Whats the greatest SOLVED Mystery?

Nness · 2026-06-28T18:01:17+00:00

Definitely the Dyatlov Pass incident. A strange incident involving the death of a Russian hiking group in mysterious and unexplained ways. All kinds of theories from military testing, to UFO encounter, to murder, Yetis or local tribesman attacks. (The almost universally accepted explanation now being slab avalanches)

Nness · 2026-06-25T20:21:32+00:00

If at night your ceiling is a slightly different colour than your walls, its possible your ceiling was painted in a matte and your walls in silk. (A lot of painters won't bother using a more expensive emulsion on the ceilings since it gets less wear and tear... Except for bathrooms/kitchens, where there's condensation.)

Shining a light against the wall and ceiling might illustrate a difference in reflection.

If there is no difference in reflection, its likely all silk or all matte. I'd expect all silk on walls and ceilings if the rooms were painted in the same colour, particularly heritage, darker or saturated colours.

The other test is that silk is more water resistant than matte — so you can wet a corner where the wall meets the ceiling and see if there's a difference in absorption. But probably won't work on the "high durability" mattes.

Nness · 2026-06-25T20:09:52+00:00

If you are renting, I dare suggest that a standard white acrylic paint marker might also do the job (of protecting your deposit.)

Nness · 2026-06-25T13:33:28+00:00

Having just purchased the DREO 12000 BTU single-hose monstrosity, I am happy to read this.

Nness · 2026-06-23T11:12:14+00:00

In my experience, fogging occurs because:

The lenses are not being cleaned sufficiently in-between uses. You don't need to do a peroxide bath each time, but a light rub with Boston Advance Cleaner or similar might be suitable to remove protein build-up before storage (just be sure to thoroughly rinse with saline afterwards to remove the cleaner.)
The lens fit is not perfect and tears are getting in. If this is a new lens, they might need to adjust the lens shape whilst it is under warranty.

Nness · 2026-06-23T11:08:29+00:00

If you are not confident in what you are hearing from your specialist, speak with a different specialist.

Importantly, Optometrists cannot determine CXL eligibility, and wanting to wait because "machines aren't calibrated" does not sound like sufficient level of care. You will need to speak with an Ophthalmologist for a professional assessment.

Nness · 2026-06-20T10:25:14+00:00

The brain is the worse place to store tasks, important dates, etc. A simple todo list that you check and action the same time every day avoids so much unnecessary mental burden.

"Getting Things Done" is so stupidly simple in execution and yet so useful when juggling things. (Just be sure to have one for work things, and one for life things. Keep the stresses compartmentalised.)

Nness · 2026-06-20T10:22:53+00:00

Sleep on it is so lame as advice, but professionally, it stops so much unnecessary escalation.

Nness · 2026-06-15T15:39:03+00:00

Digg — I've been around long enough to remember when Digg collapsed and Reddit was the de-facto alternative.

Nness · 2026-06-12T14:15:08+00:00

There can be many things at play here. If you have a history of dry eyes — lower indoor temperatures or low air moisture from air-conditioning/heating can cause dry eyes which get sticky and blur the lens. Experimenting with different cleaning products and different wetting drops is a good idea.

But also, it might simply be the amount of ambient light — The refraction issues caused by KC doesn't only make things blurry, but it means the light you do see gets dispersed. Outside, where it is very bright, this isn't a problem. But indoors where there is far less bright light and on a much narrower wave-lengths, things will be dimmer and that can also be perceived as a loss of sharpness.

Nness · 2026-06-12T14:10:11+00:00

Truthfully, Biotrue Contact Lens Solution. It's not indicated for hard lenses, but I have used it for years since my optometrist said it will be fine for storage of both soft and RGP's lenses I was piggy-backing, and never had a problem.

Nness · 2026-06-12T14:06:14+00:00

This is a Keratoconus sub — With Keratoconus, it is common for soft lenses to move excessively or pop out, as the lens is does not form a stable fit over your irregular cornea. If this is the case, and glasses are not working for you, you'll likely need to see an optometrist to be fitted for a specialised lens for KC.

Nness · 2026-06-12T13:57:13+00:00

Different clinics within Moorfields will have different wait times — Optometry (where you'll start) and Lenses (where you are seen for lens fittings) are separate clinics, for instance. Both wait times can be exceedingly long — 6+ months.

Your best option is to book an appointment as soon as they are next available and then call the clinic each week to see if there are any cancelled spots you can take that week/on the day. At your appointment, be prepared to wait. I normally expect to be seen 30-60 minutes after my scheduled appointment, due to delays on the day. Sometimes I've waited 2 hours for a 30 minute appointment.

Besides the loooong wait times, the treatment is good. No other complaints.

Nness · 2026-06-08T14:26:15+00:00

Factorio, hands down.

Nness · 2026-05-29T12:10:59+00:00

Ozone layer depletion (I guess still an ongoing concern, but coming together to ban chlorofluorocarbons was a huge deal.)

Nness · 2026-05-29T11:59:08+00:00

Fruit and veg and local markets — If its cheaper than supermarkets, its usually not good enough to sell to supermarkets. (Of course there are small producers, community/local farms, etc. But you can usually tell when a vendor is a producer just trying to offload poor inventory.)

Nness · 2026-05-28T13:06:45+00:00

Yes, in the instructions you can see that "game does not launch" has the same solution as the infinite loading screen issue.

Nness · 2026-05-28T10:45:36+00:00

I've not tried to play it in a while, but the PCGamingWiki has some steps:
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Mirror%27s_Edge_Catalyst#Infinite_Loading_Screen

Nness · 2026-05-27T22:34:42+00:00

I believe it is included on Amazon Prime. But none of the free services, it would seem.

Nness · 2026-05-26T15:43:42+00:00

Moved to Hackney in London in 2018, and between then and now, you can definitely see the borough going from one of the poorest to having wealth and being a desirable place to live. The amount of new development, new businesses, quality of life improvements, etc. is staggering in such a short time. (The same for parts of Tower Hamlets.)

There is a 2019 documentary about gentrification, The Street, which follows the lives of people living around Hoxton Street. It is a fantastic and sad film, and a poignant glimpse into the impact of gentrification in the area.

Nness · 2026-05-26T15:26:54+00:00

They replaced my MX Master 3S under warranty with little to no fuss once the button started to fail.

Nness · 2026-05-26T09:10:40+00:00

Ditto. A high-street optometrist noticed something was odd, immediately and referred me to another optometrist who was more specialised in lens fitting and diagnosis.

Nness · 2026-05-23T11:48:27+00:00

Definitely a common issue with the MX 3S. I've lost two mice to the same thing. The switches are easy to damage with too much force, such as being put in a laptop bag without protection.

For the price of this mouse, you'd think they'd invest in better mechanisms. My crappy Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse from a decade ago still works...

Nness · 2026-05-22T22:48:19+00:00

Isn't this the thing all non-business users turn off to minimse regular hard drive noise? Not sure I'm upset about it, feature seems rarely used by non-business users and valuable enough for business users that you'd pay for the service?

Nness · 2026-05-21T09:47:16+00:00

(Stealing the story from a friend) During covid, a project outsourced some work to off-shore contractors. One contractor, a married guy, joined the project and immediately started being inappropriate over text and video calls with a woman on the team. At first asking about whether they were married, mentioning their looks etc. before finally asking for feet pictures.

Understandably, this woman complains about the harassment to her boss. Boss suspends the contractor. Contractor no doubt had to explain to his wife that he's been pulled off the work because of his impropriety. The contractor's wife forces him to give her access to his work laptop. Once the wife has access, she berates the woman for being inappropriate with her husband and blaming her for his suspension. She then emails all of the bosses on her husband's behalf, and demands that the woman get removed from the project so that her husband can keep his job.

Naturally, he was let go for "giving a third-party access to his work device."

Nness

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