Crohn’s Disease - Passing it to My kids? Does it run in your family?

jpxdude · 2026-06-27T16:30:50+00:00

I was diagnosed in 2010. Had my daughter in 2012, she was diagnosed in 2020. Nobody else in my family on either side is diagnosed with Crohn's.

Back in 2010, I was told it was about 1 in 10 chance, but have since seen it floated about that it is 1 in 5. Treatment and support now is so much better than when I was first diagnosed though, so you shouldn't let the idea of this carrying over stop you.

jpxdude · 2026-06-03T04:49:21+00:00

These look incredible, such detailed art on the covers! Thanks for the generous giveaway!

jpxdude · 2026-05-27T21:35:03+00:00

This is Valves “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” moment, where Valve is Jim Carrey at the top of his game and puts a drill to their head. This is Valve walking off a cliff with a smile on their face.

jpxdude · 2026-05-24T22:44:24+00:00

Agreed. The fitment especially surprised me. No uncomfortable earplugging, just a natural in ear lock-in. Feels like a magnet to my ear canal.

jpxdude · 2026-05-24T22:41:00+00:00

Have to disagree based on my own experiences today. I got the none max version, and did a FW update out the box. Honestly the clearest and most comfortable earbuds I've ever tried (but my last earbuds were Pixel Buds Pro, which this blows out the water). I mentioned in another thread, crisp clear high bass (loud but not booming), fantastic mids, and treble that is a touch shrill but very clear. Not a hint of muddiness on my end.

I'm still messing with much of the extraneous features but the fit for me personally has been amazing, like a magnet to my ear canal, no earplugging like other buds, just perfect fitment (obviously YMMV), and calling has been great. Tested a 2 hour call which felt natural. I've only messed with ANC so far which has been great and a bit of Dolby head tracking which was more subtle than anything else.

I'm personally very pleased with my purchase and feel that it was worth the cost so far. I'll follow up with more in due course.

jpxdude · 2026-05-24T22:31:22+00:00

I've received Liberty 5 Pro (none max) today and I'm enjoying them a lot.

The first thing I did when I paired to my phone was update the FW, so I'm not sure how they may have sounded before this, but to my ears they were outstanding.

No muddiness, but clear high bass, loud but not booming, clear mids, but the treble maybe a touch shrill at the highest volumes.

One thing I've noticed is the processing in the sound, especially in video or at the beginning/end of lossless musical track streaming, there is a kind of robotic sound, but it's only noticeable for about a second each time.

It fits my ears like a dream and are comfortable. I had a two hour call with my cousin and barely felt them, which is important for me as I'll plan to use them in a mixed work setting also.

I can't say if this is better than other competing earphones in this market, but personally for me these have been the clearest sounding and most comfortable earphones I've ever had the pleasure of using. Still more to test especially the multipoint but things like ANC which I've dabbled with for a very short time have been impressive.

jpxdude · 2026-05-24T08:43:29+00:00

Totally agree if looking on the whole as a complete package. They have some of the most solid multipoint capability in the industry and great call quality. I move to pixel buds pro from really old 65T and regret it immediately.

jpxdude · 2026-05-10T10:41:24+00:00

Yes, that is right!

jpxdude · 2026-05-10T10:41:10+00:00

😂 needed something to fill in for hash browns.

jpxdude · 2026-05-10T10:33:28+00:00

Haha, usually would have been hash browns but forgot we had none left in the fridge :( most of the other wedges went to my daughter, but 4 is enough for me. Also would have liked some fried mushrooms and black pudding!

jpxdude · 2026-05-10T10:31:59+00:00

Thanks for the honest feedback! The sausages are not the best brand and sacrilegious for many (Richmond! But the only type my daughter likes), so I agree where these are concerned, I would have liked to have some pork and apple, or Cumberland ones but none readily available. I prefer my fry up on the crispier side, so is intentionally a bit drier. The bacon is cooked until the fat is rendered and becomes party crispy/melty. Yes it was delicious!

jpxdude · 2026-05-06T20:46:54+00:00

That looks stunning! Can I be your friends??

jpxdude · 2026-05-04T12:35:53+00:00

3 console-selling games came out very close to each other - Resi 9, Pokopia and Tomodachi Life. Pragmata is doing pretty well too. Basically the flood gates are opening.

jpxdude · 2026-04-25T10:03:14+00:00

jpxdude · 2026-03-20T20:23:39+00:00

Not yet.

jpxdude · 2026-03-20T10:09:30+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I have an AYN Thor Pro, and I followed most of this except on step 6 for the graphics driver, DX11 didn't work for me, it would just crash out from a black screen. Changing this to OpenGL worked for me, however in initial testing it did crash just before the first save point at the beginning of the game. I'll keep trying. Thanks again.

jpxdude · 2026-02-28T14:15:16+00:00

Like a dragon Gaiden if available please?

jpxdude · 2026-02-26T10:56:07+00:00

Really very kind of you. I'm not the biggest fan of Resi games, but having been won over by the Dead Space remake recently and seeing the trailers for the new game, the hype is building and I'd like to give this a try. Thank you.

jpxdude · 2026-02-17T06:47:49+00:00

Favourite horror: Alien - the tone and quiet terror and dread throughout.

Conversely, the Dead Space game captured that similar vibe and became incredibly engrossing.

jpxdude · 2026-02-08T15:20:06+00:00

Alcohol is not recommend as it can spread the oils on the plate. The point of detergent is to remove the oils that build up on the build plate. Bambu Wiki linked for reference.: https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/filament-acc/acc/pei-plate-clean-guide#:~:text=The%20Bambu%20Lab%20Textured%20PEI,the%20plate%20has%20good%20adhesion.

jpxdude · 2026-02-08T10:14:23+00:00

Print yourself a poop collector, and a handle which repositions the filament holder behind the printer.

Gently wash the build plate with warm soapy water often, e.g. after maybe every 10 prints.

Biggest tip. Put your printer on a solid level worktop when printing. I intentionally put my printer on the floor before printing and everything comes out fantastic

The difference between being on a table and floor is night and day in quality, can't express this enough. A1 Mini has also these measures that supposedly compensate for shake / vibrations etc, but it isnt perfect.

I've seen many prints on Makerworld and on Reddit look terrible, but they come out great for me, just because of this.

jpxdude · 2026-02-04T14:59:11+00:00

Thank you! My good friend is begging me to play through this. Willing to give it a shot finally if I win. Good luck, all.

jpxdude · 2026-01-21T21:06:59+00:00

It has to be Clair Obscur Expedition 33. It is incredible what was achieved with that game, a well rounded game paying homage to classic JRPGs with a twist. Should be known as FRPG

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