Another hot humid day. More reason to find indoor stuff to do. I managed some outdoor stuff, and some mostly indoor stuff yesterday but still managed to get a bit dehydrated.
I tried for balance, and for cool down periods. I didn’t go in the sun at all. Still sweated more than I realized. I was working in the covered carport, and in the garage. I’ve got the airconditioners running in the garage, but they can’t get it down below about 81F when it is 100F out. You’d think that was good enough, but it’s still sweat dripping off your eyelashes if you do any real work.
Still, despite my complaints I did get real stuff done yesterday. And I managed to do a load of laundry in between other things. Domestic bliss, even here.
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Lots of doom pron in the Daily Mail about the stock market downturn yesterday. Dunno if it’s real, but it feels too early for the really big hit. 2008 played out over the weekend so it’s possible for big things to happen very suddenly… Keep your eyes open, and some cash on hand…
Having said that, I raided my ready precious for $800 to buy 4×4 posts for my dock project yesterday. I hope I don’t come to regret not having the cash.
Can’t time everything right, and the universe tends towards maximum perversity. It would suck to have the financial apocalypse this weekend. We’ve made preparations, but there is always more you can do, and you always want more time to do it.
With that in mind, stack some extra. Consider this weekend a wake up call that things are coming apart. They do that periodically. Don’t get caught lackin, get to stackin’…
nick
DM wanted to move some papers, and US schadenfreude always warms the cockles of their hearts in Old Blighty.
I was surprised this morning to see that the market temper tantrum extended to my international index fund, which seemed to take a bigger hit than the domestic-based indexes.
I haven’t put any money into the international index in over a decade so that is all heavily dollar cost averaged.
I haven’t touched VTSMX, the Big Kahuna of domestic funds, since well before 2008.
Um…does that imply that this guy still hasn’t been tried, 13 years after the event? Does Gitmo still exist? If so, why? This all should have been wrapped up years ago.
There and everywhere. That said, the markets were only down something like 3%, which is a perfectly normal variance. Seems more like the MSM trying to find something to make into a crisis. I wouldn’t worry just yet. The turbulence of the US elections is going to continue to affect markets everywhere. Things may not stabilize until after the elections have run, and whoever loses is done calling for recounts and threatening court cases. Which could well be a year from now.
Gitmo still exists. Obama campaigned on closing the facility, but reneged on that promise.
Gitmo fills a lot of contractor soup bowls, particularly around Tampa.
I would say Scenario A and Scenario B from yesterday seem to the front runners.
The recession or depression of A is almost guaranteed at this point.
Either way, massive riots by the left before the election are guaranteed.
I managed to get the 2001 Solara through Texas auto inspection for one more year.
Yes, the inspection boondoggle goes away for most parts of the state next year, but my county will still have the emissions check, which the Solara fails without careful management of the OBD reporting.
The emissions from the vehicle are actually fine, barely moving the needle, but the evap system throws the code every now and then.
Greg, you might consider going to an enthusiast shop that does emissions inspections, if they exist in your area.
I use one here, and the owner is great. He does everything within the rules, but will do everything he can to pass, shall we say, interesting cars. Our biennial emissions inspections are somewhat automated, but the prep tests are not, giving opportunities for smart techs to manage things. He does not cheat; the penalties are too harsh.
Small evaporative leaks can be hard to find and fix, but there are ways to mitigate them at test time. This is highly dependent on the car’s system design and condition.
I’m going to let the car become someone else’s problem before the inspection/registration comes up again.
I agree with JimB, I take mine to a local, family owned inspection station. They have never failed to pass me.
The eye doc showed me my fuzzy new cataract. I have an appointment with a surgery shop to discuss lens options. Apparently, I can upgrade ($) to an anti-astigmatism lens or go for broke with a multi-focal lens that might let me go glasses free for the first time in a half century. Thoughts?
Now plugs says he’s closing Gitmo on the way out. Sure, plugs, sure. He also said we’ll have him around for the next 90 days. Ummm,wut? Going somewhere?
Setting aside the number of consultant jobs which would evaporate, Gitmo is a very unique location from a legal perspective. Simply closing the prison would be difficult.
89F, sunny, blue sky- a beautiful day. Fabulous if you aren’t working outdoors. Or if you are just hanging out by the water…
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Oh, forgot to hit post.
n
jew poses with three brothas to prove his low and acceptable level of jewishness:
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/08/03/never-such-irony-josh-shapiro-calls-jd-a-phony-baloney-n3792639
if kamala can be black at 25%, can josh be not-jewish at 100%?
or is there a gentile in the closet that he can discover and use to run away from the rest of his heritage?
rumors are starting that fauxahontas is giving him some tutoring, but dolezal would be a better bet.
@Nightraker
Same questions for both options:
How long has the product been available?
How long has your practice been providing it?
Where did you get your training?
How many installs have you done?
What is the success rate?
What is the warranty for non-success?
What is the worst-case outcome?
The U.S. Census will again take place in 2030, if there is a U.S. and if their is a U.S. government operating under the U.S. Constitution.
It’s not too early to start the discussion: Anyone who identifies their race as Caucasian is a chump.
Another question about multi-focal lens (and other options):
What choice has the least negative impact, in general, but specifically with night vision and halos?
Do you want to be able to drive at night?
Go for the multi-focal lenses. I have expensive lenses for my cataract surgery. The results are amazing, the technology is solid. I only wear glasses for reading although I can do without. My lenses are not multi-focal as I had my eyes done about 12 years ago and the technology did not exist. The ability to see without glasses, use non-prescription sun glasses, no fogging of the glasses when going outdoors in humidity from an air conditioned facility, seeing the clock across the bedroom when waking up, priceless.
The procedure is trivial with no discomfort. Excluding preparation time the actual procedure is less than 15 minutes.
I had to have one eye done again because the lens placement was wrong. I had to pay again because the lens slipping is not covered.
Insurance paid for the procedure, but not the lenses. Apparently removing the bad lenses and being left with nothing, and really thick glasses, is good enough for insurance.
Medicare and health insurance apparently do not consider vision, hearing, and chewing as necessary health items.
The code block is over, I wrote a hundred plus lines of Fortran code yesterday.
@Nightraker: The multifocal option sounds great, but…
I love wearing contacts, but age makes this a problem. I bought some multifocal contacts to try. I assume the same idea as what you would get.
In a nutshell: nope, not for me. Your experience might be different, but perhaps you should try the contacts, before having a permanent lense installed.
It is 102 F in my backyard. Again. Dadgum hot and humid. My glasses fog up immediately when I go outside. It is suppose to be 97 F today and dropping for the next week.
I went to a highly respected Doctor (and I had worked for him for two years at his IT guy).
It didn’t turn out well. I have “shadow” fonts and out of focus issues. The shadows are at the lower left or right (depending on the eye), move around, and occasionally disappear. Blinking can clear the focus until I blink again then the focus is lost.
Sometimes reading glasses help with the fonts but not often. Focus is hit or miss.
When using a ruler to mark a line or where to drill is seldom successful. I can no longer build things to more than a 1/8 inch of accuracy. Reading a vernier caliper is impossible.
Finished sheathing the closet walls, added polyiso insulation to the outside wall. Should make a difference as a lot of heat was coming into the garage from that corner.
Next item, adjusting the garage door to close at the top, instead of leaving a 2 inch gap. That gap lets in a lot of hot air.
Thermometer says over 100F in mixed sun and shade.
I’ve been mostly inside the garage at about 85F.
I need to drink some electrolyte replacement and not just Dr Pepper. 😉
Just taking a cool down break and eating some lunch.
n
Dadgumit, I’ve got to get our 2023 taxes done before August 15.
The Geico Gecko got busy shearing some retail sheeple with Apple this Spring.
$80 billion. Half of Berkshire’s stake. That’s a lot of wool to keep a lizard warm in Omaha next January.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/03/business/berkshire-hathaway-apple-stock/index.html
Why?
The eye doc showed me my fuzzy new cataract. I have an appointment with a surgery shop to discuss lens options. Apparently, I can upgrade ($) to an anti-astigmatism lens or go for broke with a multi-focal lens that might let me go glasses free for the first time in a half century. Thoughts?
I have been wearing progressive lenses in my glasses since I was 46, 18 years now. Totally a compromise. I am very near sighted and wearing glasses since 1st or 2nd grade. -4.75 in the left, -6.5 in the right. I have had many floaters in the right eye since I was 50, several floaters in the left since I was 55.
When I get my lens replaced for cataracts (mine are 3 out 10), I plan to go with distance only. I want to be 20/20 in both eyes and use reading or computing glasses as needful.
My wife has one eye fixed to 20/20 and the other eye is ready for the fix. Her eyes were -1.75 before the cataracts. She plans on leaving the right eye uncorrected so that she can read with it (monovision).
My mom got both eyes corrected to -2.5 from -8.0 so she can read without glasses. She loves reading more than me.
My dad got both eyes corrected to 20/20, he was 20/15 until 50. He now wears glasses to read but does not wear glasses to watch his 80 inch TV.
Why?
Dadgumit, it is not due until October 15. I am getting old and have too many things going simultaneously.
https://www.irs.gov/filing/get-an-extension-to-file-your-tax-return
Our lives are too freaking complicated.
“JD Vance is hit with bizarre rumor about his face after he was accused of having sex with sofa: Can you see what people are talking about?”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13704229/jd-vance-eyeliner-sofa-sex.html
These weird attacks on JD Vance are crazy. Do people understand that this stuff is all fake ?
“Samsung to Mass-Produce Solid-State Batteries for ‘Super Premium’ EVs by 2027”
https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-to-mass-produce-solid-state-batteries-for-super-premium-evs-by
“Multiple automakers have been testing product samples, bringing them closer to hitting the market. But like most new technologies, they won’t be cheap.”
Lots of talk talk talk about better, safer solid batteries but no products to buy of date. So we don’t know if the talk is for real.
As Vox Day used to say, MPAI. Most People Are Idiots.
People who push hoaxes probably don’t believe them. But they know they can convince some people to believe them totally, and some people to believe them enough to dissuade them from voting or participating. Lies about your opponents are more effective than truth about yours. That probably applies even if your guy/gal isn’t an idiotic, unpleasant, Marxist, anti-American failure.
For instance, Fauci and Pfizer knew people were losing their lives and pregnancies with the mRNA shots, but pushed “safe and effective” anyway. They also knew that the lipid nanoparticles were not being kept in the muscle tissue at the injection site, but were going to the whole body. They lied about that.
The Charlottesville “Fine People” Hoax was promulgated. The J6 protest as insurrection hoax, including faked violence, same thing. And the faked “most secure election ever” was the worst.
I could go on. Russia collusion, the Steele dossier, the nonexistent pee tapes…
Check. My CPA files the 6mo extension every year.
“US Embassy Implores Americans To Leave Lebanon On ‘Any Ticket Available’”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-embassy-implores-americans-leave-lebanon-any-ticket-available
“The US embassy in Lebanon has issued an alert warning American citizens to exit Lebanon on “any ticket available” as the likelihood of a major war between Israel and Hezbollah as well as Iran grows.”
“A series of international and Western airlines have suspended service to the region as a the specter of all-out war looms. The embassy said that though there have been service stoppages and cancellations, “commercial transportation options to leave Lebanon remain available.””
Canned sunshine is coming. Israel does not have enough army bodies to fight two fronts, much less three fronts: Gaza, Lebanon (Iran), and Syria. The world will change forever.
@lynn, @dr williams, @brad, @bob sprowel, @ray thompson, @lpdbw, et al:
Thanks! muchly. I very much appreciate the input. I’ve been very, very nearsighted since ~1st grade, over 8 in the left eye and 6+ in the right, now. There is concern for the night driving, haloes and glare and the cost, which hasn’t been specified yet. Will give careful consideration to all factors, and the doc’s experience.
Thanks to all, again.
“Intel to lay off more than 15% of workforce — 15,000 or more employees — encountered Meteor Lake yield issues, suspends dividend”
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-to-layoff-more-than-15-of-workforce-almost-20000-employees-encountered-meteor-lake-yield-issues-suspends-dividend
“Intel plans to lay off more than 15% of its workforce by the end of the year, the company announced today, meaning roughly 15,000 employees or more (potentially up to 17,475 based on recent Intel headcount numbers of 116,500) — a vast restructuring that comes amid troubling financial results this quarter. The layoffs rank among the most severe in Intel’s 56-year history.”
Intel is back to normal, in trouble and fighting their way out of it.
The Doctor did my wife’s eyes before mine and she had worn glasses with coke bottle thick lens since was eight years old. She was delighted with the results and never worn glasses again even to read.
I never encountered any one else that had a problem and he was very puzzled with my issues. I was disappointed but “stuff happens”.
Go to another doctor. A true ophthalmologist surgeon can do amazing things.
Talk to your eye doctor about a vitrectomy. Gets rid of all the floaters. I needed it done because the vitreous fluid was becoming thick (happens with age) and pulling on the retina. The biggest side effect is cataracts and this is indeed what happened.
I had been wearing glasses since I was 7 years old. The last corrective prescription for my 20/400 vision involved really thick lens blanks that had to be special order. The resulting glasses were small in diameter but were still very thick on the edges. It really made my eyes looks small. Even the high density plastic lenses were getting too heavy.
I had Lasik done on both eyes. The results were remarkable. Then a few years later a vein ruptured in my left eye resulting in multiple thousands of specks. That required the vitrectomy in the eye. The retina surgeon said the vitreous fluid was quite thick and the same procedure needed to be done in the right eye.
The procedure is almost like full surgery. An IV is started along with dressing in surgical hospital gowns. The socks stay on. I was knocked out so they could go behind the eye and deaden the eye. Then they woke me up. I got to watch the procedure. Three things stuck in the eye. One to suck out the fluid, one to replace the fluid with saline, a third that is a small light. It is interesting seeing the insides of the eye swirling around and being suck out.
The day after the vitrectomy in the left eye the retina was laser stitched to the back of the eye. That hurt. Each pulse of the green laser felt like what can best be described as a tiny hammer blow inside the brain. When I had the right eye done two weeks later the laser procedure was done immediately after the surgery and I was knocked out.
The day after that procedure I woke up blind in the eye. The white of the eye was black and deep purple. I was scared. The surgeon said it was OK and nothing was permanent. I still panicked. On a Saturday, the surgeon’s day off, he called again to reassure me that everything was OK. It took a few days but I started to have my vision. Over the course of the next couple of weeks everything returned to normal. The surgeon had also placed a bubble in the right eye and I had to deal with that for another couple of weeks as the bubble got smaller.
Then the cataracts struck. Slowly so I did not really notice. But things were not quite as bright and clear. Off to the eye surgeon to have it checked. He said I had cataracts a known and common side effect of a vitrectomy. I scheduled the cataract surgery.
That is when I discovered that insurance does not cover a replacement lens, of any kind. The option was to pay $800.00 for the lens or wear really thick glasses, as in really, really thick (no thanks to insurance, or Medicare). So I paid for the lens. The procedure was easy and followup was the next day.
My vision in that eye had improved so much in clarity, colors and sharpness that I immediately scheduled the other eye. That eye again an expensive lens. After that was done about a month later the vision in that eye went wonky. Another visit to the eye surgeon and it was discovered the lens had slipped. It sometimes happens. So another procedure and another costly lens.
About a year later my night vision was suffering with glare, flares and general fuzziness. Back to the eye surgeon. He said there is a membrane behind the lens that will sometimes cloud up. He used a laser to destroy the membrane in both eyes. That cleared up the fuzziness at night.
My opinion is get the cataract surgery done. Get the best lenses that money can buy as it really (most of the time) a one time purchase that will really affect the quality of life. If the multiple focus lens had been available when I had the procedure, I would have opted for those lenses.
Cataract surgery is remarkably easy, has no pain or discomfort, no stitches, results enjoyed the next day. If a person has cataracts it is really close to a life changing experience. It was for me.
I can function quite well without glasses. Driving and outdoor tasks are easy. I can read without glasses. Really closeup stuff requires glasses. I have prescription that make reading easier. I can also use the cheap Costco glasses off the rack and have three scattered around the house.
My glasses were as you described, coke bottle thick. I was OK in school but the eyes really got worse after I turned 20. In 2001 when I traveled to Germany the lenses were at the thickets they ever got. Pictures of me in Germany really made my decision to get the vision problems solved.
Never bet against Chipzilla.
The AMD version of our AI server will still ship with an Intel CPU.
Talk to your eye doctor about a vitrectomy. Gets rid of all the floaters. I needed it done because the vitreous fluid was becoming thick (happens with age) and pulling on the retina. The biggest side effect is cataracts and this is indeed what happened.
I have talked with a ophthalmic surgeon and a retina specialist. They both said don’t do anything until it gets way worse, the floaters have actually gotten better.
The surgeon won’t do cataracts on anyone that has had a vitrectomy in the last ten years. He says that replacement vitreous fluid does not work correctly and can cause a lens failure. It has happened three times to his patients.
>> Yeah, sure, but there’s plenty of time for the honeymoon to end before the elections. Just get her talking in front of people, and it will end pretty quickly.
Joe already has a cot set up for her in his basement. TPTB have been put on notice – teleprompters only: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13700997/russia-prisoner-swap-Evan-Gershkovich.html
“SUNSPOT COUNTS HIT A 23-YEAR HIGH”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/08/03/sunspot-counts-hit-a-23-year-high/
“The monthly sunspot number just hit a 23-year high. The last time sunspots were this numerous, the sun was on the verge of unleashing the Great Halloween Storms, which included the strongest X-ray solar flare ever recorded (X45) and a CME so powerful it was detected by the Voyager spacecraft at the edge of the solar system.”
“Solar Cycle 25 wasn’t expected to be this strong. When it began in Dec. 2019, experts predicted it would be a weak cycle like its immediate predecessor Solar Cycle 24. If that forecast had panned out, Solar Cycle 25 would be one of the weakest solar cycles in a century.”
Oh my. When good old Sol gets active, things start going wild. I am of the belief that Sol drives all of the climate in the Solar System.
Interesting. My cataract surgery was less than two years after my vitrectomy. That was only about 12 years ago when I had the cataract surgery. If I would have waited 10 years after the vitrectomy to have cataract surgery I would have been almost blind at the rate the cataracts were progressing.
I have had a huge long list of things happen to my eyes, and I still see pretty well. Doc said that looking at my history, he’s amazed I can see at all, let alone 20/40.
Chemical burns
Arc flash
flap cut in cornea during an assault
lasik
prk
chronic corneal ulcer
scratches, foreign object penetration
optic nerve infection
I was -6.5 and -6.25 when I had lasik had been wearing contacts, trad, disposable, and daily single use, and glasses since 4th or 5th grade.
Latest was not too long ago when I thought I had detached my retina but it turned out to just be the thick fluid pulling away from it.
Oh, almost forgot about the three blind spots from getting hit by some reflected laser light. 40W argon laser. Good thing it was just some reflected light and not the whole beam.
I’m lucky I can see.
n
@Nightraker, just got home, so a bit late to this. My wife just had her final lock-in procedure with Light Adjustable Lenses. These are implanted in the eye just like any other IOL (IntraOcular Lens) during cataract surgery, so the surgeon does not need any special skills. After the eye settles down from the surgery, usually in a few weeks, the vision is measured and a scanning ultraviolet light source is used to modify the outer surface of the implanted lens, which can modify the prescription to the final value. This correction can be applied a few times as necessary, until the doctor and patient are satisfied with the result. Then, the same UV light machine is used to lock-in the lens to its permanent prescription; this final lock-in takes two sessions a week or so apart. The lens cannot be further adjusted.
The advantage of this method is that the final prescription is very accurate and can correct higher order optical aberrations, so no glasses or contact lenses will be needed. This means people who have had older surgical procedures such as radial keratotomy, or who have irregular corneas for other reasons, can be reliably corrected to an exact prescription. It also benefits people with more normal eyes, so the final result is more accurate than implants that can’t be adjusted in the eye.
Unlike some implants, there is a full diameter aperture, so there are no halos or other visual defects. The only downside is that (AFAIK) multifocal designs are not done, so a multifocal effect is not achieved. Offsetting this is the increased depth of focus, and some patients report improved close vision. Monovision is also possible.
Here is a link to read:
https://www.nvisioncenters.com/iol/light-adjustable-lens/
Here are some reviews.
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/rxsight-light-adjustable-lens-my-current-experience-792685?page=1#topic-replies
These lenses have been used in Europe for about 15 years with success, and have been FDA approved in the US for about seven years.
My wife had previous Radial Keratotomy and LASIK, so her corneas are compromised. She is 78 YO, and complained of the usual cataract symptoms. Her implant surgery went well, with no significant ill effects. She has had monovision since her RK in 1993, and elected to keep that. Her near eye is corrected to +1.75 diopters. Post light adjustment, she requires no correction for distance or reading, and her visual acuity is 20/15 in both eyes, quite remarkable for her age. Her eyes are still settling down from the surgery, but her vision is stable.
The cost is something only you can decide. I would recommend a large practice that does this as a routine. Although the surgery is routine, and the adjustments are automated, there is an investment in equipment and more experience is better than less. Most practices will not guarantee 20/20 or better vision without additional correction (glasses or contact lenses,) but the outcome with LALs is better than anything know of currently.
I can’t address night vision. My wife has always had good night vision. My cataracts were done a few years ago, and LALs were not available to me at the time. I have always had excellent night vision, and chose implants that would not degrade it. I also have monovision, and am very happy with it. If you don’t have monovision, do NOT rush into it. It can take the better part of a year to try it with reversible methods (usually contact lenses, but there are some newer methods I am not familiar with.) Selecting a qualified optometrist (NOT ophthalmologist) is critical for success with monovision. The doc I used had only three failures in about 600 patients. It took me a while longer than usual, but then one day it worked. I was ecstatic. I seem to have a slow brain 🙂 .
Interesting. My cataract surgery was less than two years after my vitrectomy. That was only about 12 years ago when I had the cataract surgery. If I would have waited 10 years after the vitrectomy to have cataract surgery I would have been almost blind at the rate the cataracts were progressing.
He did not tell me what his success rate was, just that he had three failures. He does 15 to 20 cataract surgeries a week. He has floaters himself since he was a child, he ran into a tree limb at full speed. But my floaters are nothing like what you describe.
https://x.com/baseballcrank/status/1819768186243309797
All six to be hanged as traitors. After a fair trial, of course.
Science denier! It’s common knowledge that the climate crisis is due to oil burning and cow farts!
The great gods Algore and Michael Mann swear it.
@JimB:
Awesome info and more to think HARD about. Thank you for your detailed description. I feel like the old lady witness in My Cousin Vinny. Time to get a better set of eyes. There are some Jetson features these days.
100% agree!
Add these two to the list of traitors. Anybody who says that the seas are rising due to climate change AND STILL BUYS A BEACHFRONT MANSION, is a liar and a traitor.
Obama bought the beachfront mansion, Robin’s Nest from the original “Magnum PI”.
Imagine it. Barry and Big Mike re-creating the tidal pool scene from the opening credits every morning.
Pleasant dreams, kids.
@Nightraker, thanks for the kind words. My wife and I have had almost as many eye procedures as Nick, but not the result of trauma. I was a little reluctant to make that long post, mostly because her eyes haven’t fully settled down. I didn’t mention that we had to drive about 170 miles one way to each visit, and so far there have been eight trips, with one more to come before she is turned over to our local practice. She prefers to stay overnight, so more time away from home and cost. I would say it was worth it.
We also have a friend who has had very good vision, and we just found out he had cataract surgeries using LALs. We will get to see him in a few months, and will compare notes. He is another one who has always had good vision, and who can’t appreciate others who struggle with less.
I also didn’t say that my wife hasn’t said she has dramatically improved vision since the cataract surgery. She did complain about poorer vision just prior to the surgeries, so that is a bit puzzling. I think she isn’t as critical of her vision as I am, which is ironic because I have had much more trouble, and my vision fluctuates as a result of old RK procedures. That won’t affect you.
When I was younger, I had vision correctable to 20/15 and better on some days. Now, at age 79, I am lucky to see 20/20. Worse on some days. For me, cataract surgery mostly improved my color balance and color perception. That is important to me, because I dabble in photography, and want good vision. I also had more than four years between first and second eyes’ cataract surgeries. During that time, the color balance was very different on both eyes, and was annoying.
Vision is very complex, and involves the brain for sophisticated signal processing. We still don’t fully understand some of it. I wish you the best outcome.
Oh, and ironically I watched My Cousin Vinny recently for the first time. I agree about the better set of eyes.
>> Science denier! It’s common knowledge that the climate crisis is due to oil burning and
cowRay’s farts!FIFY.
Bob Sprowl, I appreciate your vision problems. My father was a draftsman, and had small amounts of astigmatism. He had to shop around for a good optometrist to get good glasses. No bifocals for him, just a full lens with a correct prescription made all the difference. I have had some astigmatism over the years, all removed with cataract surgery. It really made a difference. I am slowly getting some more astigmatism, and it is a real pain for some things.
I would suggest you not try to use a vernier caliper. Years ago, I gifted myself a Starrett dial caliper, and have not used my vernier since. I recently bought a cheap Harbor Freight digital caliper, and haven’t become comfortable with it. Sure, is easy to read, but it doesn’t have the same feel as that dial.
If chairs could talk…
Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to become their party’s nominee, chair says
>> Obama bought the beachfront mansion, Robin’s Nest from the original “Magnum PI”.
Imagine it. Barry and Big Mike re-creating the tidal pool scene from the opening credits every morning.
Pleasant dreams, kids.
Should we cancel Big Mike’s hotel reservations for Chicago?
When the, umm, cat’s away…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13703933/Kamala-Harris-Doug-Emhoff-cheated-nanny-Najen-Nayler.html
Just came up from the dock. Had a nice tiny fire. Cool and damp tonight with haze but a dark sky and the stars are out.
Radio was a mixed bag, commercial out of Miami sounded good, as did commercial from NZ on 21M. Several Australian hams on 20M with good signals but the noise floor was high and there was a weird ‘phasing’ sound to the signals. Had to fine tune some of them.
It’s 75F with distant lightning.
And I’m off to bed.
n
The eye fixes are very interesting. I really do need a new tag for “getting older’.
n
I started having floaters in my late 40s. A few years later, they went away entirely. Then came back in my late 50s. I now have a lot of them, and finally went to an eye doc. She says that everything is fine, come back in a couple of years.
If I’m working outside, I often wear daily contacts. I can’t read very well, even bright sunlight. For everything else, contacts are glorious. It’s so nice not to have glasses, with sweat drips, dust, whatever.
Lasik, nope. I have no objection to the procedure itself, but they showed me the profile they would make of the cornea. It would be full-thickness in the center, but very thin around the edges. Just ripe for being torn in some silly accident, especially given that I was still doing martial arts at the time.
The latest climate-panic article I’ve seen listed the systems that are going to fail catastrophically in the next few years. I didn’t read it in detail, because it was the usual “panic!!!” clickbait. But a couple of points:
– The Atlantic current (gulf stream). First, the signs of it failing are pretty weak. Second, no, it doesn’t actually keep Europe warm. It’s being on a West coast next to an ocean that keeps Europe warm. Europe has a similar climate to North America on the Pacific coast.
– The Amazon is dying. Yup, sure is, because it is being cleared illegally for agriculture, logging and mining. The Brazilian government seems incapable of doing anything about it. Nothing to do with climate change.
– Far fewer insects in Western countries. Very true, and entirely due to massive monoculture agriculture with lots of insecticides. There ain’t no place for the bugs to live. Nothing to do with climate change.
– More rainfall and cloud cover. Well, parts of Europe were certainly wet this year, but a year’s variation does not a trend make. Also, even if true, more cloud cover = higher albedo = more reflection = climate cooling. But the “journalists” don’t think that far.