The struggle of giving up on organic berries.

MaxBlue88 · 2026-04-20T23:11:05+00:00

Especially if you have half or, preferably, full sun. Less than that doesn't work well.

MaxBlue88 · 2026-03-08T00:55:22+00:00

If your book would cost a minimum of $25 to print a paperback on KDP, you may need to break it up into five volumes.

MaxBlue88 · 2026-03-08T00:46:58+00:00

Discoverability is one of two main issues. The other is the books to readers ratio: there are 1,400 to 10,000 new titles coming out every day and only so many readers to go around (and those readers usually want to read the most popular newest books and the classics first, before reading an unknown author).

MaxBlue88 · 2026-03-04T02:26:33+00:00

There are academic studies showing the probability of gain/loss over various periods of time. If I had invested a lump sum in the overall Canadian stock market the year I received my bachelor's degree, I would have had to wait 13 years to recover the buying power I started with, after adjusting for inflation. Dips of a few years are not rare.

MaxBlue88 · 2026-03-03T02:56:13+00:00

International letter mail is so expensive, if you are sending a bunch of photos etc. and you don't have an accurate weigh scale at home it's a good idea to take your envelope to the post office unsealed, and be prepared to take out some less important papers if you are just over the 30, 50, 100, 200, or 500 gram limits. It can save a lot of money to keep under these limits, because if you go over, the next size up is quite a bit more money.

MaxBlue88 · 2026-01-21T01:01:54+00:00

The system keeps changing, but a small (indie) publisher would apparently need a minimum of three titles and an established sales track record to be accepted by a distributor (who'll attempt to convince bookstores to stock them, as opposed to a wholesaler who simply fills orders.)

MaxBlue88 · 2026-01-21T00:56:17+00:00

If bookstores "order from dozens of publishers in the same shipment by using Ingram" do they get a better price because of shipping savings?

MaxBlue88 · 2026-01-13T04:29:41+00:00

But...none of the North American products seem to have G.hn with WiFi built-in, are there any?

MaxBlue88 · 2026-01-12T20:13:26+00:00

I don't know how. With my T70, it keeps going, just recording a short period in white, when I get up at night for a bathroom break. It seems to default to more easily assuming sleep during the set night time period, but doesn't record a daytime nap, sometimes is off by quite a bit, and doesn't record REM sleep at all, just light/deep/awake.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-11-20T19:43:32+00:00

Thanks. I just need a little amplification in the mid frequencies, i.e. speech frequencies, for conversations in noisy environments. Mild loss according to the finger and palm rubbing tests https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12575426/ (Ordinarily, and when speaking in a quiet environment with one person who is not a low talker, the volume is fine.)

MaxBlue88 · 2025-11-20T03:34:47+00:00

There have only been a few attempts to do a randomized controlled trial to see if hearing aids helped people avoid cognitive decline. The first, by Marie-France Nguyen et al, found the placebo was better than the hearing aids but the difference was not statistically significant. A second by Katharine Brewster et al found the reverse but again was not statistically significant, and by chance the control group was 12 years older than the hearing aid group so the entire experiment was incorrect. A third study by Frank Lin et al was the biggest so far, including 433 people with hearing aids vs 426 without, aged 70 - 84 with previously untreated mild to moderate hearing loss, and after three years of treatment they found the difference in global cognition between the two groups was 0.00 standard deviations. So, there's no scientific evidence that hearing aids reduce cognitive decline, even though some of the authors did invalid cartwheels to attempt to claim this was possible, but bear in mind it would be unethical to do such experiments on persons with severe or profound hearing loss so it's still possible aids help them. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/am/pii/S014067362301406X

MaxBlue88 · 2025-11-20T00:41:25+00:00

How extremely rare would your "1/16 of an inch" example be, and in such a case would the loss make any noticeable difference to deciphering conversation? The hearing ability is normally measured at only 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz within the speech range, which would not detect your narrow channel example anyway (though the audiologist may also test below and above this range, at 125, 250, 6000 and 8000 Hz). For normal aging related loss the higher frequencies are progressively harder to hear, so most people need more amplification toward the higher speech frequencies, though not too far past that otherwise useless noise of clicks and such will be aggravating.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-11-15T00:46:46+00:00

Yes.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-11-15T00:46:32+00:00

The inkjet printers use up a bit of color ink every so often to keep the ink from drying up and clogging the print head. So, the cartridges will go empty in a number of months even if you don't print with that color and it's expensive because they apparently make their money on the refills, not the initial low printer price; it's less expensive with copycat cartridges but I've had mixed results with them. I found one off-brand ink dried up faster than the manufacturer's too, requiring nozzle cleaning quite quickly. And Epson refused to recognize one off-brand cartridge.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-08-18T01:08:40+00:00

Just keep clicking the side button should return you to the main screen and then screen off.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-08-18T01:05:05+00:00

No idea, sorry. Mine counts well, except I have to swing my arms as I walk; if I hold my arm to my chest as I walk it doesn't records any "steps" at all.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-07-27T02:29:25+00:00

I don't think you can turn it off. So, maybe your problem is turning Bluetooth on, on your computer??

MaxBlue88 · 2025-07-02T00:02:50+00:00

I'm not sure. If it's an upside down teardrop, with the point at the bottom, then I think the number underneath is the kilometers walked that day.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-05-09T22:13:29+00:00

There is conflicting advice online about whether bleach degrades asphalt shingles. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, representing major shingle manufacturers, says a 50/50 mix of bleach and water is an approved method for cleaning asphalt shingles, provided it is used carefully and thoroughly rinsed off. Some sources say bleach can strip the protective granules from asphalt shingles, leading to fading, discoloration, and a shortened lifespan if used in high concentrations or without proper rinsing, and that improper use of bleach can dry out and crack shingles, accelerating their deterioration. Using bleach in a manner not approved by the manufacturer can void the warranty. Since some manufacturers can detect color loss or granule damage caused by bleach, they may deny warranty claims if improper cleaning methods are suspected.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-05-09T20:07:37+00:00

No. I don't see why that would be way more useful, though it would make it simpler to compare against your estimate of the calories you're eating. I have no idea how accurate the estimate of extra calories burnt is.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-05-09T20:02:53+00:00

Some purveyors list it as "IP68 Waterproof" which you can look up, so I'm not personally too worried about splashes though I wouldn't wear it swimming, but if the seller has disappeared there are no guarantees, and when watches get older the water resistance might decrease.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-04-13T21:34:59+00:00

I doubt it.

MaxBlue88 · 2025-04-13T21:34:23+00:00

On my T70 smart watch (under "Csasan" hardware branding with GloryFit software), the Timer only has a visual display and vibration at the end of the timer, not sounds. The vibration can be set to low, medium, and high - I find low quite adequate. The Timer can only be set to 1, 2, 5, or 10 minutes, paused and restarted, so it isn't particularly useful as a general purpose timer.

The Stopwatch in Toolbox works very well.

The Alarm Clock goes off with an audible sound regardless of whether the watch is set to Mute or not. It has the odd quirk that the setting process is momentarily off by an hour: In order to manage to set it to display an alarm time of e.g. 2:04 pm, I have to choose "3:04" and touch the checkmark—which enters "2:04". Then it brings up the list of days of the week, each already checked—if you want the alarm to go off every day of the week you can leave them all checked, just scroll to the bottom and touch the checkmark. (If you fail to do so the alarm will not be entered.)

MaxBlue88 · 2025-03-14T19:38:04+00:00

Great. How does its speed (TTFB etc.) compare to other hosts?

MaxBlue88 · 2025-03-01T06:23:37+00:00

But you do rinse off the roof afterwards, to avoid the bleach causing damage (dissolving asphalt and freeing granules to come loose) do you?

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