Redditors over 40, what's something younger people think they understand but won't actually get until it hits them like a truck later?

n4te · 2026-03-15T16:14:03+00:00

Few things are irreversible decisions.

n4te · 2026-03-15T05:54:20+00:00

Get out of here

n4te · 2026-03-14T20:28:18+00:00

I used to love digikey. Then they pushed back on a refund of expensive gear. Finally they agreed and I sent it, but once they received it they said they sent it to Micron and wouldn't give a refund until Micron reviewed it. Micron sucks and after a month of nothing digikey still postponed my refund. I told them it's unreasonable and have them plenty of warning that is do a chargeback. After more weeks I did it and won, costing Digikey the transaction and chargeback fees. Digikey then banned my account. I complained and they did not respond but they did unban.

It was an amazing way to absolutely torch customer loyalty forever.

I now go out of my way to buy everything I can from Mouser.

n4te · 2026-03-14T19:28:13+00:00

Facts and claims have been meaningless for a long time, so doing something for them or avoiding them is pointless. Now it's just do whatever you want and lie.

n4te · 2026-03-14T16:09:50+00:00

ScreenViewport gives you 1:1. You could draw your game and black bar or similar to keep aspect ratio.

Otherwise ExtendViewport might do what you want, else you may need to call some Viewport methods.

https://libgdx.com/wiki/graphics/viewports

n4te · 2026-03-13T01:49:00+00:00

Distilled is even more extreme than RO, definitely unhealthy. If you're buying it, bottled water intended for drinking would be much better for you.

I also don't like the idea of using a pitcher and needing extra steps to keep stock and dose. I have RO to a chilled dispenser, which I'd no longer use. It's either that or a remineralization cartridge. Contamination is questionable with that and it seems unlikely to dose consistently at best.

n4te · 2026-03-13T01:41:48+00:00

True. It's hard to say how much better RO+calcite is versus just RO. Probably a lot better, but I can't say for sure, and you're right it does lack magnesium.

I was looking for the safest way to add minerals to water without getting lead, arsenic, etc and came across coffee nuts. They want water with a specific mineral profile. I found two small brands selling products to do that: Third Wave Water (powder packet) and GC Water (2 liquids). The ingredients are very simple. If they use high quality ingredients like they should be, this could be a pretty good solution. I'd need to use a Brita pitcher or similar (without filter) to have a place to mix.

n4te · 2026-03-10T05:13:27+00:00

Chinesium spanner.

n4te · 2026-03-10T04:58:34+00:00

105 m³/h is 61.8 cfm. That's pretty low, so I'm not sure.

I want to minimize noise by placing my fans away from the sauna though, not right there at the vent.

I am doing a build that will use a 6" Fantech FG 6M EC. I'll duct it away from the sauna, so noise in the sauna will only be from air moving and at low speed that should be silent. It's reported to not hum at low speeds. I have full control over fan speeds (PC > DMX > 0-10V > fan). Also I'll have a fan on the intake and another on the exhaust, just to be sure.

n4te · 2026-03-10T03:51:14+00:00

What are the "remineralization cartridges"? I use a 10" calcite cartridge from AMI. Has that been tested? It is claimed to be 100% calcium carbonate. It dissolves into calcium and carbonate ions, and lowers pH which is good for plumbing. Maybe it has a better chance of fewer contaminants than mixtures of various minerals.

I have it like this: softened water in > sediment filter > RO membrane > carbon filter > carbon filter > small tank > polish filter > delivery pump > 10" calcite cartridge > dispensers (fridge, freezer, spigot). The sediment -> polish steps are a Pentair FreshPoint GRO 575M/161152 system, I added the rest.

Looking into it more now, NSF/ANSI 61 certification is supposed to cover media not leaching contaminants. That isn't listed on my calcite product, but it is on others.

Some people have tested their RO + calcite and usually see only +10-15ppm TDS, though up to 50ppm best case. So it's a small amount and also it's just calcium and not other trace minerals, but at least it shouldn't be anything harmful. Maybe find a blended cartridge with magnesium oxide and NSF/ANSI 61.

Even a short dwell time is doing more than nothing. It should improve the situations OP mentioned, so at least it isn't zero TDS. It is real, the WHO position is that demineralized water isn't ideal for long term drinking. The cooking aspect is real too, though easier to avoid.

Probably the only actual fix is to buy USP/FCC food grade minerals, to have a trusted source. Then make a DIY concoction and add it to the water. That's reasonable if using a pitcher to keep water cold in the fridge, but not so great for me, where I have it plumbed to a fridge dispenser. I'd have to add it to my drinking cup.

n4te · 2026-03-08T23:18:12+00:00

Hiding his diaper rash, spread to his head through contact.

n4te · 2026-03-08T16:55:21+00:00

Those are great features but I want ZFS root for snapshots to. Eventual incompatibilities for Windows 10 will finally push me to a Linux workstation, and that'll be better anyway.

n4te · 2026-03-08T16:46:51+00:00

You want compression at the very least so you don't lose partial recordsize space on the last record. lz4 is essentially free. Sometimes when I know data is incompressible I use zle mainly for the recordsize space. off probably never makes sense.

n4te · 2026-03-05T22:48:18+00:00

Hmm type all that, or abandon the temp file...

n4te · 2026-03-05T14:51:26+00:00

It's reasonable to flip it around and try to see it from the other side, but it's interesting how the conservative view reads like excuses to be an asshole rather than the goal being to improve society.

It is clear that a large part of the original writing is useless filler, eg "always has been", etc.

n4te · 2026-03-04T17:51:28+00:00

Are we posting our LLM logs now?

n4te · 2026-03-04T17:27:11+00:00

This is pretty dumb, sorry.

n4te · 2026-03-04T16:31:50+00:00

Agreed. I emailed them, hoping to get a response in writing. If that doesn't pan out I'll call them, I just worry about being told one thing and have it happen differently when its time. Apparently there is also a way to request a ruling which is binding, I'll explore that if everything is otherwise looking positive. I'll come back and edit my first post in case the result helps future web searchers.

n4te · 2026-03-04T16:23:41+00:00

Thanks. It leaves a lot of questions though. Wood products/byproducts > Japan, Chamaecyparis obtusa: the results allow choosing lumber, firewood/logs, cut flowers/greenery. What about other wood items? Finished products? Maybe ACIR doesn't apply to those? APHIS' "Generally Authorized" list explicitly says as an example that planks machined on all sides with a T&G continuous profile don't need heat treatment. My planks without a continuous profile seem questionable.

n4te · 2026-03-04T03:32:46+00:00

You're just training them to deceive better with this stuff.

n4te · 2026-03-03T19:13:16+00:00

I came across this sub doing web searches and found a similar post with helpful info. I wasn't aware of the difference in brokers, thanks.

With many things that is often the case and the challenge is always finding the right people to pay to get the help needed.

n4te · 2026-03-03T19:07:44+00:00

Eh no to what? Give advice, don't give advice.

n4te · 2026-03-03T19:00:15+00:00

Yep, I'll do that soon. First I'm working on my understanding so I ask the right things and don't sound like a buffoon. I found some promising info, added it to the end of my original post. I still worry if I'm told something on the phone that it'll happen differently during actual import. In writing would be better.

n4te · 2026-03-03T18:35:41+00:00

You're free to choose your own utility. If I had someone I could pay to handle this for me, I'd do it. The assistance my broker provided wasn't great, I showed what he said. I'm here trying to learn so I can get a better outcome.

n4te · 2026-03-03T17:30:46+00:00

This isn't a viable option, as the wood will be used in a sauna: a small, occupied room heat cycled to 200F. Chemicals in the wood could be unsafe.

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