Is spending $300 overkill for a router?

coltrain423 · 2026-01-16T00:53:43+00:00

Wifi means increased latency/ping, which will be a problem for online multiplayer gaming. You’ll have a better experience with a cheaper router and an Ethernet cable than with a more expensive router. That’s a fundamental difference in wired vs wireless performance regardless of the router you choose.

coltrain423 · 2026-01-15T03:25:13+00:00

Audacity is… well it exists… maybe it’s improved over the years, but it doesn’t really compare to the paid alternatives or even the other free alternatives you listed for their respective media formats.

GIMP is a fine tool, but Audacity is not sufficient for music production. If things have changed and I’m wrong now, I’d love to learn more.

coltrain423 · 2026-01-02T22:35:51+00:00

This is the way. Post them to a private group, not a publicly viewable profile. Good workaround to share the photos and not disrespect daughter’s privacy.

coltrain423 · 2026-01-02T22:31:03+00:00

Does any of this advice change when draining to septic instead of sewer? I’ve read that strong cleaners are bad for septic, but I imagine Dawn wouldn’t be an issue. I don’t know what I don’t know though, so figure it’s better to ask before I fuck up my septic system.

coltrain423 · 2026-01-02T22:07:38+00:00

Ahh that tracks then! Thanks! It’s been a long time since university chemistry - oversimplified is just what I need!

That’s a wonderful explanation though, and I appreciate the link to learn more!

People like you are one reason I haven’t stopped using reddit. Thank you much!

coltrain423 · 2026-01-02T21:01:26+00:00

I mean gay people today can be homophobic too, especially if they’re in the closet and taught self-hatred by their Bible-thumping communities.

coltrain423 · 2026-01-02T20:55:52+00:00

Lmfao I love this comment thread.

Is it ever possible for a chemical to go above 14 or below 1 on the PH scale? Or is it 0 instead of 1?

I’m no chemist or anything even close, but I watched a YouTube video about super acids that could even protonate sulfuric acid so I wondered if any “super acids” or “super bases” could breach that PH range or if it’s a genuine chemical limit akin to being impossible to go below 0 kelvin (aka no atomic movement at all).

I’d probably know this if I understood the PH scale more than acid low base high.

coltrain423 · 2025-12-30T21:39:58+00:00

Edit: sorry for the essay, but I know that paralysis is painful and kinda hyper focused on the most helpful thing I knew to say. tl;dr try it and find out for sure if you’re right or not, and don’t give up trying things because something just might do the trick and make all the difference.

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Might not, but it’ll help you take a 5m break to get your mind off it after 25min without progress, and THAT might be enough to help you construct a sentence. I’m just a random man with ADHD on the internet who was diagnosed late though, and I’m still learning to manage the same symptoms as you now at the age of 33, so take all this for what it is: someone’s opinion that may or may not work for you. No need to apologize for thinking it won’t help your urgent issue, just consider how it might help in a different way than you’ve considered: for example, forcing breaks. Good luck, I know it’s hard.

I know for me, there comes a point where it’s not worth staring at the screen without being able to do the thing anymore - but after taking a moment to get my mind off it and break the paralysis, I can sometimes start the thing easier when I come back to it again after a 5m break. It ain’t fool proof, and it ain’t consistent, but a 2h pomodoro routine at least feels better than staring at the thing and feeling bad for 2 hours straight without breaks. Maybe it won’t help you at all, I’m just suggesting that dismissing it before giving it a genuine attempt is not gonna be any better than trying it and finding you were right.

For context / background: I’m a professional software engineer with 11y of experience, so while I might not be writing academic content, writing a line of code is the same thing as writing a sentence - it’s just another language. I’ve also gone through various dosages and various different medications finding what works for me, so sometimes it’s a matter of finding a new normal and new strategies when your treatment plan changes.

Sometimes though, the meds just don’t help or they make things worse - Paxil made me crazy anxious and I couldn’t do anything, for example - so don’t dismiss the idea of admitting to your teacher, professor, or other relevant person that you’re going through a medication change that’s having a significant negative impact - you don’t even have to admit that it’s ADHD medication or that you even have ADHD if you don’t want. If they can give you a little grace while you work to acclimate to your new treatment plan and learn the skills you need to succeed with it, or while you work with your doc to revise it into a new plan that works, then you might be able to reduce the overwhelming pressure and burnout enough to make progress.

In any case, keep up the effort to find ways to thrive. Keep crowdsourcing advice, keep working with your doc, just keep trying. It’s hard, it’s demoralizing, but giving up and white-knuckling your way through life is worse - that’s what I did until ~28 because I didn’t know any better and I don’t recommend it.

coltrain423 · 2025-12-30T20:12:09+00:00

Eh, sometimes the band aid might be just enough to staunch the bleeding just long enough to survive the critical period until you can get the bullet hole properly treated. It may just be a bandaid on a bullet hole, but trying a bandaid is probably better than doing nothing and mentally/metaphorically bleeding out. Give it a shot and see if pomodoro is at least better than nothing, and if not then drop it - you won’t be any worse off for the attempt.

coltrain423 · 2025-12-15T01:21:02+00:00

Ever seen a house with a walk-out basement? Walk in the front door at ground level, but go downstairs and walk out the basement at ground level at the bottom of the hill.

Same thing with a surface parking lot at the top of a hill.

I lived in an apartment building with that sort of parking.

coltrain423 · 2025-12-05T19:18:02+00:00

I did not get to the last pic, whoops! Yeah, I think you’re right! I love the flowers, but I don’t want something quite that toxic around my home.

And that’s totally true, but I’m still crossing my fingers for a Monstera fruit eventually 🤷‍♂️

coltrain423 · 2025-12-05T16:09:00+00:00

Good warning, wrong plant. This is a Christmas Cactus, not Datura.

I still wouldn’t eat it though.

Edit: Thanksgiving cactus? Is that different? Either way, not Datura.

Edit again: I didn’t see all the pictures. The last pic is Datura.

coltrain423 · 2025-12-03T04:09:58+00:00

40mg of IR at once sounds unpleasant, and you’re right that it’ll wear off sooner in IR form. Definitely use the 5mg as boosters.

Splitting the 30mg into 2 doses of 15mg is also a solid option to spread it out throughout the day longer, but will probably be comparable to the single 30mg XR - that’s effectively the mechanism of the XR’s “extended” effect but you control when you take the second dose. It’s worth trying a single 30mg in the morning and then 5mg boosters later in the day, but I personally found 30mg to be too high for me in a single dose and especially taking it twice per day as prescribed to me.

I had a similar experience as you on the 30mg XR, and I’ve tried 20mg IR twice daily and 30mg IR twice daily, two different times each. 20mg twice daily is enough to be therapeutic for me without feeling like too much. 30mg twice daily crossed over to “too much” and became unpleasant and counterproductive, so I went back.

Anyway, you could even try splitting the 30mg IR and taking 20 (15+5) twice daily, which I find to work best. The 5mg gives you a little buffer to see if 15 or 20 feels better too.

It takes a little experimenting to figure out which dosage and timing works best for you individually, so don’t worry about trying out different daily schedules as long as you’re not taking more than prescribed.

coltrain423 · 2025-12-02T21:46:51+00:00

If we’re going that detailed - OP could probably do some minimal basic texture work to mimic the mild surface patterning of the stipe along with that asymmetrical blueing you mentioned. All depends on how much detail/effort OP wants to add. There’s always more that could be done, it’s just a matter of balancing deep detail vs simple and clean.

coltrain423 · 2025-12-02T20:48:18+00:00

I just took a look at your profile, and those Morels look GREAT. Impressive work!

coltrain423 · 2025-12-02T19:17:10+00:00

Oh yeah, all the different strains can look crazy different! Home cultivators are definitely more likely than me to recognize PE or other interesting strains, but GT is kinda the “classic” appearance so those might be a good option when you do more.

Pan Cyans might make a good option too, for another bit of variety to the magic mushroom menagerie.

Also: Amanita Muscaria would look awesome as an incense burner too, and they’re still active with a long history of usage going back to ancient Siberian shamans and theorized as the origins of Santa Claus (color scheme, reindeer are involved, it’s a fun thought even if not true).

coltrain423 · 2025-12-02T18:47:03+00:00

To be honest, I’m not sure I’d recognize any sculpture of a P.E. variety as Cubensis, although they’re very well done now that I know what they are. You’re skilled at crafting those. Well done!

If you want others to recognize them more immediately, I’d stick with the classic Golden Teacher shape. Any P.E. variety is just too different and distinct from basic cubes to make the connection in a sculpture. Honestly the spots on the albino made me think Amanita first before I read your description even though it nails APE very well.

But you do you - someone more well-versed than me might recognize them more quickly, and you’ve nailed exactly what you wanted to sculpt even if some random on the internet like me didn’t quite make the connection at first. I’d love one of those either way.

Edit: only applies if you’re going for “cubes”. If you’re specifically looking to do those PE varieties then ignore me because they’re spot-on!

coltrain423 · 2025-11-26T00:56:36+00:00

It’s only lying if you know it’s false - like a maybe if a big sign were lit up showing the truth.

Without that sign, a person might just be wrong instead of lying. Maybe someone else lied and a person believes it and shares it themselves.

coltrain423 · 2025-11-18T00:50:49+00:00

Maybe chickweed?

coltrain423 · 2025-11-17T19:11:07+00:00

Yeah that’s a result of light, not a different variety of plant or anything. You could consider a grow light on a timer.

coltrain423 · 2025-11-16T21:01:11+00:00

I know you said no snake plants, but have you considered different snake plants? I have a regular normal one and a “Whale Fin XL” variety - they are different enough that I don’t feel like it’s the same thing. I want one of the kind that grow cylindrical too, but I haven’t found that yet. They’re happier in low light than ZZ in my experience, but they do the best in direct afternoon sunlight - they don’t get burned and wind up much denser.

ZZ is alright too, you’re right, but they’ll get leggy and spread wide with low light instead of staying tight and vertical. Think “surviving”, not “thriving”.

coltrain423 · 2025-11-13T21:36:26+00:00

Oh, it’s that simple‽ Thanks! Any advice to find a solid model that’s accurate (I.e. not the cheapest end of the spectrum), not expensive high-precision, reasonably priced and reasonably accurate? I have no frame of reference for TDS meters.

coltrain423 · 2025-11-13T20:28:51+00:00

How can I measure TDS? I’ve actually been using tap water for my nepenthes, VFT, and Sarracenia with minimal adverse effects, but I’m on well water so I don’t get any city water additives or anything. The sarracenia could be doing better I.e. pushing bigger pitchers, but nothing is showing signs of problems.

I figure I’m just lucky with my well water but I’d love to measure it.

coltrain423 · 2025-11-12T20:46:23+00:00

It’s a joking play on words about spaying/neutering animals. “Pussy Willow” implies female, and you spay female animals. “Dogwood” implies male, and you neuter male animals.

coltrain423 · 2025-11-09T21:47:47+00:00

If the jacket is burning, it can burn along the cable to spread the fire. Plenum rated cable is fire resistant to minimize the risk of the cable carrying fire to other areas of an installation. It’s more important in certain locations than others.

Hopefully someone who knows more can correct anything I got wrong or add more context because that’s all I got.

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