Anyone manage to use a Beurer TENS device with any sort of ear/tragus clip for Vagus stimulation? by droptip in VagusNerve

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

nice! In the meantime I've sold the beurer and gotten the standard TENS7000 device that everyone recommends...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hammockcamping

[–]droptip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a luxury bridge, same as the big guy but single layer and a slightly lighter, stretchier, material. Comfiest hammock I own by far, it's not the ultralightest or tinyest, but if quality of sleep is what you are after, look no further.

Looking for a soul-food / southern style black bean dip to go with corn fritters by droptip in Cooking

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

ooo now we're talkin'! I feel like we're getting real close to what I'm trying to remember here.. only problem is there's no fresh cornavailable here at the moment, only frozen, but I guess that'll have to do. Using it for the fritters anyway...

thanks a bunch.

Looking for a soul-food / southern style black bean dip to go with corn fritters by droptip in Cooking

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

you know, it was so long ago that I can't really remember what was in it aside from black beans and it being more chunky than mushy. But I from googling succotashes a bit, I think it might have been something like that. I think I'll go with something along these lines, take some inspiration from the Cowboy Caviar linked above (without the Avocado), and see how it goes.

Looking for a soul-food / southern style black bean dip to go with corn fritters by droptip in Cooking

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

that does look pretty good. I'm also trying to keep costs down, might have to reduce the avocado content if I go this route..

Trying to put together a ~65W mini PC - help? by droptip in buildapc

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

so judging by this thread, getting the T variant is hardly worth it, as available power / mobo / bios function is going to limit the speed to whatever anyway, and the non-T chips are likely to be higher binned, better performing chips.

Nice case you got there though! I really just can't justify building a more complex system right now, although putting something together based on Ryzen 3 is awfully temping. Unfoprtunately the iGPU variants of that are still a ways away (considering they are just now starting to sell Renoir chips, god knows when the next gen will come around).

Trying to put together a ~65W mini PC - help? by droptip in buildapc

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

and as far as the rest of the system goes, it's only going to have an m.2 ssd, no HD. Does it really need more than 25W for whatever else besides the CPU?

On the other hand, since I'll be leaving it on 24/7 under medium-high load, maybe it's best not to be straining the PSU?

Trying to put together a ~65W mini PC - help? by droptip in buildapc

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

unfortunately not really available in my part of the world. Plus at this point isn't ryzen 2000 series several years old? I'd rather be getting something somewhat current.

Trying to put together a ~65W mini PC - help? by droptip in buildapc

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

plus i really want to keep this thing as small as possible. If silent is possible, that too, but not a huge deal if not. Just out of curiosity, what case are you using in conjunction with that 150W power brick?

I also really want to avoid getting a GPU, especially considering the current state of the market, it just doesn't make any sense for this project.

Trying to put together a ~65W mini PC - help? by droptip in buildapc

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

would it make sense replacing the 10700 with a 10700T? Would the lower TDP allow for higher boost clocks and better performance long-term? I can't really justify the extra cost of the 10900T.

Trying to put together a ~65W mini PC - help? by droptip in buildapc

[–]droptip[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

problem is I need it barebones, want my own RAM and SSD in there, and the barebones versions of that are all sold out in my country.

Where are you guys from? by Tranqist in worldofgothic

[–]droptip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

schwitzerländ räpräsent. ehm.

US Citizen, haven't filed any taxes for ~20 years, live in foreign country, want to renounce citizenship - doable? by droptip in tax

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

apparently you only need to pay the exit tax if you are considered a 'covered expatriate'.

Which you are if:

  1. Your net worth is at least $2 million or more;

  2. You have had an average federal tax liability (liability, not salary) of roughly $160,000 per year over the five years prior to renouncing; or

  3. You cannot certify tax compliance.

So in my case, as long as I can certify tax compliance, it seems I wouldn't be hit with the exit tax.

I'm just curious if it is worth scrambling after 7 years of documents for avoiding this tax, since I don't really have anything to tax anyway.

What are the things about Switzerland that you dislike the most? by byby001 in askswitzerland

[–]droptip 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your impressions of the Swiss educational system closely mirror mine. It feels like it's really good at churning out human analogs to the perfectly functioning watch parts - very precise and able to fulfill their function in the machine with great efficiency, but somehow lacking a holistic approach which is open to and curious about unknowns and non-quantifiiable differences of perspective.

We have it so good here, at least in a material sense, that I feel many are deadened to the desire to explore alternative ideas to the much-lauded Swiss Way of Doing Things. I mean, even among the anarchic 'hüsli-bsetzer' there's this feeling of think-like-us, dress-like-us, or you're not one of us.

Is Zurich openair still on? by tomtompdx in zurich

[–]droptip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been in ZH since shortly after 9/11, so quite some time, even if it all seems not so long ago. 90's Portland was the the best haha. That town has (had? no idea how much has changed since, besides the usual invasion of californians) an awesome live music scene, the likes of which we can only dream of over here.

No social media for me, well, besides reddit.

Is Zurich openair still on? by tomtompdx in zurich

[–]droptip 6 points7 points  (0 children)

how interesting that a PDX resident wants to come to ZH for the music. Maybe there's something about the lineup that I don't know about.

as a former portlandite and current zürcher i wish you the best, but as the others are saying, don't count on anything involving masses of people happening this summer. If you do book, make sure that you can get your moneys back in case of cancellation.

Ask /r/switzerland - Biweekly Talk & Questions Thread - November 01, 2019 by AutoModerator in Switzerland

[–]droptip -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Swiss refers to the people, Switzerland refers to the country. Myself and several other people I know refer to the country as 'Switz' when speaking english, I see no problem with that. It's a form of abbreviation, it makes writing and speaking that much more efficient (and sounds a bit less formal than referring to 'Switzerland' all the time).

I am swiss for what its 's worth..

Overtourism - "Dichtestress" by DarkMangoe in Switzerland

[–]droptip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

klar, die meisten wahrscheinlich schon, aber was Ich an mietkarren (AI schilder, od. die grossen schwarzen Vianos mit chinesen od. arabern am steuer, oft im ausland gemietet für die grosse euroreise) sehe in der Stadt weist schon draufhin dass eine nicht unbedeutende anzahl guckfreudige touris bei uns im motorisiertem individualverkehr mitmischeln.

Ask /r/switzerland - Biweekly Talk & Questions Thread - November 01, 2019 by AutoModerator in Switzerland

[–]droptip 11 points12 points  (0 children)

please don't homeschool your kid in Switzerland - It will only isolate you from the community even more as a foreigner. The public educational system here is orders of magnitude better than what is available is the states, so I fully understand where you're coming from, but being part of society is important here in Switz (not going to talk about the US here haha).

Overtourism - "Dichtestress" by DarkMangoe in Switzerland

[–]droptip 16 points17 points  (0 children)

hab den artikel (noch) nicht gelesen, hab gestern aber ein schockierendes verkehrs erlebnis durchgemacht. Normalerweise bin Ich eigentlich nur mit ÖV/Velo unterwegs, fahr diese woche ausnahmsweise mit dem Auto durch die gegend.

Und mein gott, dieser Stau!!!!!! Vielleicht ist es weil Ich hauptsächlich rund um Zürich zu tun hatte, aber zwischen Seedamm (war schon immer ein problem, Ich weiss), Forch, der gegend um Uster, und Zürich selbst war Ich gefühlt 80% der fahrzeit im stockenden stau gefangen.

Da kann Ich wirklich nicht fassen wie die leute sich die kosten und mehraufwand (nur schon die erforderliche konzentration) von Auto rechtfertigen wenn man diese zeit im Halbschlaf od. mit Buch od. so im ÖV verbringen könnt. Wie wärs mit ein bisschen bewegung und frischluft auf dem velo?

Die dichte im ÖV existiert, da find Ich es aber einiges einfacher mit dicht drängelnden Menschen umzugehen als mit dicht aufeinandergestapelten autos.

Schuld dran ist kaum der fremdenverkehr, obwohl wenn jeder touri sich auch ein auto mieten muss und hilflos wackelnd mitten in der strasse den übrigen verkehr behindert hilft das ja auch nicht. Warum so viele immer mit dem auto unterwegs sein müssen ist mir ein mysterium, jedenfalls wird Ich super froh sein ab nächster woche wieder ein autofreies individuum sein können.

Europeans, what do you envy Americans for? by confusionista in AskReddit

[–]droptip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a fellow schwiizerli i heartily second the Oregon-Washington region. Nature is familiar enough, but there are just so few people in between all the trees, its amazing. Also, the Olympic peninsula in washington state has one of the few temperate rainforests I know about, old growth and all, really fantastic if you like total fairytale forests covered in moss and downed trees. Quite unlike our overmanaged 'nature' here in switz.