The Very Many Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XXXII

[Synobun]

I'm not sure whether to cry or smile at your naiveté.

Nothing better than a healthy person talking down to someone who spends more time with doctors than they do with any other kind of human being.

What kind of scars are we talking about? There are many different kinds. I also have some mild redness that I'd like to get rid of.

Well, not acne scars. That's why I said I wasn't sure if specifically coconut oil would help for you. There are at least a dozen different kinds of oils you can use for skin repair/health so it will probably come down to trial and error for you since the face is very sensitive.

Mine are striae-based although the ones that tear open sometimes form keloids. Luckily for me, the keloids do fall off after a few months. Mine are caused by ruptures of muscle near the skin. There's a significant uptick when my health is worse and the scar formation uses a lot of the same mechanisms as stretch marks (also striae-based) so treatment or prevention is hit or miss, especially since at first glance it's difficult to figure out which is which. Usually I, or the doctor, find out after the scar rips or it gets bigger. I have a couple scars now that are over 7 inches in length. Best visual comparison is the scarring from Cushing's Syndrome, although the mechanism is slightly different.

Here are my pictures on Realself (they make it look worse than it is).

If that's "worse than it is" I doubt you need any serious medical intervention to begin with. I'd really recommend trying different skincare routines first. I know CFC isn't meant for medical advice yada yada yada but this is more cosmetic than anything threatening to your health.

 

[The_J]

Ah, didn't see the pictures.
Yeah, my skin might look worse after a bad shave.
-> I'd not worry there.

 

[warpus]

Learning a lot today.

Why are they called moon pools?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

The landlord forbids us from changing ISPs. I know this is technically forbidden (albeit with around a zillion loopholes) in the U.S., but is it legal in Canada? I can't seem to find anything about it.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

The landlord forbids us from changing ISPs. I know this is technically forbidden (albeit with around a zillion loopholes) in the U.S., but is it legal in Canada? I can't seem to find anything about it.

Did he give any reasons? I can think of a couple of reasons why he might forbid it, but if you're willing to pay extra costs (if any new holes have to be drilled to accommodate new wires, cables, or whatever else may be needed) or if there's some other reason (such as a deal in which your internet is subsidized), you should be able to argue him out of forbidding you to switch.

There should be a provincial Landlord & Tenants Act you can look up, to see if there are any rules about something like this, and also talk to the ISP you want to switch to.

 

[warpus]

Check your lease. If it's not in there as a rule, then you're probably good. I would doublecheck with /r/legaladvice though (they're usually good at answering tenancy questions)

 

[cardgame]

that sounds like he's getting corruption kickbacks.

 

[Mouthwash]

Well, at the end you'll need to trust someone.
Who's that surgeon you're mentioning? Can't botherh im?

No. I got a cyst removed, asked the surgeon afterwards. It's not like I can just call him up when I feel like it.

And maybe you're not understanding the liability thing. No practitioner of medicine is ever going to give me advice on what to do unless I'm a potential customer.

Nothing better than a healthy person talking down to someone who spends more time with doctors than they do with any other kind of human being.

I assume they aren't GPs.

If that's "worse than it is" I doubt you need any serious medical intervention to begin with. I'd really recommend trying different skincare routines first. I know CFC isn't meant for medical advice yada yada yada but this is more cosmetic than anything threatening to your health.

Well, the right one makes it look worse. The left is pretty accurate.

Where can I find descriptions of skincare routines/products that aren't purely to sell you something?

 

[Synobun]

Where can I find descriptions of skincare routines that aren't purely to sell you something?

/r/SkincareAddiction is fairly comprehensive. There's a general guide here and there's a daily thread that gets posted where you can outline your specific situation and ask for a place to start from. You can also just read through threads but it's an absurdly active community so that might be a waste of time.

There are still shills, but for the most part you can use your judgement. Someone might recommend argan oil and link you to a product page but there is nothing stopping you from looking up argan oil yourself and seeing if there's a cheaper yet equivalent product elsewhere. There are search filters on the sidebar but they are mostly useless (IMO).

I'd avoid 'mommy blogs'. Those are usually the ones who are taking a cut and trying to goad you into buying a scam or something overpriced. Occasionally there might be a good post or two among them but that will be dependent on your research and who you come to trust (if anyone). Generally, you can take any routine that is built on 'raw' ingredients at face value. Something that is based on a physical scrub and base oils is something that you can source yourself locally or from a cheaper retailer since you're not dabbling with specific products that have convoluted ingredient and mixture lists.

 

[Mouthwash]

Alright. Thanks for pointing me in a (hopefully) better direction.

 

[Takhisis]

Keep it underground. It doesn't get below freezing below the first several feet. Higher latitudes you have to go deeper, but around here the ground freezes to at most about 4 feet depth. So if I had a 10 foot well or holding tank, the water would be cold, but not frozen.

And in places such as Siberia where the ground is permafrost?

Records for saturation diving run out to the 300-500 meter range. No "moon pools" though. It would work just fine at any depth, since the idea of a saturation shelter is that the pressure inside matches whatever the pressure is outside and that will always work for keeping the pool from 'overflowing.' However, no saturation shelter the size of that monster in The Abyss exists, or has ever even been contemplated as far as I would guess. They are a cramped little tube, with a little double hatch for access...not an undersea condominium complex.

All that aside, I've been considering the initial issue about screen doors on submarines. Now, this may require some stretching the definition of "door," but...

One of the main thing that makes a submarine work is ballast tanks. If they are full of water the submarine is neutrally buoyant, and if they are full of air the submarine floats on the surface like any other ship. To submerge, you open big vent valves in the top of the tanks to let the air out, and water flows in through the bottom...through big openings covered with grates to keep fish and such from getting sucked in. Grates are, effectively, screens, and even though they don't provide access to the interior work space of the submarine they do allow entry (for water) to interior ballast space. It isn't a totally wild reach to call them "screen doors."

Relevant.

Learning a lot today.

Why are they called moon pools?

Oooh, thanks for asking that! I didn't even know those things existed.

 

[Borachio]

And in places such as Siberia where the ground is permafrost?

So I thought how deep does permafrost actually go?

Turns out it can be quite deep.

Up to 1.5 km deep.

 

[Cutlass]

And in places such as Siberia where the ground is permafrost?

If you need some drinking water you can carry a water bag inside your clothes.

 

[Yeekim]

If you need some drinking water you can carry a water bag inside your clothes.

Also, rivers. Running water rarely freezes all the way through.
But why rule out calefaction (nice! a new word!) in the first place?

 

[Takhisis]

It's a world-building exercise, as a matter of fact. I can always get away with placing a geothermal vent where needed, but calefaction… in a pre-industrial society…? No, just doesn't seem that possible.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Learning a lot today.

Why are they called moon pools?

Oooh, thanks for asking that! I didn't even know those things existed.

Take with salt, but this is what I've been told.

The moon pool that we've been talking about, in a subsea shelter situation, got the name from a somewhat similar structure on a drillship. A drillship has a double hull, like a catamaran, plus is enclosed across the bow and stern, leaving a open water area in the middle for the drilling rig to operate through. It is more stable that way than trying to drill over the side, as seems obvious. Plus the waves and such that are hitting the outside of the anchored drill ship don't affect the enclosed water so it's easier on the equipment.

Which is where "moon pool" comes in. Anyone who has been on a ship at night is probably familiar with the 'moonlight on water' reflection, with all the little ripples and waves scattering the light into this glowing streak across the water...very pretty. But the smooth water inside the drill ship gives a smooth reflection surface so you can actually see the moon in the "moon pool."

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Did he give any reasons? I can think of a couple of reasons why he might forbid it, but if you're willing to pay extra costs (if any new holes have to be drilled to accommodate new wires, cables, or whatever else may be needed) or if there's some other reason (such as a deal in which your internet is subsidized), you should be able to argue him out of forbidding you to switch.

There should be a provincial Landlord & Tenants Act you can look up, to see if there are any rules about something like this, and also talk to the ISP you want to switch to.

It seemed more like a blanket ban than concern about holes. Apartment's actually owned by a company so I'm not sure how much can be done - I should've said 'superintendent' rather than 'landlord,' I guess. Fairly sure there's no subsidizing going on. Other ISP just said they weren't allowed to install in the building.

Check your lease. If it's not in there as a rule, then you're probably good. I would doublecheck with /r/legaladvice though (they're usually good at answering tenancy questions)

I'll see if I can dig up the lease. Hopefully it didn't get accidentally thrown out or something. Things have gone to hell in the last year.

that sounds like he's getting corruption kickbacks.

Wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Arwon]

Would changing ISP actually involve a new installation? If it's just a switch of retailer on the same kind of line, I wouldn't think it would take much? If it's going from, say, ADSL to Cable or something, I assume that's a more difficult process.

nb I am not IT savvy

 

[Valka D'Ur]

It seemed more like a blanket ban than concern about holes. Apartment's actually owned by a company so I'm not sure how much can be done - I should've said 'superintendent' rather than 'landlord,' I guess. Fairly sure there's no subsidizing going on. Other ISP just said they weren't allowed to install in the building.

That sounds like the company has a deal with the ISP. That's similar to what my situation is - the company has a deal with Telus, so they can offer an incentive for new leases and renewals, provided the tenant wants to go with Telus. That's the only way I've been able to keep both my internet and cable. The deal is that I'm responsible for my own phone, any extra channels I order for the TV, and any data I use over and above my cap. Since my phone is a basic landline that's not connected to the internet and I never go anywhere close to my data cap (only got marginally close to halfway twice over the years), my telecom bill is just for my phone and the two extra channels I get (Space and Bravo). I'm not sure if the Shaw customers in this building are getting any kind of lease incentive regarding their cable and internet. The building was originally set up for Shaw; the place for the hookup is still here, although I don't use it.

I'll see if I can dig up the lease. Hopefully it didn't get accidentally thrown out or something. Things have gone to hell in the last year.

The superintendent should have access to a copy, or if not, the main office will. They can't stop you from reviewing your lease, and you don't need to tell them why.

Would changing ISP actually involve a new installation? If it's just a switch of retailer on the same kind of line, I wouldn't think it would take much? If it's going from, say, ADSL to Cable or something, I assume that's a more difficult process.

nb I am not IT savvy

It depends on the setup. As mentioned, the suites in my building come with the hookups for Shaw TV/internet. The property management company's lease incentive is with Telus (internet and basic cable), though I don't think this was always the case. There's a Shaw hookup in one of the corners of my living room and I just ignore it as an unnecessary thing that is thankfully not in my way. The only annoyance is that it would have been handier if they'd put a plugin there.

 

[Synobun]

Apartment buildings and condominiums tend to have discount deals with a specific ISP which entails restricting access to the building. 50 units at a slightly lower cost per month is worth the drop in profit for the ISP if it guarantees them those 50 units in perpetuity (or until the contract ends).

It is similar here in Vancouver. Sometimes it's taken further and entire streets are restricted to a certain ISP. My street was converted from Shaw to Telus last year.