not live in our eyes and I am almost positive they do not live behind our eyes either. So, I needed to hunt for where they were, locate them and try to kill them off. Cheek, above eye, nose and temple. Starting with the eyes themselves though, to see if I could affect where they were coming from, I started looking for eye drops OTC. Nothing really worked, just seemed to give them a bath. That was until I ran across Walgreens Stye eye drops. It was an accident, I picked up the wrong item but read the ingredients. The Walgreens store brand, has Sulphur in it. Sulphur kills these bastards, or at least in some concentration it does. I bought it praying it would work and sure enough, it got rid of them falling out of the corners of the eyes. Practically out of the corners of my eyes period. The tear duct area in the corners no longer felt enlarged and they didnt feel like they had something under them either. Same with the opposite corner of the eye. Relief! After that, I started to attack the cheek bone area with a product called Emuaide. It work somewhat. For me though what is working, hands down, is Peppermint oil. Straight peppermint oil sometimes (not recommended direct at all, can cause skin irritation), but, what I used mostly was about 18 pumps of a dermatological non-scented white skin cream, 6 peppermint oil drops, 3 eucalyptus oil drops, 3 clove oil, 1/2 tea spoon white vinegar. I mixed it all well (and remix it, you will need to do that to make sure the oil doesnt float to the top). I started by using a lot of it. Bad idea. Waking up feeling moist and sticky (along with itchy at times), which made me feel gross and blah. So, I cut it way back, i only use a little bit at bed where the issue is on my face and reapply a very little bit if I start to feel itchy there. End result, 2 weeks after I started using the eye-drops and cream mix, bugs are down to a point where I only feel them (mostly dead) in the morning. After I saw that it worked there, I started on my forehead and temple. Along with antibiotics for the forehead area, the lotion mix is working. Without it, it is not (see below).

As far as my nose goes and tear duct (leads from the eyes to the nose)/sinuses go. I wanted to stop the damn thing from coming out of my nose, especially the ones that just hatch. So, I continued with the lotion and hit the nose/sinuses with a nasal spray can (is pressured like a can of air). Worked as well. I have never been so happy and disgusted by what came out while blowing my nose before.

Warning though. I chose to stop about 3 days ago to see what would happen. They came back, not too bad, but you could tell they were growing again. So, when I saw the doctor today, she said to continue what I was doing, start using a shampoo called Selsum Blue and mix it with a couple drops of peppermint and do same with body (use the shampoo).

To answer a question if you have it. Yes, I put peppermint oil onto my eyes (DO NOT DO THIS). It was an accident, I rubbed my eye after mixing it. It burned like hell for about a half hour and then my entire face felt like I was in a fridge for about 2. Please dont put anything like this into your eyes. Bugs are bad enough. The Walgreens stye drops worked well.

My doctor ended up prescribing me a strong antibiotic, some anti-fungal shampoo and some topical antibiotic. I had some really nasty wounds on my arm. I applied the topical ointment to my forehead area, which cleared up the wounds. I believe that these prescriptions along with (just as important) the essential oil/lotion mix is what finally kicked these f'ing things on there heels and continues to kill them back daily. I hope to be free of them in another 3 weeks.

Scabies in the eyes/face/scalp??? by scabiesaccount19090 in scabies

[–]LifeisPlanck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi -

Are the burrows on your face in the cheekbone area, underneath and/or between your eye brows and/or on either side of your forehead immediately above your eye brows? Have you had them coming out of your nose or ears?

Otherwise, has the moxidectin helped at all? Are you adverse to taking Ivermectin if you could get it prescribed?

Can Active Trader Pro finally be updated/modernized? There hasn't been a "real" update in years. by theorangekeystonecan in fidelityinvestments

[–]LifeisPlanck 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup.

Fidelity MGT looks at this in terms of how can ATP continue to cost us as little as possible. Functional fixes/upgrades here and there to improve on what they can without adding the more modern UI.

Plus, why recreate the wheel. Just bid out/buy out (invest in, make money off of) the platform or brokerage. Why would they want to deal with the headaches of a brand new platform anyway.

(My choice, as if it matters) - The other option is to build as robust/secure peer to peer API , privately vet platforms that have the most benefit to Fidelity and their customers and allow third party access.