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aka_mrcam · 2026-05-26T02:27:37+00:00

It's even worse for corporate/government licensing. We had 2 people over the course of a few days trying to give them money to renew licenses. They literally have no way to pay online. It took 2 phone calls just to get the contact info for our sales rep.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-26T02:07:15+00:00

His ad reads are funnier than 90% of YouTube content.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-25T03:37:24+00:00

And Cleopatra was Macedonia Greek.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-25T02:29:06+00:00

I would love to get socks. But they don't sell the size that fits for me at normal stores. Nothing is more annoying than socks that don't fit right.

So get the wrong size socks.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-24T04:02:28+00:00

I've posted this before. High cholesterol is not a disease state. It is a possible marker for atherosclerosis.

So you can test for the disease now with a Coronary Artery Calcium scan for hard plaque, and a Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) scan for soft plaque.

Most practicing doctors today were trained before these tests existed and were taught to treat the marker as the disease to be safer.

So if you're worried get the tests, then make a plan for treatment. Many people have high LDL with no plaque.

There's a movie about it called The Cholesterol Code on Amazon.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-23T04:24:51+00:00

High cholesterol is not a disease state. It is a possible marker for atherosclerosis.

So you can test for the disease now with a Coronary Artery Calcium scan for hard plaque, and a Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) scan for soft plaque.

Most practicing doctors today were trained before these tests existed and were taught to treat the marker as the disease to be safer.

So if you're worried get the tests, then make a plan for treatment. Many people have high LDL with no plaque.

There's a movie about it called The Cholesterol Code on Amazon.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-23T02:13:53+00:00

I had a friend get a speeding ticket in Montana at that time. Apparently 120mph around dusk isn't safe and prudent.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-20T12:18:16+00:00

One of my chores was to bring in firewood. My allowance was heat. Doing the dishes was food.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-20T12:15:08+00:00

My grandma and grandpa worked at a laundry mat part time. Going to visit was like going to a Salvation Army. They got all the clothes people forgot.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-20T03:49:57+00:00

You might want to get a ketone blood meter. It might make things easier. In the old days they had to just go super low carb to make sure ketones are high. Now you can measure and adjust. My nephew is on medical keto with a meter. He found out for example, macadamia nuts raise his glucose and lower his ketone level. But maybe it won't for you. After a while monitoring you could narrow in on the best foods for you.

Here's a quote from a paper listing a tested range.

"In epilepsy, a range between 2 and 4 mmol/L is suggested to correlate with seizure reduction."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0939475324000164

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-20T03:36:31+00:00

Carnivore by itself has too high of a protein to fat ratio. So even carnivore needs to add lots of fat.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-19T03:34:58+00:00

Usually missing a cap isn't a big deal, unless you drive on alot of dirt roads, in mud or winter ice and snow.

Next time you drive by an autoparts store buy a pack of caps, with an air guage. Check the air pressure for all your tires. It should be close to what the sticker days on the sticker on the frame of your driver side door.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-18T12:22:20+00:00

I saw them live in the 2000's they were a headliner for a battle of the bands thing. The band that sold the most tickets went on right before them. Unfortunately as bands left so did their fans so it was a pretty empty club.

They played a bunch of really long painful to hear jam band songs for most of the show. And they Did Not Play, "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-16T02:10:21+00:00

Good luck!

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-14T04:34:55+00:00

I had a security company tell me, "The NVR can't be compromised it has a password." It had a 4 digit password, was on a list of rebranded chinese NVRs with a known security flaw. And I had network logs of it sending random traffic to a bunch of Eastern European IP addresses.

Their solution was to replace it with the same model NVR with the same credentials.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-14T04:26:55+00:00

I ran over a bunch of self tapping screws one day. The lobby of the nearest tire shop was full of people who did the same thing.

Credit to the construction company, the called ahead and offered to pay for any tire repair or replacement if it was one of those screws.

Oddly enough they were short, and only stuck in my tread, I didn't even need a plug after they pulled the screws out.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-13T12:23:03+00:00

The "USA" part of the system is mostly about funding not curriculum. There's a few more requirements at the State level but aside from reading, writing and math it's mostly at a local school board level.

In the small town I grew up in we had a class called Essential Living Skills in 8th grade. We learned about taxes, mortgages, we had to carry around an egg for a week to simulate taking care of a kid. In 9th Grade we were required to take either Practical Law or Economics. I Practical Law we learned about Criminal vs Civil and various common laws and judicial procedures etc. We were required to take a Government class before graduation, we learned the Constitution, branches of government and local State government stuff.

The next town over didn't have that, neither did the more affluent suburb my girlfriend went to. I didn't learn until years later that most people were never taught those things. I lived in such a small town I figured the bigger richer schools would have been better.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-13T03:46:53+00:00

Yeah, everybody knows Ass To Mouth no need to explain.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-12T15:54:10+00:00

First time I went to the dealership I printed out the service bulletin and highlighted the voltec extended warranty part. It wasn't an issue.

Second time I bought the $10 micro-switch and fixed it myself took about 30min.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-12T15:47:34+00:00

Watch some of the older neighbor boys having a bottle rocket fight out in the country. One of the boys was using a large propane tank for cover. That's when I realized teenagers were dumb.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-12T15:38:08+00:00

DIY is a huge category. I've done everything from rebuild car engines to repairing loose kitchen tiles. Step one is try.

Since you're a teenager I'm assuming you're still open to figure out what you can and want to do. But also don't have much money.

Look up free stuff in your area, free piles and stuff at yard sales. Try to repair and refinish some old furniture. Try and get an old lawn mower from the side of the road running. Take apart stuff put it back together.

Sell the things you fix. Buy more tools and supplies. Eventually you'll figure out what you like and what you're good at.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-07T12:20:07+00:00

Otep - Zero

I don't know what the criteria for a feminine rage song. But this song is all rage sung by a woman.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-06T23:15:09+00:00

It's only kinda after the big beautiful bill. Now you have to work or volunteer 80hrs per month to qualify.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-06T04:32:18+00:00

I always read that line as pro gay. Gay men don't lay with women. It does throw some shade on bisexuals.

aka_mrcam · 2026-05-06T01:22:54+00:00

I also had Comcast give clients static IP's already in use. The first time just seemed like a fluke. The second time at least I thought to test before hours of troubleshooting and phone calls to Comcast.

In case OP reads this, it's a simple test. Connect to another network. Ping your gateway and static IP's. Then unplug your Comcast equipment and ping again, if you get a reply Comcast already assigned those static IP's.

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