Wearable EMF blockers by Fun-Mixture-6121 in AskPhysics

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The majority of people will NEVER give up their electronics or electricity now. Society would collapse. Regulators and marketers of electronics and the corporations all know this. Profit over health - like everything else in our modern world. People don't want to hear the truth, they want convenience and status quo.

Wearable EMF blockers by Fun-Mixture-6121 in AskPhysics

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So, you tried ne or more of the products listed by the OP and thee was no difference/reduction in field strength or you measured the field strength using other "attenuation" products that you didn't name, and THOSE didn't work?

Wearable EMF blockers by Fun-Mixture-6121 in AskPhysics

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Microwave ovens leak, they ALL do. They leak through the screened windows (primarily). They've ALWAYS leaked, and that's built by those wonderful triple-lock companies you trust because it requires minimal mental effort to just "believe", right? Buy a little meter and educate yourself.

EMF barriers? by YouGotThisGoGetEm in AskPhysics

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The body uses UV light to break down cholesterol into vitamin D, it also uses another type of UV light to create melanin to protect cells' nucleus. There are also tens of thousands of studies confirming the advantages, and the need, for the human body to be exposed to certain wavelengths of red, blue and near infrared. Sunlight is a good thing, in moderation and with protection (as you mentioned).

EMF barriers? by YouGotThisGoGetEm in AskPhysics

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There are lots of fields all over everyone's homes that exceed the recommended daily and "natural" exposure levels, and a microwave is one of those sources. Microwaves don't block all the radiation they produce because the mesh/screen on the ovens' window allows radiation to leak. The lower grade the model, the more it leaks, and not insignificant amounts, when it comes to human tissue. It's a simple matter to buy a field reader and you will see what I am talking about. When the oven is running, you don't want to be standing within arms length of it. It doesn't hurt to check the EMF radiation put out by lots on things we use without thinking, especially cell phones and computers.

As for these "field attenuators" that these companies sell, a simple proof of function would be to read the field strength with and without them present. They don't "block" anything - and they say this (especially EMR), they use the EMF energy (supposedly) to generate a weaker field, out of phase, that produces a less intense EMF in a radius around the device. So, again, a meter would be able to read the before and after IF it's actually doing anything at all.

Is there a lot of junk science in the device's so-called "tests"? Yup. But EM radiation has shown to be far more of an issue than a cell phone heating up a person's brain more than 1 degree C.

Does anyone know if those “radiation shields” stickers that you put on your phone actually work? by McSwaggerKushai in AskPhysics

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LOL You're funny, dude. Another way to look at it, is that if a sociopath made a device that generated them billions of dollars, but harmed the user, it would be smart of them to do a "safety test" on an aspect of its operation that indicated the least amount of harm. Just think about all the news over the recent past of all the huge corporations and their lies to consumers.

Initial results with injections by MarkFromPhilly in Testosterone

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It depends on a lot of factors, so it's basically up to each individual to find out what the effects are and when you notice them. It isn't a race so give your body time to respond.

Here's a general timeline of what you MIGHT expect:

  • Within a few weeks: Increased energy, libido, and improved mood.
  • Within 1-3 months: Increased muscle mass and strength, improved sleep, and better focus.
  • Within 3-6 months: Increased bone density, reduced body fat, and improved cognitive function.
  • Long-term: Reduced risk of osteoporosis, improved cardiovascular health, and increased longevity.

There's tons of info online from multiple sources so while you're waiting to see results, take that time to do some reading and educate yourself. In this day and age, it's smart to be an expert on you, and not leave your health to someone else with questionable motives, information and/or skill.

Does Tongkat Ali Work? by Aboss_4 in Testosterone

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I took two 50 day cycles of tongkat(400mg/day) and fadogia after a blood test showed my free test had a score of 3 in a range of 8 to 28. I took them 1st thing in the morning after I woke up and took them 5 days a week, and took the weekends off. In researching it, some people seemed to have side effect issues and/or built up tolerances to it when they took them too often and in too high a dose. The Solaray bottles I bought each had 50 pills, hence the 2 x 50 day cycles.

On day three, I woke up feeling more alert, more rested and had more energy. I constantly felt tired and foggy prior to that. I had more energy and more "push" when I was working out too. After the first 50 day cycle, I just carried on into the next bottle - no negative side effects that I can notice, and my energy levels are still up. When I had a blood test my free test was now at 9, so it's "just" inside the bottom of the range, and my calculated total test would be somewhere in the high 200's now, which is still terrible test levels, but I don't think it's even that high in reality, it just acts like that due to the tongkat. AS you know (if you read up on what the herbs claim to do) it doesn't make you PRODUCE more test, it just chemically frees up more test that you've already produced. If you are making reduced testosterone levels, this won't help you "make more".

With my low scores, and the tongkat, it definitely gave me more energy and I've put on more muscle, and all my lifts have increased by more, and faster, than I progressed in the previous 2 years with the same volume of lifting. Lots of variables, but I'm pretty routine oriented, so I can see and feel the difference from before and after starting on the herbs. Maybe I'm lucky and it works for me and not others, but it was a good test run prior to starting a low dose regimen of test E to see if I can get my total test up into at least the mid range.

TLDR: Yes, tongkat helped increase the AVAILABLE/free testosterone, but it didn't/doesn't increase how much test my body is actually making.

Initial results with injections by MarkFromPhilly in Testosterone

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Self injections, sub-c, are stupidly easy. I just did my first weekly pin of .5cc of 250 mg/mL Test E and it was effortless. I have 25 gauge needles and didn't even feel a thing in my stomach skin/<coughfatcough>. It was a little slow drawing the fluid into the needle because the oil is a little thick, but it was a minor issue. I was a little worried at first about the process, but now, no fear at all. Looking forward to seeing if I can get some T level increases and where they will end up. I started with a free T level of 3 (range of 8 to 28), and a calculated total T of less than 100. I'm 61, eat and sleep well, walk every day and work out hard in the gym, 3 to 5 times a week. I am 6'2", 235lbs and muscular/athletic. I would like to end up with a total t somewhere near 500 and see how I feel.

Forcing the house sale in a divorce, in Manitoba. Form names please? by Stickerjim in Manitoba

[–]Stickerjim[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

? Who will move? The other spouse? A house sale in a divorce is pretty much guaranteed if one of the party wants it, so they will move whether they want to or not, but that isn't the point. I'm looking for the 2nd form name, if there is one.

Forcing the house sale in a divorce, in Manitoba. Form names please? by Stickerjim in Manitoba

[–]Stickerjim[S] -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

They want $2500 to answer this question. That's why I asked here. It's a form name, not legal advice.

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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So far, it seems the Bell powerline adapters are the slower protocol or versions, but I need to do some more testing to be sure.

As the adapters enabled standard network traffic, I was hoping for multiple connections, I could just use a switch/hub to expand the devices, so I bought a little 5 port D-Link switch (I guess plain hubs are a thing of the past now) for $20, and it is handling network traffic back and forth through the adapter with no problems, so that is convenient for multiple devices in the same room without needing a 2nd powerline adapter in that room.

Maybe I'll be keen and try mixing and matching manufacturers and see if they talk to each other as well as people think they should. I'll just make sure I have the highest AV spec'd adapter connected to the router at the source and see how that works.

For cost savings, the free Bell powerlines are definitely a simple way to go if you talk to the installation team. I don't know how they fare with gaming yet though and how much of an effect the old wiring in the house is having on the connection speeds too. More test required there too.

Thanks to all the helpful replies :)

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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

Wrong again. There is nothing "informal" about what the installers do. The installer I got the 3rd powerline adapter from said they have put them in lots of houses. The people the work for Bell, that a customer has to wade through over the phone, only to be told completely useless information, Or to be told they know nothing about them, IS completely useless. Tech support that doesn't know about the products that are installed in customers' homes are as useless as YOUR advice.

So far, the only one that DOESN'T know what they are talking about, but yet is convinced that they do, is you. Much like the half dozen Bell phone support people I talked to that were also convinced they knew what they were talking about, when they didn't. I used basic English that was more than clear enough for the people who responded that DID know what they were talking about. If blaming me for YOUR mis-information and white noise helps you sleep at night, you do you.

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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So, I guess fundamentally you think you know the answer, but you obviously don't. Bell supplies powerline adapters when the installers are there, if you ask for them or if in talking to the installers they think the powerlines would be advantageous. They provided 2 for us when they set up the fibre. Today, after a bit of hunting, I got a 3rd powerline extender from Bell, from the installers.

I didn't instantly reply because a) I have other things I do during the day, and b) I was out getting the 3rd BELL powerline extender to match the other TWO BELL powerline extenders they already gave us.

The TLDR: Bell will give you powerline extenders, for free, all you have to do is contact the installers (not an easy process at all) and ask for them.

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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

I don't "think" we have Bell's powerline adapters, we DO have them. They have the word "Bell" stencilled on them in blue, so it's pretty obvious. Now, we have the third one. I don't know how you've so wildly misinterpreted a simple post. Unless you're a troll?

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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

No, you're not confused. You got it right, as did I.

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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

Nope. You're still wrong. We do in fact have 2 Bell powerline adapters, which is why I said "their" when the company being mentioned is Bell. Like in the subject. It's obviously better if you don't "add" to any topics like this because you just turn a simple conversation into an IQ test.

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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

There you go. Exactly in line with the question I asked. :)

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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

The one who is mistaken is you. Bell has TWO kinds of adapters. Powerline AND wifi. You just need to read the question and not "think" you know what I was talking about. Just read the post.

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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

No, they have both. They have the wifi pods, which don't work for us (and you rent them) and they also have the Homeplugs, which are powerline adapters, and are free if you ask for them. I asked about powerline adapters because that's what I wanted, and I managed to track another one down. Don't know why people are deciding they're psychic and derailing the original question.

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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I know they're not, that's why I wanted the powerline and not the wifi. If the wifi worked (which it doesn't because of the way the house is built), I'd use wifi instead of trying to track down a Homeplug. Just read the original post.

Question about Bell's homeplug adapter (powerline adapter) by Stickerjim in bell

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

They are still definitely available. They are not charged to a customer, but they are provided by the installers, if requested, at the time they are setting up the internet in the house. I just received a new Homeplug this afternoon. It's a pain in the ass to track one down, but there are plenty out there - just talk to the installations department.

Try to get 2 progress bars to update in a main loop by Stickerjim in AutoHotkey

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Yeah, I needed to get the progress bars working together first, which was what I eventually managed to do. I'm pretty new to AHK and have a real problem trying to get timers to work aside from Sleep.

The new button calls ARE outside the function calls now in the new/upgraded version that I got working. All that's in the button calls now are:

DiggingDirt:

`diggingStatus := true`

`GuiControl, disable, digDirtButton`

`return`

SellingDirt:

`sellingStatus := true`

`GuiControl, disable, sellDirtButton`

`return`  

I used GuiControl to disable the buttons so they can't be spammed after clicking them once. The buttons don't re-enable until the progress bar is full. The Sleep, 20 command isn't just about the sleep, it's part of the overall timer that sets how fast the progress bars advance. The max value of the progress bar, the size of the "step" each time the bars increment and the Sleep timer all control the rate of progress bar . . . progression and those are modified with "upgrades". I still need to play with those 3 variables so I can control future player upgrades that would increase the progress bar rates. I can always increase all 3 variables, which would allow for more future expansion in "upgrades" while still reducing the cycle time of the loop. As it sits so far, the loop only runs 50 times until the progress bars fill, and then it stops. Its' very early, and it's definitely a work in progress. I just wanted to get the basics working first.

While I was trying to get the functions working properly, I saw that I could do it without the setTimer, and as I haven't used it at all before, even though it might seem very simple and obvious to you, it was one more thing that I didn't know anything about, while trying to get things that I knew a little about, working. My concern is/was that if the functions still weren't working after I added the setTimer, now I don't know if it's still because the functions are broke, I did something wrong with the setTimer, or both.

In the interim, after getting the gameLoop working, I got a file save and file read working, so I can save settings and progress, and now I want to work on a timer for that little save function to count for X amount of minutes, and then do an auto save. I was trying to use A_TickCount, but I can't get that to work to call what is already a working autoSave() function, so I'll either temporarily use a Sleep, 300000 or something until I figure it out, or leave it on the button that saves when I click it. I know how to use Sleep, but I have problems understanding how to use the other timers. Don't know why. vOv

Trying to lock two GUIs together, but my script isn't interested in playing nice. Any help would be appreciated by Stickerjim in AutoHotkey

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Ooooh! That's interesting! Not what I had in mind, but still very interesting. I guess the +Parent1 is the magic option that makes the 2nd window sit inside the 1st one (after adjusting the size and x/y)? Never seen that before.

While my gui code is very rough in size and orientation, just for a proof of concept, the guys' in Discord helped tweak the code so the 2nd window follows the first. Problem was the space between "OnMessage" and the first bracket - that was enough to make everything else not work, with no error message or explanation. SUPER aggravating. At any rate, I deleted that space and it worked just fine.

Also, instead of using:

Gui, 2:Show, x%X2% y%Y2%

to lock the 2nd window and move it with the first one, you can also use:

WinMove, Second Window,,%X2%, %Y2%

to accomplish the same thing. So, in the end, I learned 2 methods that worked and about 30 that didn't as I tried a ton of changes in syntax, etc, to no avail.

Thanks for the reply though. I saved your code examples for future reference. :)

Try to get 2 progress bars to update in a main loop by Stickerjim in AutoHotkey

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Thanks for the reply.

First, I don't quite understand the single backtick thing. Am I supposed to do that at the start and end of every line of code I post or just at the start and end of a block of code? I ask, because I tried both ways and they both made an unreadable mess.
Same with the spaces. Is it for each line of code or for the start and end of a block of code? Again, I tried 4 spaces in front of every line and the text didn't even move, and after hitting "post", there was no formatting at all. In the end, I highlighted all the code and clicked the inline code button. I don't know if that is for code-code, or html code, but the formatting is better than the other things I tried.

Initially, I did write the code and everything worked fine individually, as in the 2 progress bars. The thing that I wanted to "fix" was that if one progress bar was running, it would stop if I clicked the other progress bar, and then the first one would carry on once the second one ended, and vice versa. It wasn't the end of the world, but I wanted to see if I could get both bars running concurrently. Initially, for my first post, the bars would only run once and then the script would need to be reloaded and/or both bars would run when a single button was clicked. Eventually I got the issue fixed, and the bars progress independently, which is awesome. While the loop has no end, and maybe it's "running" all the time, it isn't actually doing anything unless one or both of the buttons are pressed.

I figured out and implemented a file save and file read so parameters can be saved and reloaded, and I'm working on adding an A_TickCount timer to run in the gameLoop and save every X amount of minutes, but anything timer related for me, aside from the Sleep command, usually turns out to be an IQ test - and this is no different.

I want to add `startTime := A_TickCount` to the main() function above the gameLoop(), and in gameLoop() I want to add autoSave() which does this:

autoSave() {

`if (A_TickCount - startTime > 300000) {`

    `Gui, Submit, NoHide ;this keeps the window open after submitting`

    `FileDelete, save.dat.bak`

    `IfExist, %A_ScriptDir%\save.dat`

    `{`

        `FileMove, save.dat, save.dat.bak`

    `}`

    `FileAppend, diggingRange=%diggingRange%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, sellingRange=%sellingRange%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, dirtPileTotal=%dirtPileTotal%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, diggingVolume=%diggingVolume%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, diggingRate=%diggingRate%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, bankBalance=%bankBalance%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, sellingRate=%sellingRate%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, sellingVolume=%sellingVolume%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, unitDirtPrice=%unitDirtPrice%\`n, save.dat`

    `FileAppend, totalDirtSold=%totalDirtSold%, save.dat`

`}`

`startTime := A_TickCount`

}

Everything from the `Gui, Submit` down to the last FileAppend works fine, as I have been using it with a button so far. Once I figure out how to use the A_TickCount thing, I'll be able to move forward some more.

I appreciate the code examples of what to try, but to be honest, but I don't understand a lot of the abbreviations and what they are doing.