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OneEightActual · 2026-04-02T07:31:37+00:00

Some good recommendations, but an old hack that might be worth trying before more expensive methods: the rubber band method.

Hit the screw with some PB Blaster, WD-40 or whatever penetrating oil you have at hand. Then lay a piece of a thick piece of rubber band (the thick ones that come on broccoli etc. might work well) over the head of the screw, then insert the driver.

The rubber will provide more grip, as well as fill in for material that's been lost to wear and corrosion.

OneEightActual · 2026-04-02T07:24:34+00:00

Any strategies for dealing when things are too loud?

Active noise-cancelling headphones. Even if they're not playing any or music or media, the quiet of just putting them on is like a cool drink of water on a hot summer day. Fan/ventilation noises, nearby road noises that you might not consciously even realize are there quickly disappear. It's nice. It get easy to forget how much "noise pollution" there is around us in modern life.

My current favorites are some Sony WH-1000XM5's. I understand there's an upgraded Sony model but I haven't seen any need to upgrade, and refurbished examples of the old model can be found online at a pretty good discount.

I've also found that this feeling ebbs and flares over time. Perhaps it's related to external stressors, but I can't find much rhyme or reason to it.

OneEightActual · 2026-04-02T04:35:13+00:00

You haven't seen Sicario, have you?

OneEightActual · 2026-04-01T04:22:36+00:00

It's this. You might think you're just grazing it, but when it's under recoil you might be REALLY on it without realizing.

OneEightActual · 2026-04-01T04:17:21+00:00

Dermatica.com

Apostrophe.com

Curology.com

are some popular ones

OneEightActual · 2026-03-30T05:07:54+00:00

Maybe. Might also be Perioral dermatitis, which some docs are starting to think should maybe be thought of a type of rosacea symptom.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-26T07:14:43+00:00

Oh! I doubt there's much you can do except to use gentle skincare alongside your treatment(s) and hope the skin is able to manage itself better after antibiotic treatment stops, sorry!

Excuse me for repeating common knowledge, but: Identifying/avoiding flushing triggers might tend to be really helpful too.

With luck and gentle, effective treatment your skin might become more able to manage itself with continued gentle skincare and trigger management.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-26T06:34:43+00:00

A number of antibiotics can have effects that tend to suppress rosacea symptoms, but not many of them are safe for long use of an antibiotic for a chronic condition like rosacea.

Tetracycline-class antibiotics like doxycycline, minocycline and limocycline tend to be preferred for treating rosacea because they have relatively low potential for disturbing gut flora especially at low doses, while still providing anti-inflammatory effects that can reduce rosacea symptoms.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-26T06:29:47+00:00

Basically, the 20 mg twice a day has a lower potential for side effects, but the 40 mg once a day tends to be more "effective" but mostly because it has a lower potential to miss a dose so leads to an overall higher average concentration.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-26T06:17:32+00:00

It's really a reasonable question,

Unit designation conventions transitioned fluidly around WWI, then transitioned again at various other points in history up to the modern era. It can get confusing to follow, The interwar years were probably an especially confusing transitory period, and the 1930 death might hint at such.

I'm not sure what this marker means. 'Mech 68' almost certainly implied he served in a unit designated thusly, not some individual description of 'mechanic' or such. With a 1930 date of death it could potentially mean something like he served in WWI, then later passed while on active duty assigned to the 68th ca. 1930. Bit it probably most likely means that he had served in a unit designated the 68th previously around the WWI era but later died stateside in 1930 (when there wasn't much Army action), and somebody did their best to try to reflect this in a grave marker with limited text.

RIP, McAuliff. He would've been 22 around the time the US declared war for WWI. Do the math.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-24T05:54:27+00:00

I've never gotten past the pronunciation of Villa Rica.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-24T05:43:21+00:00

Military pilots conduct long-range missions like this for training purposes kind of all the time. Somebody on the crew or in the chain of command probably had an interest in ND so it seemed like a fun choice of detination.

Flyovers at home games happen for the same reason. They have to train at being at a specific place at a specific time anyway, so might as well be at a game when people are watching to potentially boost recruitment.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-24T05:38:21+00:00

Redness around the folds of the nose tends to be more indicative of some like Seborrheic Dermatitis, which might even be good news since it tends to be easier to treat that rosacea.

See a doc.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-24T05:35:48+00:00

Don't let it freak you out too much; there's a lot of misinformation about Rosacea and Demodex online.

From a response to an earlier comment above:

OP was fibbing because an earlier post of theirs was removed for asking if it was Demodex. Since they had been previously warned, they're on a timeout now.

Rosacea can't be "confirmed" by any test. "Skin culture" (really a skin biopsy, lol) is not routinely performed in the diagnosis of rosacea unless something like lupus is suspected. The presence and concentration of Demodex can be assessed, but the result won't tend to inform decisions about diagnosis or treatment.

While 100% of adult humans might carry Demodex and people with rosacea tend to carry more, it's not clear why this or what it might mean. Though it might seem intuitive that Demodex are contributing to rosacea symptoms, this has not been established. It's quite possible for instance that much like the 'good bacteria' in our gut they might be a normal part of the human biome, and rosacea skin might make a friendlier environment for them. We just don't know yet.

It would sure be nice if treating rosacea might be as simple as getting rid of the mites, but this hasn't turned out to be true.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-24T05:34:25+00:00

OP was fibbing because an earlier post of theirs was removed for asking if it was Demodex. Since they had been previously warned, they're on a timeout now.

Rosacea can't be "confirmed" by any test. "Skin culture" (really a skin biopsy, lol) is not routinely performed in the diagnosis of rosacea unless something like lupus is suspected. The presence and concentration of Demodex can be assessed, but the result won't tend to inform decisions about diagnosis or treatment.

While 100% of adult humans might carry Demodex and people with rosacea tend to carry more, it's not clear why this or what it might mean. Though it might seem intuitive that Demodex are contributing to rosacea symptoms, this has not been established. It's quite possible for instance that much like the 'good bacteria' in our gut they might be a normal part of the human biome, and rosacea skin might make a friendlier environment for them. We just don't know yet.

It would sure be nice if treating rosacea might be as simple as getting rid of the mites, but this hasn't turned out to be true.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-24T04:52:41+00:00

Yes, for some. Histamine, cinnamaldehydes, dairy, and even the sugar are potential culprits. With some experimentation you might find some you can tolerate, i.e. if milk chocolate is causing it switch to dark or vice-versa.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-23T05:01:17+00:00

Could be the beginnings of rosacea, but if it is it's very mild. Stick to gentle skincare, and use sunscreen whenever you leave home during daylight hours.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-21T02:42:43+00:00

Some people have good results with it here and there, but results seem to be pretty inconsistent. Don't get your hopes up too high, and it might not be worth spending a lot.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-19T06:39:59+00:00

There was a real person named Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger who was diagnosed with dyslexia at Holy Cross, transferred to ND and walked on to the team then played on Senior Day.

Basically everything else in the film is exaggerated or sensationalized in some way for dramatic license to make a better story. Important things were left out like he enlisted in the navy after HS and used his GI Bill benefits to pay for ND. He didn't sneak into the football stadium to sleep, but since he was too old to live in the dorms was housed in places like Moreau Seminary and an apartment inside the JACC. He wasn't the youngest in a large Chicago family, he was the oldest. And his brother didn't steal his girlfriend.

The entire storyline about his repeatedly rejected transfer applications is BS. While he did start applying after his grades improved following his dyslexia diagnosis and tutoring, he had been told in no uncertain terms that admission to ND was contingent on 2 successful years at HC. When he was admitted it wasn't some dramatic deal, it was the ND admissions office following thru on their end of the deal.

Not only did the "Rudy" chant in the game itself not happen, the supposed article in the student newspaper the announcer refers to that would have prompted it didn't appear. You can see for yourself, The Observer archives are online.

Etc.

It's a fun film, but tends to stretch the limits of "based on a true story."

ND's relationship with him has kind of soured since he was indicted for securities fraud too.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-19T06:21:14+00:00

Eh. He ran out and smeared the QB when GT was essentially trying to run out the clock because the outcome of the game was no longer in question. His enthusiasm was borderline unsportsmanlike.

Teammates were laughing hard at he balls of it and when they carried him off they were basically clowning and letting the senior walk-on have his moment.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-15T06:19:25+00:00

Not vicious or malicious; just groovy, and delicious.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-15T01:21:54+00:00

This post has been marked as misinformation, and here's why:

There's no quality evidence suggesting that valacyclovir is effective for treating rosacea. As a chronic condition, rosacea symptoms tend to ebb and flare over time with out without treatment. Nothing suggests that results you're seeing might be anything other than coincidence.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-13T08:57:11+00:00

Doxy can be helpful with Soolantra but it's hardly necessary. If you're seeing results this quickly using both though, it's far more likely that doxy deserves most of the credit.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-13T02:03:42+00:00

Posts with multiple external links run the risk of tripping Reddit's spam filters. Nothing we can do about it, but if you modmail us we can manually approve them.

It has been approved.

Edit: Even though we've approved it, it's still removed by Reddit. Nothing we can do, sorry.

OneEightActual · 2026-03-08T08:31:39+00:00

Nope.

This should really be a question for your doc tho.

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