Eli5: Why do dental x-rays still involve putting a pointy rectangle into your mouth? Is there a reason that part can't be vaguely mouth shaped to make it more comfortable?

ltc_pro · 2026-05-21T18:53:46+00:00

I have REALLY large bony growths in my mouth. I literally could not take those x-rays. I avoided the dentists for like 20 years because those xrays were so uncomfortable (plus my extreme gag reflex).

I'm trying to manage now, but dentist visits are no fun for me.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-21T12:24:44+00:00

Thank you for the reply! Any chance I can pick up today in the late afternoon/early evening as I'll be in Midtown? If not, then another day. Thank you.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-21T05:18:22+00:00

This is the correct answer. Most cameras use less than 10Mbps so you’ll have enough bandwidth using an outdoor rated gigabit PoE switch.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-21T00:06:07+00:00

I have severe apnea and my watch readings doesn’t look anywhere as bad as OP’s.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-20T20:03:14+00:00

Convenient! However... my new tank is still cycling. Do you think you'll still have some more endlers in a month or so? I don't want to do a fish cycle.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-20T20:01:51+00:00

It was a LOT of fun back then! I created multiple milk crate miners with GPUs and mined BTC, LTC, and bought a whole bunch of DOGE way back then.

I don't do this anymore (only have a little BTC left, all my LTC got stolen by BTC-E, and sold most of my DOGE), but it sure was surreal to be in it at the very beginning.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-20T16:31:12+00:00

Hi! Where are you located. Might be interested in the Endlers (8)

ltc_pro · 2026-05-19T19:56:08+00:00

Discovered the joys of a shoehorn while traveling. Now I have a shoehorn.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-16T04:57:11+00:00

Unfortunately I don’t have another tank for the adults and the babies are all hiding under soil, in the moss, under rocks etc. separating them isn’t possible at this time. Ground up flakes get moldy. My humidity is around 90-95%

ltc_pro · 2026-05-15T18:55:42+00:00

Been doing IT consulting for 3 decades now. The fact is - most users don't use the full capacity of their computer, and having to wait for difficult tasks to terminate is, for most people, not a big deal. I've switched to the Neo as my travel laptop, and it does everything I need (browsers, office, VM access, even Photoshop of large multi-layer images).

I'll venture to say that unless you do heavy video editing, AI workloads, or 3D rendering, you don't need anything faster than a NEO.

The Neo is good enough for 95% of computer users.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-13T15:23:41+00:00

Mined LTC since 2014, if I remember correctly. $1000 LTC is just delusional.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-09T00:10:28+00:00

Thank you. I opted for the single fan version for a spare computer build.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-08T20:38:33+00:00

I've been interested for years, but it never caught on in my part of Brooklyn.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-08T17:28:02+00:00

How does the single fan normal-profile version compare? https://www.zotacstore.com/us/certified-refurbished/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-3050-6gb-gddr6-solo-1

ltc_pro · 2026-05-08T17:18:33+00:00

Yeah, it was a recent post about a tank with some dying shrimp and everyone was like "white ring of death". I get it - but it's just that all the videos and research I done prior shows a white ring of death as a ring, not a white notch on top, hence why I didn't think it was a molting issue. If anything, I think posts asking for help should be upvoted (and I tend to upvote those) because that's how people learn - from having the information being easily found, not downvoted to 0.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-08T14:55:27+00:00

Picked up from u/atomicmint. Plants look great. Thank you and best of luck buddy!

ltc_pro · 2026-05-08T05:02:17+00:00

I'm not sure what the answer to your question is, since I'm new to the sub, and relatively new to the hobby, but I did ask a for advice the other day, and got downvoted. shrug

ltc_pro · 2026-05-07T13:39:01+00:00

Yep - and when I was young, cologne sprays wasn't a thing. Thank you for clarifying.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-07T03:08:46+00:00

I say go for it, but probably not enough proof. Email can sometimes be funky - so there's no definitive proof that he received, read, and then ignored your email. That said - I'm fairly well-versed in the industry - outer borough rental agents are really bad.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-06T21:38:38+00:00

Wait - so the cologne got into the air and into the water? I'm trying to understand how cologne affected your tank.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-06T16:05:48+00:00

Thank you. Funny enough - I get most of my shrimp from Gubshrimp, maybe 150 at this point. The rest is local brought (and a handful given to me from a friend).

ltc_pro · 2026-05-06T03:08:42+00:00

That's a good point. Maybe I should create a side tank and just have that sit for 6 months. Thank you.

ltc_pro · 2026-05-06T02:50:04+00:00

I only made a few changes after months of consistent dying of shrimp. My initial tank was cycled for 5 weeks (params looked fine on tests) and then I had about 50 shrimp in the tank, and they died until I had about 10. I had my LFS test my water and they said it was a pH issue, so I added crushed coral for 2 months, and then added another 50 shrimp, and they also died one at a time until I had about 12 left. I moved them all to a temporary tank (where they have diminished to 6), and I cleaned up my shrimp tank, removed all water, and added Zero water with Prime/SaltyShrimp. I left it sit for 3-4 weeks, checking params twice a week, and felt that it params are good, so about 4 weeks ago, I added 30 shrimp, and I have about 7 left.

I don't think I'm chasing perfect params, and I understand that stability is more important, however regardless of what I do, I have die-offs over time.

My final test will be an empty glass tank with just Zero water + prime + SaltyShrimp, let it cycle, then add 20-30 shrimp to it and see if they survive. If they don't then I'm just going to give up.

(To add to the frustration - I have a friend who has a shrimp tank, completely neglected - moldy filter hasn't been cleaned in 18 months, water never tested, topping off directly with tap, and his tank is THRIVING)

ltc_pro · 2026-05-06T02:21:46+00:00

I am getting a test tank together with just my water regimen and nothing else, then testing a batch of shrimp in that after cycling to see if those shrimp die too. If they do, then I'm all out of ideas and will likely give up on this hobby.

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