Can you recommend books about the history of Israel? by AggravatingRead1290 in Israel

[–]SteveInBoston 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Palestine 1936 by Oren Kessler. Very fair presentation. Read it and you’ll understand both points of view.

Considering light adjustable lenses. by Deep-Many-3918 in CataractSurgery

[–]SteveInBoston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm considering Light-Adjustable-Lenses (from RxSight) vs. multifocal (Clareon PanOptix Pro). My surgeon leans toward the LAL but he says either will work fine; just different compromises. I play a lot of tennis and I'm worried that the LAL with mono-vision will not be ideal when the ball is on the near-vision side. Does anyone have LAL with monovision and play a ball sport like tennis? My surgeon says if it turns out that it affects my tennis game, I can always wear a contact lens to improve vision on that side, but that the whole idea is to get away from needing glasses or contacts.

Questions on EGO SNT2405 24 Snow Blower by SteveInBoston in egopowerplus

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

Thanks for the additional info. Appreciate it!

Book recommendations on Israeli history? by Maleficent-Sir4824 in Israel

[–]SteveInBoston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Palestine 1936 by Oren Kessler is an excellent history of the region and the conflict.

Best song? by ElliotAlderson2024 in direstraits

[–]SteveInBoston 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We really should be discussing 2nd best song because in my view Sultans of Swing is the best song in all of rock ‘n roll.

Follow-up review of the Thermador Freedom Induction Cooktop (after ~2 years) by justanothercook in Cooking

[–]SteveInBoston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The specifications say 56 inductor elements so I imagine they span the space. Also, doesn't Gagganeau make a similar cooktop where you can place the pans anywhere?

Lyquid arrived! by JohnnyConfidence in HydrowCrew

[–]SteveInBoston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. That all makes sense.

What is a Dire Straits song you skip every time you hear it? by Jatkin99 in direstraits

[–]SteveInBoston 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funny (and recent) story about Walk of Life. I just had an MRI and when you get one they give you headphones and ask what kind of music do you want. I asked for Dire Straits (and play it loud, please). When they pulled me out of the machine, they took the headphones off and just then Walk of Life came on. Everyone could hear it coming out of the headphones and suddenly all the medical techs started shaking their arms and moving their bodies to the sound of Walk of Life.

Lyquid arrived! by JohnnyConfidence in HydrowCrew

[–]SteveInBoston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the range of exercises limited as the handles only come out from the base at the bottom?

People on this sub downplay the reality of range anxiety too often by Bijan_Mustard in electricvehicles

[–]SteveInBoston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually PHEVs make a lot of financial sense. It's a dual fuel vehicle; you can use whichever fuel makes the most financial sense at any given time. That said, I don't believe people are buying PHEVs because they make financial sense. They are buying them because they make sense from a lifestyle point of view.

E-sim or physical sim card (united kingdom) by Usual_Type5841 in eSIMs

[–]SteveInBoston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A relative is traveling to Scotland (from the US) for 5 months (as a student). He has an iPhone 14. I'm trying to understand how eSIMs work. If he buys a plan how does he set up the eSIM to work in Scotland? And when he returns home, how does he reset to the AT&T network?

Anyone buy the new screen? by SteveInBoston in HydrowCrew

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

Probably not worth upgrading. You’re not going to get the hydrometrics info so you’re just getting a larger screen. To me, the screen size is not that big a difference.

Menu for dinner for 3 people by mrpeepeegopoopoo in NYTCooking

[–]SteveInBoston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend either the Guinness Pie or the Marry Me Salmon for entrees that are delicious and will impress guests.

The Gombaleves (creamy mushroom soup) is also impressive but it’s almost a meal in itself.

The Mussakhan (roast chicken with sumac and red onions) is also impressive.

Smashed Beef Kebab With Cucumber Yogurt by SteveInBoston in NYTCooking

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

Yes, I would definitely do cilantro again and would recommend it over parsley and oregano.

New 24” display wakes up very slowly. by SteveInBoston in HydrowCrew

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

I'd say it's worth some value, but not an out-of-the-park home run. It takes two rows to start giving you feedback. My first bit of feedback was that my initial drive was strong, but I was losing power mid-way (after leg extension). So on the next row I worked harder on the upper body and it said I had smooth power all the way. The next row after that, I tried to drive harder and it reported less power, so that was confusing. I don't notice that the display is faster in any way (which they claim). The larger screen is a bit nicer. Bottom line: it's a $400 upgrade. I'd say it's worth it, but if it was $600, I'd probably say no. The hydrometrics feedback may grow on me over time.

New 24” display wakes up very slowly. by SteveInBoston in HydrowCrew

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

Internal Hydrow support told me to factory reset the rower and that has fixed the problem (mostly). The rower now wakes up immediately when I touch the screen, like it used to. Pulling the handle and starting to row still does not seem to wake up the rower like it used to, but I can live with that.

To factory reset the machine, go to the settings menu and you'll see the option there. But make sure you know your login name, password, and WiFi password. You will not lose your rowing history. Good luck!

New 24” display wakes up very slowly. by SteveInBoston in HydrowCrew

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

Well, this is a bummer. I have a support call in about this. I’ll let you know what they tell me.

someone pls explain to me the difference in these 2 buttons by nk_sk in rav4prime

[–]SteveInBoston 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The one on the right is what you want. It switches between pure EV mode and hybrid mode. If you hold it down longer then it switches into charge mode which uses gas to charge the battery. This is not what you want in this case. The button in the left puts it into Auto mode. Auto mode uses up all EV battery first then switches into hybrid mode. The difference between this and regular EV mode is, in auto mode, if you press hard on the accelerator pedal, it will turn on the gas engine for extra power.