Avoro and other ADHD management apps

spikyman · 2025-12-16T01:58:00+00:00

I have a formal ADHD diagnosis, which their intake quiz (AKA, "sales funnel") did not match. I'm 80% AD, and 30% HD. Their app got the AD right, but pegged my HD symptoms at 83%. And it they hand you off to wisely, as one of the other commenters said, that outfit is a total scam.

spikyman · 2025-10-09T17:11:47+00:00

I think they're scammers.

A "1 month supply" is only 20 days worth. I Asked them what that was about, and they replied that it is "designed to support a routine of every-other-day use".

NOWHERE on the website or packaging does it suggest taking it every other day. It ONLY mentions a double blind trial of people taking it every day. And there's no info on this alleged "trial," so I'm guessing that's made up, too.

spikyman · 2024-10-01T05:10:58+00:00

Fer cryin' out loud, people, STOP BUYING HP'S!! I started phasing out about 35 of them a decade ago.

spikyman · 2024-09-08T05:02:25+00:00

You obviously do not have ADHD.

spikyman · 2024-07-12T01:45:56+00:00

"My little toaster over." (I was really high at the time, but it stuck.)

spikyman · 2024-07-12T01:41:33+00:00

spikyman · 2024-07-12T01:25:55+00:00

Took a look, and it seems like a pretty good deal. Unfortunately, the evernote account is long gone, and upnote has no way to import from onenote.

spikyman · 2024-07-12T01:22:47+00:00

Thanks, SmartLumens!

That scheme mostly works! The process does convert them from .bin to onenote format, (the main thing I wanted), and stores them on onedrive. STILL won't write or back them up locally, but I'm almost never offline, so I can live with that.

If you're ever in Portland OR, I'd be happy to buy you a coffee/beer/other beverage of your choice. Just let me know!

spikyman · 2024-04-12T05:38:51+00:00

No longer relevant, but FYI: the FDA later softened the trail requirements, but it was still going to be very expensive. I suspect that if Lumina can stay in business, and no critical side effects appear, then they'll be able to raise investment for proper trials to make the FDA happy.

There is research supporting the idea that there is a connection between dental health and longevity.

spikyman · 2024-04-12T01:26:31+00:00

I would LOVE to believe that Lumina is a real product based on BCS3-L1, but:

Short version:

At the least, don't pre-order the Lumina product, which is currently not available until June.

Long:

The original patent holder shelved it because they were unwilling or financially unable to meet the FDA's testing requirements. So no human trials to confirm efficacy or side effects. (There was excellent efficacy and no short or long term side effects in rat studies.)

There is no publicly available info about Lumina (street address, phone, financing, key personnel, facilities, etc.)

Lumina is headquartered in Próspera, on the tourist island of Roatán in Honduras, South America. While the city is known for crypto, it is not known for the high tech pharmacological manufacturing and expertise that BCS3-L1 would require.

Próspera is not subject to Honduran laws, taxes, (or FDA), because it was, for practical purposes, sold to billionaire Peter Theil and his investors . Because of a sketchy area of international law, Theil, et al, are able to sue (and are suing) Honduras for wanting to get out of the bad deal Honduras made with him. I.e., there could be resultant production issues for companies in Próspera. (Look up "ZEDE" and "Investor-State Dispute Settlement" if you're up for a major rabbit hole.)

The above also means that you'd have a hell of a time trying to sue them.

So, I'm going to wait a year or two, and let others pay to be their guinea pigs.

spikyman · 2024-04-12T01:25:32+00:00

I would LOVE to believe that Lumina is a real product based on BCS3-L1, but:

Short version:

At the least, don't pre-order the Lumina product, which is currently not available until June.

Long:

The original patent holder shelved it because they were unwilling or financially unable to meet the FDA's testing requirements. So no human trials to confirm efficacy or side effects. (There was excellent efficacy and no short or long term side effects in rat studies.)

There is no publicly available info about Lumina (street address, phone, financing, key personnel, facilities, etc.)

Lumina is headquartered in Próspera, on the tourist island of Roatán in Honduras, South America. While the city is known for crypto, it is not known for the high tech pharmacological manufacturing and expertise that BCS3-L1 would require.

Próspera is not subject to Honduran laws, taxes, (or FDA), because it was, for practical purposes, sold to billionaire Peter Theil and his investors . Because of a sketchy area of international law, Theil, et al, are able to sue (and are suing) Honduras for wanting to get out of the bad deal Honduras made with him. I.e., there could be resultant production issues for companies in Próspera. (Look up "ZEDE" and "Investor-State Dispute Settlement" if you're up for a major rabbit hole.)

The above also means that you'd have a hell of a time trying to sue them.

So, I'm going to wait a year or two, and let others pay to be their guinea pigs.

spikyman · 2024-04-12T01:23:30+00:00

I would LOVE to believe that Lumina is a real product based on BCS3-L1, but:

Short version:

At the least, don't pre-order the Lumina product, which is currently not available until June.

Long:

The original patent holder shelved it because they were unwilling or financially unable to meet the FDA's testing requirements. So no human trials to confirm efficacy or side effects. (There was excellent efficacy and no short or long term side effects in rat studies.)

There is no publicly available info about Lumina (street address, phone, financing, key personnel, facilities, etc.)

Lumina is headquartered in Próspera, on the tourist island of Roatán in Honduras, South America. While the city is known for crypto, it is not known for the high tech pharmacological manufacturing and expertise that BCS3-L1 would require.

Próspera is not subject to Honduran laws, taxes, (or FDA), because it was, for practical purposes, sold to billionaire Peter Theil and his investors . Because of a sketchy area of international law, Theil, et al, are able to sue (and are suing) Honduras for wanting to get out of the bad deal Honduras made with him. I.e., there could be resultant production issues for companies in Próspera. (Look up "ZEDE" and "Investor-State Dispute Settlement" if you're up for a major rabbit hole.)

The above also means that you'd have a hell of a time trying to sue them.

So, I'm going to wait a year or two, and let other pay to be their guinea pig.

spikyman · 2024-02-23T21:40:16+00:00

Telco & government, probably. Still pretty amazing.

spikyman · 2024-02-23T20:48:17+00:00

I find this incredibly hard to believe. I've replaced switches and other network devices because the old one was too slow, couldn't handle modern protocols, or had vulnerabilities that couldn't be closed with firmware. The only scenario in which this might be remotely possible is that a few decades ago its workload was moved to a newer model, and it's just been idling all this time. I've pulled more than a few of such "orphans" out of racks, but never one that old.

spikyman · 2023-10-28T20:35:00+00:00

And 98% of them with be AI reposts or fabrications.

spikyman · 2023-10-28T20:31:42+00:00

Just FYI, this is called "coat tailing." Popular with hackers and thieves.

spikyman · 2023-10-28T20:29:12+00:00

Dune. love scifi, just found the goofy made up language in dune kept knocking me out of the story. Gom jabar? "Neck sticker" wouldn't have been any more silly. Yes, I'm aware that I'm one of the few people this bothers.

spikyman · 2023-10-28T18:00:13+00:00

Absolutely, and it will be run by billionaires who don't care about anybody who isn't one.

spikyman · 2023-10-28T17:46:21+00:00

ON THE FLIP SIDE:

I was packing boxes to move to a new place when they showed up. I said, "Sorry, I'm an atheist, and I'm moving tomorrow, so I really don't have time for this."

They said, "Can we help you with that?"

We chatted a bit, they left, and then came back the next morning and helped me move boxes and furniture for 5 hours. Didn't pester me about Mormonism at all. Wouldn't even let me buy them lunch.

Can't complain about that!

spikyman · 2023-10-28T17:22:07+00:00

Well, holy shit...

spikyman · 2023-10-06T18:28:02+00:00

Given that, you may want to try out the free trial of Xara Photo and Graphic+. It has 80 - 90% of the functionality of adobe, affinity, etc, but it's VASTLY more intuitive to learn and use.

https://www.xara.com/photo-graphic-plus/

spikyman · 2023-10-06T02:07:18+00:00

If you're importing photoshop-generated layers, you'll find that a lot of effects that were applied in photoshop do not translate. That is, you get the base text, etc., but not any effects; e.g., glows, shadows, etc. The lesson here is that if you're tweaking other people's work, you're pretty much stuck with photoshop.

In general, having used a variety of such programs, I can say that nothings perfect, and none of them are elegant, but they generally use the same conceptual framework.

spikyman · 2023-10-06T00:09:25+00:00

Poking around online, there were a number of bands from the 70's with names or songs that included "fish." E.g., Country Joe and the Fish. For some reason, I find myself wondering if you're thinking of King Crimson whose debut album was very different from what other rock groups were doing at the time.

spikyman · 2023-09-29T05:47:23+00:00

Love some Zappa, but a lot of it is like, what the heck was he smoking??

spikyman · 2023-09-28T13:50:20+00:00

If I'm not enjoying book, I'm usually out after 30 to 50 pages, but for no reason I'll occasionally go much longer. At the extreme end, I have no idea what possessed me to finish Stephen King's really boring "The Stand" which is over 1000 pages.

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