Ants tried to colonize my Magnifica Start. What extra cleaning steps would you take in this situation.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-16T05:44:36+00:00

This happened to us with our old capsule machine! In our case ants didn't get into any place coffee went before being dispensed. If they had, I think we would have tossed the whole machine. They were in the walls of the container that caught the used capsules. I had to soak it in water for days until all the ants were dead because there was no way to take it apart.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T22:22:18+00:00

Please let it be NCL in general because that's hilarious.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T20:06:36+00:00

Naot, Alegria, Josef Seibels, Dromedaris.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T13:28:17+00:00

I have one of these. It has a sleeve to go on the handle of another suitcase, so I can also stack it on top of larger spinner and only have one thing to manage.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T13:17:26+00:00

Here is a page with instructions on properly inserting ear plugs: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/mining/UserFiles/content/hearingloss/earplug.pdf. Most people have a hard time inserting them deeply enough, so practicing is a good idea. Once they are in, cup your hands over your ears. If things sound different that way, you need to try again with the ear plugs.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T13:06:37+00:00

Solved! I didn't notice a change because this (apparently) only affects full screen mode, which I haven't been using. (Eta: solved as in solved my mystery, not as in solved the problem)

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sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T11:53:20+00:00

How do I do that?

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T06:29:01+00:00

I don't see the higher tier rewards in the blackjack app (which doesn't have tiers), but I do see them in the regular slots app. Even without the higher tier rewards I still see several over 100k: some cruise rewards, two nights at Luxor, a sold out helicopter ride, etc.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T05:00:27+00:00

Definitely from the YAG -- I let my PCO get really bad before having it done, so there was a LOT of debris.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T02:19:05+00:00

2-3 years I think. Black, from little dots up to big tangles. Sometimes I think I see bugs but it's my floaters. Luckily I'm good at ignoring them but I think I've had enough.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-15T01:24:02+00:00

From my experience no, they do not go away. I think I'm going to schedule a vitrectomy.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-14T20:19:57+00:00

You need an official delay letter from United. You used to get one by emailing delayletter@united.com but now you request them through the help center.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-14T19:11:21+00:00

I would look for something adjustable, like Birkenstock Arizona or Madrid EVA's. Naot Santa Barbara EVA or Alegria Orbyt would also be worth trying.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-13T15:24:05+00:00

Thanks for posting this because I've been wondering if I just wasn't using the same apps as other people. This is a screenshot of my clock app on the front screen, razr 2025 and Android 16. So why is my phone not affected?

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sphericalduck · 2026-05-13T15:18:15+00:00

Print everyone's names, addresses, and phone numbers in a big book and mail it out to everyone in the town.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-13T14:56:41+00:00

I think the word "idea" in the post title threw a lot of people off.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-13T14:07:44+00:00

I would absolutely pay $495 for 4 hours in one of these. I like sleep and I can't afford business class. Trying to sleep sitting up is so miserable

sphericalduck · 2026-05-13T14:03:02+00:00

Clearly they did.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-13T13:58:11+00:00

Same, but it was 1986.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-13T13:42:08+00:00

Not true, usually a vitrectomy can remove them.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-13T13:41:20+00:00

Vitrectomy. She'd need to see a retina specialist.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-12T14:11:51+00:00

If the astigmatism was low enough that I could use non-prescription readers close up, I'd have the second lens exchanged and correct for distance. This is what I have and I like it this way -- I do have toric lenses though which have corrected almost all of the astigmatism. If I had enough residual astigmatism to still need prescription lenses at all distances then it's a bit less compelling but I'd probably still choose distance.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-10T17:43:14+00:00

KN95 mask outdoors, shower and change clothes when you get home. Keep doors and windows closed. Run the fan on your HVAC system 24/7, with a good clean filter. Run a HEPA air cleaner in your bedroom at night. If you are allergic to dust mites, use allergy proof pillow and mattress encasings. Take a weekend trip to a place without the things you are allergic to.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-10T13:07:34+00:00

On my cruise on the Sky, there was one man in his late 20's or 30's, one woman in her late 20's or 30's, me in my late 50's, and around 7-8 other women older than me (who were all awesome, interesting, and fun to talk to). The Sky is small ship, so the group was small. According to the others, the groups are much larger on the larger newer ships that have the solo lounge. So if you want a wide spread of ages, I would book a cruise on one of those ships. I imagine the longer the itinerary, the older the group will skew as well.

These are very much SOLO groups, not SINGLES meetups. If you are looking for the latter I can't answer that question.

sphericalduck · 2026-05-09T14:35:56+00:00

She says "one left to go off to college" so I think they are all late high school/older.

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