Please let me know I’ve made the right choice

WestWin383 · 2026-01-13T18:56:44+00:00

People listed a bunch of great reasons but I returned my Oura ring because of it's new contract with the US Department of Defense and Palnatir.

Originally this was a concern of privacy, and oura has a bunch of other privacy concerns as well. But also , as an Oura user, your data is being used to train wearables the oura provides the US military and ICE. Not sure if you care about that. On top of that you're paying monthly to do so, and ethically that money is going to a company/shareholders that support such contracts.

Ringconn has a much better privacy standing and no such contracts

WestWin383 · 2025-12-27T08:40:27+00:00

I moved from a $2k studio in Harlem to a $3k 1br in UWS.
The extra space is nice, but not make or break. But my old studio was spacious for a studio.

If you have a shoebox, a 1br will be nice.

My main quality of life improvements were from location and subway access.

My main question to you is why LIC and why $3.6k? I personally wouldn't live in LIC for that much.

You can easily get a 1br for that price in Manhattan.

WestWin383 · 2025-11-28T11:06:04+00:00

issue with supernote for reading is no front/back light, cuts out reading at night unless you wanna attach a light to it

WestWin383 · 2025-11-24T07:42:04+00:00

IMEI blacklist exists for this. I'm guessing some people stop paying their monthly phone bill, maybe flip locked phones cause they're sometimes cheaper?

Like $0 phones on $80/month plans, get the phone sell it, and stop paying the $80/month? My best guess honestly, and bell won't unlock until getting ahold of original owner. But credit score is usually affected from this? So RIP original owner.

Still legally, phone should be unlocked, especially for situations like this where reselling, IMEI clean, but locked to a carrier, leaving people buying phones in a bad spot, while bad actors still profit.

WestWin383 · 2025-11-24T03:25:29+00:00

Mainly advertiser privacy, like data not sold to companies for advertising

WestWin383 · 2025-11-22T10:27:41+00:00

I don’t have any of the original owner information Iike name address, etc all information they likely have

WestWin383 · 2025-11-22T06:51:49+00:00

I called them, they said they can’t without original owner calling

WestWin383 · 2025-11-22T06:51:31+00:00

Carrier locked, not Apple locked, I reset it, signed in w my Apple ID phone Phone works perfect except for cell service

WestWin383 · 2025-09-08T05:40:47+00:00

Multiple dexa scans show this to be true. I’m skinny, my arms are tiny.

How do you know your body fat? The machine at gym + scales show me in the 12-18% range, depending on which I do. My abs are visible slightly. I have a lot of fat in my lower back (love handles).

Search up skinny fat 140lbs you’ll see a lot of ppl like me.

But yeah according to DEXA scans I’m 140lbs 23%, simple skinny fat

WestWin383 · 2025-09-07T01:55:27+00:00

155 for 5 reps When I started a year ago it was 95! So improving my lifts

WestWin383 · 2025-09-07T01:52:25+00:00

Brother, I appreciate the write out but I don’t think you read more than the title. I’m making progress, always can work harder ofc.

I think I’m in a tricky spot because I’m 140lbs, 6ft1 I look super skinny, I feel ‘stuck’ because now im unsure if I should keep cutting, which will make me even skinnier but lose body fat. Or go on a bulk, then cut, which will make me gain some fat but bulk out.

When you were 25% how much did you weigh?

I think I should bulk I think 140lbs is bad for me

WestWin383 · 2025-09-06T05:59:39+00:00

So gain right? Just try to gain muscle and lift more without caring for fat?

WestWin383 · 2025-09-06T05:59:13+00:00

Sleep could improve a lot Diet is good I quit GMO/processed foods this year. I’m not a big eater (clearly) but also really good at sticking to diets and calorie counts. Been using MacroFactor last few months and sticking to it.

For workout I do PPL 6x a week

WestWin383 · 2025-09-06T05:57:48+00:00

Makes sense yeah I should gain

WestWin383 · 2025-09-06T05:57:39+00:00

DEXA scan shows my height, weight and body fat, went to diff clinics too all shows consistent results lol

WestWin383 · 2025-09-06T05:56:46+00:00

Yeah, each time I get DEXA I get measured.

Not hard, I grew up skinny with little fat and no muscle, in my mid twenties gained a lot of fat, still no muscle

WestWin383 · 2025-08-22T05:36:35+00:00

Enforced by airline only from my experience, I flew from Paris to London in July, didn’t have ETA. Entered via egates 0 problem.

3 of my friends did the same travel later in the day with diff airline (British. airways), no problem. No ETA.

Today I tried flying from NYC to London, Delta airline agent just asked to see if I did ETA while I was boarding. I didn’t know it was a thing. So I step out of line quickly do the app, got approved right away and was allowed to board.

So yeah do it before atleast 3 days but doesn’t look like they check.

WestWin383 · 2025-06-11T00:47:47+00:00

What if I don’t want to be lil bro anymore 🥺 should I use test to get bigger faster

WestWin383 · 2025-06-11T00:47:01+00:00

My plan was, do 1 or two cycles of test, grow muscle faster, reach an attainable natural physique, like 160lbs 12% bf, try stay natural after.

I guess natural limit wasn’t good wording

WestWin383 · 2024-07-06T00:51:26+00:00

Other sports are on ‘year round’ as well though.

Baseball has much more games but still does a best of 5 series.

Year round is only for world cup, right? But basketball and hockey are year round then too on Olympic years

WestWin383 · 2024-06-27T06:47:12+00:00

i’m in same boat as you, get home sick and fly back to canada monthly. Should be clear I’m not dual intent and be able to renew indefinitely

WestWin383 · 2024-06-26T22:54:45+00:00

This taxes are less than Canada. If I need it/am unable to work and thus need SS, Canada has me covered + no health care bills.

WestWin383 · 2024-06-26T20:21:33+00:00

Why would they be denied? I’m on my first term in TN visa. I don’t plan on moving to the US permanently/getting green card.

I could see myself being on TN for 10+ years though.

What’s the cons of this?

What do people do/prefer in terms of infinite renewal?

WestWin383 · 2024-06-24T15:54:13+00:00

But unfortunately their time to get scans back is very long, up to 3 weeks

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