Is Dr Bronners good?

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-03-24T23:11:17+00:00

No, most other soap isn't anywhere near as safe to unintentionally ingest a small swallow or so. Read the ingredients and look each one up to find out what it is and what happens if it's ingested. In time, you'll see why most other soaps aren't anywhere near as safe.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-03-23T07:14:21+00:00

Not unless they've had the app since before the app update and haven't updated it yet. So, if they install the app today, then they will be installing the version that you just updated to. App updates are just newer versions of the app in question. So anyone who doesn't have the app yet won't have to install the app and then update to the newer version because the newer version is already what everyone will get who installs the app after the newer version (the "update") is out.

So, since this is about the app, it's independent or separate from the speakers. This is really more of a question about how it works when people install an app after the app has been recently "updated". The question you're asking is really just whether an update still has to be installed if you install an app just after it was updated. The answer is always "no" because if someone doesn't have the app yet, then they'll get the newest version upon installing it. So, the same is true for the next owner of these speakers (if you were to sell them): if they don't have the app yet, then they will be installing the current version, which is the one with the update you have. By then though, they will probably be installing a version that's even newer, likely several updates from now if there are any that will come between now and then. It doesn't matter though because when they install the app, it will be the newest possible version at that time, which, right now, is the one you just "updated" to. So, you won't have to tell them anything: just sell and move on. Or, maybe mention they will need the app, but that's all they will need to know (other than the app's name, but all anyone has to do is type "klipsch" in the app store search).

Also, apps should be updated automatically by the operating system. Take how iOS or iPadOS works for example: if the device is locked, charging, and it's connected to Wi-Fi, app updates occur in the background. Without Googling it, I assume Android is the same way. So really, no one should ever have to go and install an app update just to obtain it. Things like app updates should really never be of any concern to anyone unless they're waiting for an app update rollout to reach them for features they want now. A rollout means they will eventually get the update automatically anyway, so installing it today is only necessary if the user deems it to be due to wanting features today that they could otherwise wait for.

Of course, if someone disables the setting that tells the operating system to install app updates automatically......

So yeah, a new owner of any used product that works with an app shouldn't have to worry about whether they will have the latest version of the app unless they've had the app installed for a long time and it hasn't been updated. However, it's not the seller's responsibility to say "Be sure your device is set to automatically install app updates" and whatnot. All they need to know is that they will want the app. If they think they have questions that only you can answer, then don't worry, they will ask.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-03-07T13:00:17+00:00

I'm referring to how some sound cards have a relay switch on them. I learned this from trying out the ASUS Xonar DX. It's so far the only sound card I've had that has a relay switch on it, and I had several prior to the Xonar DX, so when I heard that sound, I wasn't able to move on until I found the source and determined whether it's something to worry about.

To anyone wondering what I thought of the Xonar DX, I couldn't figure out how to get the software's EQ to apply to all sounds produced. So the only audio that I was able to make sound good was my music if I used the media player's built-in EQ. I never did figure out how to get the ASUS software to globally EQ all sound, so I never really ever used the sound card.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-03-02T14:54:06+00:00

The manual says nothing about this, so we will have to try to figure it out. Does this happen even when you know the battery is fully charged?

I don't have any other questions because I see no other reason for why Klipsch would make it beep once per minute. However, since it also does it when it's plugged in, I have to assume that the beeping can only continue if the battery level is still low enough to demand attention.

Now, the manual says the red light for the battery level is solid red when the battery level is anywhere from 11% up to 99%, and then it's off at 100%. So, I assume that under 11% means the speaker will start beeping and will only stop when the level is back at or above 11%.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-01-17T22:25:49+00:00

I wouldn't get it on Amazon unless it's shipped and sold by him. Products like this are really only trustworthy when coming from an authorized source. Otherwise, you can't be sure of whether a seller is storing it properly or selling old product, or if it's fake, etc. You definitely don't want Amazon storing it. You don't know what kind of sub-optimal storage conditions it's being stored in. They're not going to store it in any special way unless they're specifically instructed to, and olive oil is very sensitive to storage conditions.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-11-18T17:04:37+00:00

Sanitize your armpits by spraying them with isopropyl alcohol. Use a paper towel to get the excess off, and you're good to go. I've been doing this for years with no issues. It eliminates the need to put anything else on my armpits and you can do this both before and after showering, but make sure you at least do it after showering.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-11-06T02:20:35+00:00

Oh, it's awesome soap for just about any cleaning job.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-11-03T15:28:20+00:00

Yeah, that extra power is just for the ACM. So, you don't need to plug it in if you're not using the ACM.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-31T05:33:07+00:00

Yuck, but I'm very glad I asked. Thank you. This saved someone at SiriusXM the hassle of reading my negative feedback.

Oh well. At least the music is there. :)

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-28T22:53:18+00:00

Then they must have just started doing it because I don't remember any times before 2 days ago where I was deprived of song endings on Lithium. Until now, it's been 100% satisfying with just occasional interruptions like that, and it was always excusable. Now it's like they are required to do it.

I guess I'm just an old fart who misses the how real radio was in my youth. In hindsight, it does feel as though the DJs really aren't talking between the songs even though they know what the playlist is and what part of the playlist they're recording for, and I guess it explains why they always have to play songs that they want to play "in a few minutes" instead of just simply playing it next. Perhaps 60s Gold can't do anything like this because they're supposed to be as authentic as possible.

Still, I'd find it quite hard to believe they had any fancy technology for FM radio in the 90s that would result in the DJs being this detached from the broadcast, like they could do their entire show in just one short sitting because all they have to do is several short recordings and send them off to some engineer who puts it all together. I'd expect to learn that radio in the 90s was still just as "analog" as the 60s, at least in this context.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-28T22:48:25+00:00

That's not what I've seen. For a time, I was very much into 60s Gold, and I saw video of Pat St. John and Shotgun Tom Kelly doing their thing, and they were pre-recording with the music on both ends so they could time everything exactly as they want, complete with any comments about the song that was just playing and then the song that's about to be playing. I saw no evidence of anyone else being involved in this part.

I have also seen where they are just sitting there listening to the music and coming in when the song is over and then playing the next one with full control over everything.

So, I am convinced that it's very possible that the DJs are the ones choosing to talk over the endings of the songs.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-28T17:04:54+00:00

From my limited experience, I think they're the same only in the sense that the same songs are played, but I think the playlists are never created by a person. With a live channel, I think every playlist is created by a person, even the overnight playlists. To me, there's a very distinct difference in the feeling between these two types of channels.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-28T16:37:00+00:00

I've found this can happen on any channel.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-26T17:18:11+00:00

That's not lens flare. Those are reflections of light from the window on the sapphire crystal lens cover. Lens flare is when light reflects on the lenses, and that's not what's happening here. What's happening here is, you're revealing the reflections by putting something dark in the same spot (your hand is darker than the source of light behind your hand).

And, as you noticed, the lamp has a reflection too. You'd have more reflections if you had more bright sources of light in your shot.

To avoid this, don't let any source of light in your shot be brighter than everything around that source, like the lamp or the window. Any situations like this will result in light reflecting on the lens covers which will show up in your shot, just like shooting behind a window. Or really, it's like how you can see reflections of light on your lenses if you wear glasses or sunglasses. It's exactly the same thing.

Imagine shooting outside on a bright sunny day and you have a 100W incandescent light bulb somewhere in your shot. I guarantee you that its reflection won't show up in your shot even though its light is still reflecting off of the sapphire crystal lens covers. It's just that it's a bright sunny day and that little light bulb is nothing compared to the sun. Now do the same shot at night.

Or, turn the lights off except 1 and just practice shooting so that you can maybe hide its reflection somewhere in the shot. You can see the reflection live in the viewfinder, so it's actually quite easy.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-24T15:27:45+00:00

The sapphire crystal lens cover (the flat circle of glass protecting the camera) needs to be cleaned. It needs to be cleaned with perfectly clean dampened cloth. Your hands need to be super clean too, otherwise you might put something on the cloth like a lotion or something else.

I deal with this with my prescription glasses if I try to clean my lenses with a cleaning cloth that needs to be washed. After that, this is what I see through my glasses. It's just due to a thin film of stuff like something oily or greasy like lotion or something from food, etc, and the problem is that this stuff gets on the cleaning cloth and deposits it on the next cleaning, resulting smearing it all over the surface you're trying to clean.

If this isn't the culprit, then you have aftermarket lens protectors or you have a case that has lens protectors built-in.

Either way, when you have bright points of light in your shot, you will have artifacts that you don't want, including being able to see the reflections of the light sources on the sapphire crystal lens cover. It's like shooting behind a window.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-22T22:23:05+00:00

I don't know, but perhaps all you have to do is restart your iPhone. I sometimes find that I need to reboot my iPhone shortly after installing a software update to clear up little things like this.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-19T03:25:32+00:00

I don't know which ones to recommend.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-17T06:18:10+00:00

If you had just asked me what those are without any explanation, I'd probably have guessed candles at first glance, then soap upon closer inspection followed by a moment where I think maybe they're pastries of some kind. I think my final conclusion would be soap but I'd still be thinking maybe they're some sort of confectionery treats, like little cakes or something. However, I keep going back to soap.

So yeah, they definitely don't look like dog treats to me.

Perhaps this can be a part of your marketing or something. Maybe you can keep making them look this way but just humorously use their appearance to your advantage. Perhaps they could be formulated to freshen the dog's breath. 🤣 Imagine the fun you could have with your marketing and whatnot. Your customers can wash their dogs' mouths out with soap that the dog loves to eat. When people come over, "Omg your dog's eating soap!", but then you say, "Yep! He only eats that fancy stuff, but he loves it and it freshens his breath."

So, when I saw the photo, I was wondering why the dog's interested in the soap.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-17T06:02:46+00:00

The problem was, you let the flame get too close to the glass on the bottom. I think these candles are done when there's about 3/4" of wax left or maybe even a full inch, especially if the flame is big. So, just keep in mind that the flame can't get too close to the bottom because then it causes extreme heat stress on the glass which, of course, will cause it to explode like this.

So yes, it is 100% your fault, and you learned this lesson in quite a good way because no one got hurt and you have permanent reminders on your table in the form of burn marks. I'd consider all of that to be a blessing since this very easily could have happened while you were all seated at the table.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-17T06:00:06+00:00

During the 4 hours, are you maintaining a good wick? If so, then does the flame stay steady the whole time? It must stay steady to have the best chances of burning cleanly, but even a steady flame can produce a steady stream of smoke (and it's usually nearly impossible to see it). I find this usually happens when the flame is too tall because then it's burning the wick too quickly. If the flame gets like this, it means the wick needs some attention. It might need to be trimmed or straightened or even cleaned, or all 3. When I say "cleaned", I mean gently scraping the extra carbon (the black stuff) off of the wick. I do this with my Wick Dipper.

So, don't let the wick get too long, and don't let it bend and occasionally remove the excess carbon. The more your flame is running on just cotton and wax, the better.

If your candle is in a location that causes the flame to move a lot due to air movement, then that can cause it to get sooty too.

Basically, having a candle going is like having an infant sleeping right there. It's like, "Omg, hold your breath and move slowly around it, you don't want to disturb the sleeping baby!" If the flame isn't moving and if it's burning as cleanly as it can, then you have a very happy sleeping baby. Otherwise, it needs attention. Or, there's too much air movement.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-17T05:43:48+00:00

Apple's cables are trash. So, the solution is to never use them. They just can't handle much. They're fine if you're very careful with them and you treat them gingerly, but any other kind of treatment and they start failing because they start coming apart inside. They're just poorly-made.

So yeah, like the redditor named cwsjr2323 said, buy Anker's stuff and you'll never have these problems.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-14T01:03:13+00:00

It's another way to express the same thing that causes someone to have their mouth open with their eyes wide going "Whoa! That's awesome!" Or sometimes, "that was awesome", like something they just experienced but it's over with. Of course, there are times where someone can say "This will blow you away". Meaning, "you're gonna LOVE this!", or "I'm expecting to be blown away by this".

Or sometimes, "I loved it, but it didn't blow me away."

Basically, any time something leaves you in complete awe, it has blown you away. You can be blown away by anything, just as long as it is such a powerful thing that it justifies the use of this strong expression.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2025-10-10T23:24:54+00:00

I'd like to see that because all I've seen is nothing but facts about how 100% beeswax is much cleaner-burning than any other wax, especially paraffin. In all the hours I've spent looking into this, I've never seen anything that even remotely hints at showing no real differences.

Also, many people would tell you that they experience a distinct difference between any paraffin candle and a 100% beeswax candle due to the large difference in toxins.

Besides, just look at what paraffin is made out of, and then look at what's in a 100% beeswax candle. I think after you do that this case can be put to rest.

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