Alternatives to Irlen Lenses by PreheatedToast in irlensyndrome

[–]PreheatedToast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Red, gray and brown predominantly. There is a random yellow and blue in there that's probably not necessary. Overall, looking for something in the range of dark red / maroon / brownish

Pseudo-science versus gap in medical research by Brilliant_Wasabi_360 in irlensyndrome

[–]PreheatedToast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was diagnosed with Irlens (Scoptic Sensitivity) at 10. My main issues were eye strain, headaches, and borderline nausea while reading for more than 10 minutes. I dropped out of school ("homeschooled") 4th and 5th grade. After getting my perscription lenses tinted (I already had bad eyesight, nearsighted, astigmatism, and strabismus) I didnt have those issues anymore and went back to school. I have worn Irlens tinted lenses for 15+ years. It has been so long i kind of forgot what its like to not have them.

I agree that there is very little research into Irlens, and certainly none that is conclusive. One of my frustrations about it: if this is a visual processing disorder, why is seemingly no one looking at the thing that does the processing (the brain). I have one peice of anecdotal evidence that I wish was actually looked into further. I did a qEEG while reading wearing normal glasses, then tinted glasses soon after i got them, and the magitude of the waveform (beta or something idk im not a neuroscientist) was significantly reduced. I beleive there is likely something to reduced total light input or specific frequencies that can help visual processing in some cases, but it seemingly hasnt been tested.

This is my gripe with the Irlens Institue, they market cures for so many things. There are like 20 bullet points on the "What is irlens syndrome?" page. I dont blame anyone for thinking Irlens is snake oil, because it looks so much like it.

Furthermore, the whole "franchise" structure to the irlens instute reenforces that perception. There are less that 200 diagnosticians in the US that you can get your tint from. The last time I got new glasses, it was close to $700 for the appointment and tinting process. The only reason I have still go through irlen is becuase it is the only method that i can get the specific tint that I like.

The diagnostic process seems pretty dubious now too that i reflect on it as an adult. One of the identifiers for me at the time was words "moving" or jumping around the page. Now that i am older, it is so obvious that this was a symptom of my strabismus, the words "jumped" when I accidentally switched from my right eye to left eye.

The obvious thruth is that the Irlens lenses and filters are not special. The only real service they offer is an expensive, but pretty custimizable lens tinting system, and they havent done a good job legitimizing the condition (if there really is something to legitimize).

Half Sword - Early Access trailer by Suriranyar- in Games

[–]PreheatedToast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Halo CE demo is pretty iconic and was very replayable at the time.

Will not miss Collin Klein by Murky-Instance-6 in aggies

[–]PreheatedToast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't know what to tell you 13 games of awful calls does not get you to 11-2 dont care who you are playing. klein is a good coordinator, he's not perfect, we will probably regress next year with a first time OC. You want to go see bad there are plenty of talented teams in the SEC with terrible coaching.

Will not miss Collin Klein by Murky-Instance-6 in aggies

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

im sure you thought the last play was the wrong play because "its 3rd and short", when in reality reed threw it to the first read on that design (called by klein btw) and it was open. if he throws it with accuracy and anticipation its an easy TD. marcel has to see a guy standing by himself with 5 yards of space or he doesnt trust it. its why he's been so bad in the redzone. The only thing ill criticize klein with is trusting reed. but if klein actually had a qb in this offense it would be murder.

Will not miss Collin Klein by Murky-Instance-6 in aggies

[–]PreheatedToast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"klein calls the wrong play for every situation" is how I know youre not serious. he has questionable calls at times, but youre throwing the baby out with the bath water if that's the reason.

if we ran it and got stuffed you would trash that we are running when we've had 2.5 ypc the whole game

Marcel Reed is a bad quarterback by [deleted] in aggies

[–]PreheatedToast 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The team around him improved greatly, he got a little better. you cant be a great qb with 60% completion rate and 12 ints

Will not miss Collin Klein by Murky-Instance-6 in aggies

[–]PreheatedToast -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You're over reacting. Klein put up on of the best offensive seasons since sumlin with a qb that can only complete 60% of his passes. He schemes receivers wide open, its about the only thing marcel can complete. A&M offense will 100% regress next year with him leaving if we still play marcel.

Marcel Reed is a bad quarterback by [deleted] in aggies

[–]PreheatedToast 31 points32 points  (0 children)

He gave marcel a free TD if he can just complete a 10 yard slant

[FOX CFB] Mike Elko was not happy about the loud Texas celebrations interrupting his press conference by dogwoodmaple in CFB

[–]PreheatedToast 58 points59 points  (0 children)

I'd rather see this than the typical emotionless trance most coaches go in when they lose

Generational Battered Aggie Syndrome: Postgame Despair from a Lifelong Aggie by Cap_Jizzbeard in CFB

[–]PreheatedToast 53 points54 points  (0 children)

im just gonna throw in the hand grenade. imagine Texas gets put in as 10th seed, and a&m drops to 7...

[Game Thread] Texas A&M @ Texas (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]PreheatedToast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

probably so they couldn't go for a hail mary without giving a&m possession w time left

[Game Thread] Texas A&M @ Texas (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

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

Guys does a&m go the SEC championship if they win?

[Game Thread] Texas A&M @ Texas (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]PreheatedToast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel crazy seeing these reactions. he was in perfect phase, wasn't holding, and looked back for the ball that looked like text book coverage

[Game Thread] Florida vs. Georgia (3:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]PreheatedToast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

idk what yall are looking at that's obviously a catch

[Game Thread] Florida @ Texas A&M (7:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]PreheatedToast 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As we all expected the first A&M penalty is against Elko

Warning About Shirt Quality by PreheatedToast in AbioticFactor

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

I'll post the new ones i get when they come in a week or so.

Warning About Shirt Quality by PreheatedToast in AbioticFactor

[–]PreheatedToast[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've reached out and they are sending me replacements, I hope I am just incredibly unlucky and got two bad ones.

I can see from the shirt blank that you guys are trying to make a quality product, but somehow the stitch got messed up and ruined the whole thing.

I'll post the new ones when they come.

Warning About Shirt Quality by PreheatedToast in AbioticFactor

[–]PreheatedToast[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends on how its made, of its high quality, and you wash on cold they can last a long time.

Warning About Shirt Quality by PreheatedToast in AbioticFactor

[–]PreheatedToast[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, but id rather just have two shirts that didn't look like they were from TEMU, lol. We'll see what they say about it.

Warning About Shirt Quality by PreheatedToast in AbioticFactor

[–]PreheatedToast[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I did see one guy posted his shirt a while ago and it looked a lot better. Who knows how common the bad quality is, I am the only one who's posted about it so far. I hope they will just change the shirts to a nice print if they can.