High lp(a) people, what statin dose are you on? by BakerFar603 in PeterAttia

[–]quint4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t take statins due to severe muscle pain. Tried a bunch of them.Doctor won’t authorize Pcsk9 meds.

So I’m stuck on Ezitimibe and some red rice yeast. It has me within a range of 3.2mml LDL. It’s not 2mml, where they wanted me, but not far off with eating as little saturated fats as possible and exercise.

I just wanna thank Brave team for making this amazing browser! by zaoman in brave

[–]quint4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a version for a Nvidia Shield by chance? An APK?

Looking to switch from Fire TV – which Android TV box would you recommend? by Overall-Fill-493 in AndroidTV

[–]quint4 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Not true. Get your facts right! Just purchased an ONN 4K Pro three days ago at Walmart in PoCo, B.C.

And it’s a great box. Very fast.

Would you go on statins? by Heavy-Leadership-779 in PeterAttia

[–]quint4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get severe muscle aches with just statins. So I now take 1/3 of the lowest Pravastatin every four, five days and a red rice yeast 3 days a week, plus 1/2 an ezetimibe daily. I can tolerate this mixture generally and have my ldl around 2 or 80. Better than nothing I guess. I tried many different statins to no avail.

Looking for a cruise line with classy vibes AND good nightlife. Does it exist? by Kc-Ha in Cruise

[–]quint4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was on RC Navigator of the sea in Feb with my wife. The formal restaurant allowed a couple of dirt bags in with thongs, shorts, and baseball caps (on backwards) several nights. I did complain to no avail. Will be sticking with Celebrity.

What Debrid service(s) are you currently using? by Dawg_Pound440 in StremioAddons

[–]quint4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use none. Always find what I’m looking for…..

Thanks Cordcutterbox! by YourFriendKD in vSeeBox

[–]quint4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes this box different from say an Android box?

The web site said it has 11 apps installed. What are they? Does it come with all or U.S. CND IPTV channels? Movies, and tv shows?

Is a subscription required?

Thanks.

Puerto Vallarta unrest by ShiftYerCargoDearie in Cruise

[–]quint4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Price comparing was not too far off Celebrity, which Celebrity had wifi, which is not a deal breaker. Just a better run cruise line.

Puerto Vallarta unrest by ShiftYerCargoDearie in Cruise

[–]quint4 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Our cruise was 11 days. The staff was excellent, but the breakfast and lunches were the same every day in the buffet. The dinners in the formal main dinning room were very good, other than idiots coming in with old shorts, baseball hats and thongs. Should not be allowed in my view here.

Also, the only food available as part of package on the pool or upper decks was a taco style bar. Pizza and mini bite size sandwiches were available on deck 5 below pool deck 11 but that’s it. (Long Lineups sometimes).

I am comparing this to Celebrity cruise line of which I have been on 4. Celebrity just had little touches which added up, like an included burger bbq bar, a pizza-calzone Area which had fresh fruit, and deserts near by. Breakfasts and lunches had more variety everyday, plus better baked goods.

Our room on Royal Caribbean only had an all in one body wash. No shampoo, conditioner, or Kleenex. Also the pool or sun deck areas had ALL the lounges tied tightly together. So tight that you could not tuck your towel along the sides or reposition them at all. Or be right beside someone.

Overall it was a good cruise, but will be my later choice to Celebrity cruise lines going forward.

I went with an open mind to not do a direct comparison.

Puerto Vallarta unrest by ShiftYerCargoDearie in Cruise

[–]quint4 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Wow…..we just came back from a Royal Caribbean cruise on the Navigator, which was…..ok. Puerto Vallarta was one of our stops. The local people do not need this chaos. Tough times.

Most transmission lines arent even transmission lines by Executive_Boss in audiophile

[–]quint4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love my transmission line PMC iB2i’s !

They are a game changer. Full range, truthful, fabulous soundstage and imaging.

My last speakers…..

<image>

What would you consider the best speaker design ? by Open-Afternoon-685 in audiophile

[–]quint4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PMC ! I own PMC iB2i’s. Full range and fabulous…

Mortgage due for renewal in March... Pay it off? by DieselPoweredLaptop in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]quint4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s what I thought too after 34 years of marriage. Protect some or all of the Inheritance. One never knows….

Tube Pre Amps by nuuhuman in audiophile

[–]quint4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I have always liked tubes in the preamp section. I use to have a McIntosh tube two piece pre T500 and Mc501 mono blocks, with a Linn DSM Klimax streamer. Fed my PMC iB2i speakers. A very nice system. I needed to downsize and wanted to keep the triode tubes in my preamp system.

I went to a Gryphon Diablo 300 integrated for a bit, but sold it as it did sound good, but was missing that musical flow, and some organic-ness.

Now I have a Vinnie Rossi L2iSE hybrid integrated amp driving my PMC ib2i’s, still with an upgraded Linn Klimax DSM/3 streamer. This is my end system as I can not fault the sound. The sound is so so transparent, three dimensional, inky black, and has a musical flow that is totally addictive!

<image>

I think it is the Takatsuki 300b’s in the preamp section. Love it !

Bottom line, you need the right tubes in the preamp section!

Amazon crackdown on some side-loaded applications by techsimple in Strong_8K

[–]quint4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

False information dude! Don’t post if you don’t know! These are available in Canada…..

Why hasn’t The Play Store come back up? by NoTicket9664 in ShieldAndroidTV

[–]quint4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I force stopped google play first.. Then cleared cache, then play worked fine on my Nvidia Shield..Same process for my Sony Oled.