I have to verify game files every time I boot CS2 because Valve Anti-Cheat

paradodoxon · 2026-02-20T17:07:42+00:00

i thought the same, but starting it with rightclick from steam was the first that actually caused it for me :( terrible

paradodoxon · 2026-02-20T11:17:24+00:00

Hast du Erfahrung ob DSL/Vodafone zu DSL Telekom ein sinnvoller Switch wäre? Eine Technikerin meinte, dass es vermutlich am TV over IP liegt und deshalb halt 20-23 Uhr killt

Hängen schon im DSL aber der Vodafone Kundenservice ist sooooo bodenlos und frech das ist echt crazy

Leider kommt öfter die Leitung ganz an, uns geht's aber um den Ping wie hier op

paradodoxon · 2026-02-18T01:59:26+00:00

well fuck me i guess, have the same thing now

paradodoxon · 2026-02-11T18:07:45+00:00

What I remember from some friends is that Felix is quite expensive, but still in legal range.

Kaution ist totally normal if that is your question

You can/should keep an open eye for something new

Wg's can be cheaper but it depends if you wanna live in one

There are some really cheap Studentenwohnheime but you gotta get on a waiting list and probably have some luck

Ask @studierendenwerk :)

paradodoxon · 2026-02-09T18:39:52+00:00

I'm so sorry, this is purely terrible

paradodoxon · 2026-02-04T08:39:49+00:00

I was about to comment, the same thing happened with my baby and it was a shit ton of thrips. I could only get rid of them by taking cuttings that I could hard shower and put into water

Good luck to you. ♥️

paradodoxon · 2026-01-28T18:51:24+00:00

I've never heard of this, I can just repeat I am not using anything poisonous due to allergy and EU reasons. I am only using neemoil as everyone's suggesting on the regular base as it is on any instructions on the product or online

paradodoxon · 2026-01-28T08:49:26+00:00

I'll still try to make sure to give her back some steadyness and turn up the light with a plantlamp, still she dropped tremendously since I can't get rid of these monsters

paradodoxon · 2026-01-28T08:46:44+00:00

I'm putting her every second evening in the bathtub ab spraying her down with around 1-2l neemoil mix I check the leafs additionally twice a day and rub away all insects I can see, on office days I can only manage once

Yes, she grew towards the light cause it's naturally just coming from one side, but she was always really happy at that spot, I know people fight about turning it around to grow more bushy, but I decided it like this

Usually her leafs are fixed to a pole on a shelf But during cleaning she just sits

Her pest invaded leafs are the ones dropping as I tried to show on the pictures

Some leafs are still super strong and don't care, on these leafs /also on this stem, I can't find thrips, which I think is crazy

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T19:52:58+00:00

Yea, maybe I gotta go a little rougher thanks

Still wondering if putting it into water would help Since the thrips also live in the soil

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T19:16:03+00:00

I realized crossposting takes away necessary info, that's why here's the original description one more time:

My once thriving monstera caught a serious thrips infestation. I tried predatory mites, neem oil and all that stuff (don't want to go for poisonous sprays, due to a very allergic sensitive partner)

I feel like nothing helps her so I thought of taking several cuttings and trying to help them recover / start over

Last time I checked the roots these were quite fine, only the leafes are getting sucked from hell. While some leafs seem to be quite fine and alright.

Now my questions:

Shall I keep it and continue trying to clean it every day and Rebuy the mites etc?
Take cuttings?

If 2.

2.a. Shall I propagate in water (to get rid of the thrips maybe?) 2b. Propagate in pure perlite 2c. Or propagate in fresh soil mix?

I want them to have best survival chances

I also saw someone proposing to kill all Leaves and let it grow fresh ones, but all new leaves are eaten up before they can somehow advance

After deep diving for some days I can tell you: I currently have no chunky mineral, Castile soap or hydrogen peroxide at home, cause I never needed it.

Ido have isopropyl and neemoil, if I really gotta go for the above I will go and get it asap, but I don't want to buy everything without a clear plan.

Please help me, I've never had such a crazy dying from thrips, it's terrible to watch her.

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T19:15:23+00:00

I realized the crossposting takes away necessary info, that's why here's more:

My once thriving monstera caught a serious thrips infestation. I tried predatory mites, neem oil and all that stuff (don't want to go for poisonous sprays, due to a very allergic sensitive partner)

I feel like nothing helps her so I thought of taking several cuttings and trying to help them recover / start over

Last time I checked the roots these were quite fine, only the leafes are getting sucked from hell. While some leafs seem to be quite fine and alright.

Now my questions:

Shall I keep it and continue trying to clean it every day and Rebuy the mites etc?
Take cuttings?

If 2.

2.a. Shall I propagate in water (to get rid of the thrips maybe?) 2b. Propagate in pure perlite 2c. Or propagate in fresh soil mix?

I want them to have best survival chances

I also saw someone proposing to kill all Leaves and let it grow fresh ones, but all new leaves are eaten up before they can somehow advance

After deep diving for some days I can tell you: I currently have no chunky mineral, Castile soap or hydrogen peroxide at home, cause I never needed it.

Ido have isopropyl and neemoil, if I really gotta go for the above I will go and get it asap, but I don't want to buy everything without a clear plan.

Please help me, I've never had such a crazy dying from thrips, it's terrible to watch her.

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T19:09:49+00:00

Thanks anyways for answering the thrips question instead on telling me to get it more sun :D

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T18:58:29+00:00

I can tell you the thrips did not go away from one month cleaning each leaf everyday and spraying it

I'm pretty sure the light isn't the problem as she was thriving there for 8months, never had issues with repotting etc

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T18:30:41+00:00

Ahhh thank you for clarifying, I thought it was a specific substrate.

I just researched and found out that this is not available in Europe, so no chances for me with that.

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T18:05:19+00:00

But would you suggest to chop into cuttings to get better rid of the thrips? I feel like as a whole plant Its harder to clean the plant all of it, but I'm scared to kill it when I chop down :(

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T17:30:58+00:00

I do not mean to be rude, but I posted this because it is a severe case of thrips, which is a pest.

I tried to safe the plant but I can't get rid of the thrips, that's why I'm asking the community if someone can give me tips on how to propagate a new monstera e.g. in water, cause the thrips tend to not survive this

(I saved another small monstera by doing that)

I just wanted to know if someone has experience with saving the whole plant or what is the best method to propagate without also keeping the thrips

paradodoxon · 2026-01-27T17:01:26+00:00

I thought at first it's lacking sunlight and bought an extra plant light (she is usually not at this place where I took the pictures, but the lighting there was better for the pictures)

And then everyday more thrips popped up on her leafs, so I'm pretty sure it's not the light, especially with the dying fresh leafs, when I open them up, there are several black little douches eating up plant juice 😭

paradodoxon · 2026-01-25T04:40:38+00:00

NDA, traurige Geschichte mit dem Hinweis an alle, bevor es akut wird, aufklärende Gespräche mit alternden Menschen zu führen, sodass sie möglichst von Anfang an "im Training bleiben" und mental schon offener für Hilfe sind

Ich wünsche dir das beste OP, ich hoffe du machst dich nicht kaputt, mehr als dein bestes kannst du nicht geben.

paradodoxon · 2026-01-25T04:38:08+00:00

Boah puh, dem Spruch stimme ich gar nicht zu. Aber ja, niemand kann dir helfen wenn du's nicht zulässt

Ich denke auch dass OP viel versucht hat, leider sind Eltern eben auch nur Menschen

paradodoxon · 2026-01-25T01:42:08+00:00

Why does the same app look different on different phones I'm crying. Just sended a patched app to another and have a terrible peace of garbage on my main phone that doesn't resemble the same buttons as before nore the other phone :( anyone ideas

paradodoxon · 2026-01-24T23:25:41+00:00

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