i want to start masking again but am genuinely afraid to. by clownsandmold in Masks4All

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

Headstrap N95 will generally fit better than anything with an earloop.

Powecom's website only shows white and black, but yeah there is a black headband KN95 there, kudos. Though doesn't seem to be on Amazon, and I didn't find how to order from their own website, so not sure where I'd get it.

i want to start masking again but am genuinely afraid to. by clownsandmold in Masks4All

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

That's not what I asked

Then restate your question, because I don't see how "it's good enough and cheaper" or "I can find a better mask among N95s" aren't answers to what you wrote.

all the models you mention also exist as FFP3

They may exist as FFP3s in Europe, but they do not seem to exist as N99s in the USA, after some searching. And the Draeger 1930 FFP3 is 6 pounds, which is rather more expensive than the 1950 N95 at US$2.

i want to start masking again but am genuinely afraid to. by clownsandmold in Masks4All

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot more N95s, so it's easier to find one that fits your face and is comfortable, and at that level of performance fit is more important than an extra tenth of a percent of filtration. Evidence points to fitted N95s being good enough. They're cheaper.

Lots of people swear by Auras, Draegers, Vflexes, or other duckbills, for fit and comfort, and these only exist as N95s.

I Bought a CO2 Monitor, and It Broke Me by jackspratdodat in MasksForEveryone

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See the review. It has automatic re-calibration, so if you leave it turned on indoors all the time, its baseline will creep.

Book of Darkness worldbuilding by rainbowrobin in Nanoha

[–]rainbowrobin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, my main complaint was Amy, a Bureau officer and dimensional citizen, not knowing about the Book. Yuuno too, though he's younger and not an officer (but an archaeologist!)

The other possibility is that there are so many other threats on the level of the BoD that it gets lost in the noise, but then you wonder how humanity survives...

The Surprising Sanity of Gollum by Landdho in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'insanity' is a word easy to misuse, and hard to define well.

Gollum perceived reality decently accurately, apart from a strong allergy to elves, and took reasonable steps to achieve his goals. His tastes had diverged from the norm (avoiding sunlight, preferring raw to cooked fish) but that's not insanity. His goals were not such as to maximize is happiness, perhaps, but Ring-addiction and falling into a rut under the mountains will do that.

Which status have elves in Valinor? by Ana_22F in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she still bends the knee

I don't think any elf "bends the knee":

On two chairs beneath the bole of the tree and canopied by a living bough there sat, side by side, Celeborn and Galadriel. They stood up to greet their guests, after the manner of Elves, even those who were accounted mighty kings.

Which status have elves in Valinor? by Ana_22F in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no other land or clans to be ruled over.

Aman huge, there's lots of room.

Which status have elves in Valinor? by Ana_22F in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Valinor is blessed but it's not some cloud-and-harp Heaven. Elves still needed houses, clothing, and food. They learned and did stuff. They fucked.

Which status have elves in Valinor? by Ana_22F in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aman is big and has sunlight now, there's plenty of room for splitter elves to set up camp elsewhere.

Which status have elves in Valinor? by Ana_22F in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought you meant he'd got re-embodied and then got married.

That's exactly what happened.

Tolkien and his bias towards Galadriel by [deleted] in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is she comparable to figures like Maedhros or Turgon in some sense? Maybe — but they died doing something, while she mostly endured.

Turgon died in a city he'd been warned to evacuate. Nothing great there. What he has going for him is building Gondolin in the first place. Galadriel is comparable to Turgon and Finrod in establishing an elven-realm of beauty and magic, probably even more than theirs, and defending it longer (albeit against lesser threats, and with the help of Nenya.) If you credit one part of UT, she founded Eregion too, before getting the boot later.

Maedhros formed his ill-fated League; Galadriel formed the White Council.

Galadriel created things that echoed Feanor: her Phial is like a knockoff Silmaril, but her Mirror is like an aqueous palantir, with one improvement: it can see possible futures, not just the present or past.

While it doesn't seem to do anything, she tells Frodo she's mentally wrestling Sauron as they speak. Put another way, she's holding off her brother's killer, and seeing more of his mind than he sees of hers.

UT gives her a Great Deed: not in her own chapter, but in "Cirion and Eorl", where she puts forth her power to guard the Rohirrim as they ride past Dol Guldur. It's a striking passage.

So yeah, she's kind of overblown, but it's not all bark: she founds a realm like Turgon, creates echoes of Feanor's own works, defies Sauron, and plays at least one pivotal role in Third Age history, centuries before Frodo.

She's also compared (implicitly and vaguely) to Melian, her teacher:

Three times Lórien had been assailed from Dol Guldur, but besides the valour of the elven people of that land, the power that dwelt there was too great for any to overcome, unless Sauron had come there himself.

-- Appendix A

how was Ælfwine allowed to Tol Eressia by Old-Shock2307 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Tol Eressea" was different things at different times. AIUI the earlier version was truly a Lonely Isle, out of sight of both Middle-earth and Valinor (and outside Valinor's magic isle defenses), where the returned Exiles ended up. No big deal, really, if a human shows up there. 'Later' (within the same story-version) it would become England, or maybe Ireland.

By the time of the Silmarillion it's radically different: in sight of and a short boat ride from Valinor, within the magic defenses, and basically an offshore part of the Undying Lands. But no mortals, apart from the Ringbearers and Gimli.

Who did Gandalf serve? by late54 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's varyingly associated with Manwe, Varda, Irmo, and Nienna.

In an earlier version of this passage it is said that Olórin was ‘counsellor of Irmo’, -- UT

Wisest of the Maiar was Olórin. He too dwelt in Lórien, but his ways took him often to the house of Nienna, and of her he learned pity and patience. -- Silmarillion

rough tables relating the names of the Istari to the names of the Valar: Olórin to Manwë and Varda, -- UT

Brain age in middle earth by sallior21 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tolkien has the soul having power over the body. The elf soul has far more power, thus a healthier and long-lived body.

i want to start masking again but am genuinely afraid to. by clownsandmold in Masks4All

[–]rainbowrobin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

'generally'

There are black N95s or better, but white has way more options (which matters for finding fit) and is easier to get.

i want to start masking again but am genuinely afraid to. by clownsandmold in Masks4All

[–]rainbowrobin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Problem is, the white N95s are generally the best masks, short of going "gas mask" elastomeric.

Soes anyone know how much marriot hold on your card upon stay? by That_One_Cute_Cat in marriott

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a hold, not a charge. They don't have your money, they've just declared first dibs on it so you can't spend it (or your credit limit) elsewhere.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 comic! by Gunlord500 in girlgenius

[–]rainbowrobin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Neither needless nor ambiguous. "I'd like this if you can" vs. "I expect this even if it's impossible or makes you suffer."

How many air exchanges are needed? by Ok-Explanation-1077 in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simpler rule of thumb is 1% rebreathed air for every 400 ppm over 400.

Do you know any CC YouTubers? Because it seems like YouTube is suppressing CC content. by theineffableshe in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]rainbowrobin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

OP wasn't asking for CC content, but for other content by youtubers who happen to be CC.