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I have osteoarthritis in my knees, and I've noticed that my morning stiffness improved within weeks of starting Zepbound, before I lost significant weight. Now there's an official phase 4 trial (NCT06942051, just posted) looking specifically at whether semaglutide 2.4 mg reduces morning stiffness duration and severity in knee OA patients with obesity. The primary endpoint is change in WOMAC stiffness subscore at 24 weeks. If you're struggling with creaky mornings, this might be something to keep an eye on.

I’ll keep this short because I know most of you are already stressed enough.

I’m currently in my 1st year at BITS Pilani CS. Back during prep, I used to scroll subs like this every night looking for “strategy”, “safe score”, “how many mocks”, “is 250 enough”, all that stuff. Looking back, I think most aspirants are focusing on the wrong things.

BITSAT is not JEE Main with English and LR added. It’s a completely different game. The exam punishes ego harder than lack of preparation. Half the people who underperform are not weak students, they just refuse to leave questions.

The biggest improvement in my score happened when I stopped trying to “solve everything”. In mocks, I literally trained myself to move on within seconds if I couldn’t see the path clearly. Sounds obvious, but almost nobody actually does it in the exam hall.

Also: Please stop ruining your confidence by comparing mock scores online.

One guy posts “first mock 340 raw no revision hehe am I cooked” and suddenly everyone thinks they’re behind. Most of those posts are exaggerated anyway. Your only competition is your previous mock score.

And one more thing people won’t tell you: Your mood on exam day matters a LOT in BITSAT.

And mentorship matters, Having people who have been there and done that helped me a lot.

I was writing mock papers from crackIt and embibe during my prep, and there were mentors from crackIt who added us in a whatsapp group, who helped a lot towards the end.

If you panic after 2 bad chemistry questions, your whole paper collapses because the exam is so speed dependent. I’ve seen insanely smart people score lower than expected because they mentally checked out midway.

For the next few days:

* Sleep properly * Give mocks seriously * Analyze mistakes harder than you analyze marks * Learn guessing elimination for English/LR * Stop worshipping “study hours”

A calm 250+ scorer usually beats an anxious 320 aspirant.

And trust me, once college starts, literally nobody cares whether you got 241 or 301. Life moves on very fast.

All the best 🙂

The bare facts about VTOL drones that get lost under a downpour of technical terminology and industry hype are that It is a tool, and as any tool, the worth of the tool is wholly dependent on how well it fits the task you are attempting to perform. That's it. All the rest is noise.

VTOL is reasonable in case you require a drone that is capable of launching in a small area, moving over a long distance with high efficiency, and landing without a runway. The fixed-wing flight efficiency and vertical take-off and landing capability will address a genuine issue of real operators in agriculture, inspection, logistics, and emergency response. The technology is there because the needs are there and it will deliver on them when well aligned to the application.

Provided your use case does not need such capabilities, you are likely to be paying engineering that you do not need. An average multirotor will perform better at close-range, high-manoeuvre operation at a fraction of the cost and complexity of a VTOL drone. It is not prudent to purchase more technology than you need, and that is costly.

The market has opened the door like never before irrespective of the point you fall on that decision. The manufacturers of all levels of commercial VTOL, including entry-level and fully customizable professional systems, can be accessed via procurement platforms (such as Alibaba and Global Sources), and the cost of some of them is truly mind-blowing when compared to a purchase in the West. The alternatives exist. The first question you should answer is: is VTOL really the right choice that you are attempting to do? Keep it simple. Align the tool with the job. All the rest derives from that.

My grandmother passed last year and I've spent the last six months compiling the handwritten recipes she left behind into something the family can actually pass around. I'm planning to print maybe 30 to 40 copies for relatives and close family friends. This really isn't meant to be some big commercial project. It's more of a personal legacy piece for the people who knew her and loved her cooking.

The binding question is where I keep getting stuck. A regular perfect bound paperback won't lay flat when you're trying to cook from it, the page springs back closed and you either lose your spot or get tomato sauce on it trying to hold it open with your elbow. I've seen some cookbooks use coil binding or proper lay flat hardcover binding, and both seem much better suited to actual kitchen use.

I'm trying to figure out which approach makes sense at this small a quantity. From what I'm seeing, lay flat hardcover is gorgeous but expensive at low quantities, and coil binding is more affordable but feels slightly less like a real keepsake.

I went with DiggyPod for this because they had reasonable minimums at 24 copies and offered both binding options, and they let me order an unbound proof for $40 to check the layout before committing, as well as it includes ground shipping in the $40 charge. The customer service person walked me through which paper weight would hold up best to kitchen splashes and was honestly more helpful than I expected for what is essentially a vanity print run for a non commercial project.

I'm hoping anyone else who has done family cookbook projects can weigh in on which binding they went with. I want it to actually get used in the kitchen, not just sit on a shelf looking pretty.

lost enough weight that my dog genuinely does a double take sometimes and i don't know if i should be proud or offended

I've been a freelancer for a few years now and the "Can you just quickly remove this person from the background?" or "Can we make this vertical photo horizontal?" requests used to be the bane of my existence.

I recently started using the updated Adobe CC workflow properly (actually paying for the Pro license instead of using... other versions) and honestly, it’s changed my stress levels at work.

I’m not even talking about "AI Art." I’m talking about the fact that I don’t have to spend 45 minutes with the Pen tool anymore. I can do a Content-Aware fill or a Generative Expand in 30 seconds and send the draft back to the manager before they even finish their coffee.

It’s weird because I used to pride myself on "manual" skill, but now I realized I was just wasting time on boring stuff. I’d rather let the software handle the tedious masking so I can actually focus on the creative side (or, you know, actually log off at 6 PM for once).

Is anyone else here finding that these new tools are actually helping with the work-life balance, or is your boss just giving you more work because you’re faster now?

I have been running gear for two years now and I finally realized something. The whole moderate dose approach is a complete waste of time. Running 600 Test and 400 Primo, or even pushing 800 EQ, is just not going to give you actual results. The only real way to get massive is to run actual grams of gear and load up on peptides all year long. I am talking 2 grams of Test, a gram of Tren, plus insulin and GH.

I know people will say I am crazy for this, but the deeper I get into bodybuilding, the more I realize that you just need a massive amount of compounds to keep growing. The idea that you just need chicken, rice, and a strict diet is a complete lie. I respect every single compound I have taken because I would never look the way I do now without them. I am not abusing this stuff, I just really love what it does.

I’ve been on TRT for six years and, like a lot of people here, I’ve dealt with water weight and puffiness even when my lab numbers were good. On July 1, I took 1mg of retatrutide and lost 5 pounds of water on the first day. Since then, I’ve gone from 196 to 180, and my face finally looks like it did before I started TRT. I also had some random joint inflammation for a long time, but it must have just been water because the pain is completely gone now.

We have dozens of home service companies as clients and I can tell you a few things for a fact:

1. Lead aggregaotrs like Angi’s or Thumbtack work if you are calling within 30 seconds, and then calling again during lunch break hours and getting off work hours. You have to catch them when they are available. One call at 10am does not cut it.

2. You need to be scheduling your estimates or sales calls within 72hrs MAX. Ideally within 24hrs. They are much more likely to cancel or reschedule if you book over 72hrs out.

3. Most businesses can capture at least 10% more revenue just by calling leads between 5pm-8pm and on weekends.

4. On average it takes us 9 dials to book an appointment. Most companies call it a day after 3 calls and that’s being generous.

5. Your leads are not dead you just have to keep dialing.

6. We booked a lead after 42 calls over 6 weeks.

7. Automated SMS or Emails are not enough. Everyone and their mom is doing it.

You have to develop a smile and dial culture. I sort of intuitively knew this but I’m telling you once you try it it’s crazy. I’m sure this could work for other businesses as well. We just know the home service industry so well. Is anyone doing this in another industry?

I’ve been monitoring system performance across different temperatures and noticed that MPPT efficiency seems to change. In very hot conditions, I’m seeing lower output, along with voltage drops on the panels that affect tracking, and it also seems like inverter efficiency varies with temperature.

I’m curious how much of this is due to the panels versus the inverter, whether some MPPT systems are better at compensating for temperature changes, and if there are specific design features that help maintain efficiency in hotter climates.

When you work on video projects, you often have to deal with information that is all over the place. For instance, scripts might be in one place, handwritten notes in another, feedback in yet another, and budgets in yet another. U-PDF helped bring the workflow together, which cut down on the fragmentation. In the ideation stage, rough ideas turn into structured outlines or mind maps. OCR scans handwritten notes while planning and puts them all together with timelines, tables, and reference images into one file. It helps to use different colors to show different steps in the production process. You can add comments directly to the feedback when editing starts, so you don't have to use different tools. You can do all of these things in one place: fill out forms, add signatures, and keep private information like budgets safe. It's easier to share documents with coworkers when you export them in different formats. Cloud sync is another helpful feature that lets you open and change files on different devices. When you move around, this makes it easier to keep things going. It's not about getting rid of all the tools; it's about making things easier and keeping everything connected. UPDF is for people who make things and need to keep track of a lot of moving parts. can act as a central hub.

In the first session, i got cooked for choosing the last slot, and the paper was kind of tough.

What slot should i choose this time?

I’ve seen a lot of people mention being told they’re “not a candidate” because of bone loss, which sounds pretty discouraging. But I’ve also read that there might be options like grafting or different placement approaches depending on the case. For anyone who’s been in that situation, what did your dentist or specialist recommend? Were you still able to move forward with implants?

Hey everyone,

I'm planning to move my current Windows 10 OS to a new drive (likely upgrading to an SSD) and want to avoid reinstalling Windows and all my apps from scratch.

I'm looking for something that's:

1. Reliable (no boot issues after cloning)
2. Easy to use (not super technical)
3. Affordable (free or low-cost preferred)

I've seen different cloning tools but it's hard to tell what actually works best in real-world use.

If you've used any of these:

1. Which one worked best for you?
2. Did the cloned drive boot without issues?
3. Any tools you'd avoid?

I've seen pretty mixed opinions, so I'm curious what actually holds up long term. Appreciate any recommendations or lessons learned.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice. My daughter is in kindergarten and we only recently found out she has dyslexia. She’s behind in reading and academics overall, and we’re just starting therapy now.

I’m really torn on whether to have her repeat kindergarten or move her forward and try to catch up over the summer. Socially she’s doing great, which makes the decision even harder.

For reference, she’s 6 with a December birthday, so if she repeats she would likely be 19 when she graduates. I was also 19 when I graduated after repeating a year, and I struggled a lot in school myself and probably had an undiagnosed learning disability too.

If anyone has been through something similar, I’d really appreciate hearing what helped you decide.

I stopped weighing myself 3 months ago because the scale was making me crazy. Instead, I've been tracking the clothing size that fits me each month.

Month 0: Size 18 (tight)

Month 2: Size 18 (loose) / 16 (tight)

Month 4: Size 16 (fits)

Month 6: Size 16 (loose) / 14 (tight)

Month 8: Size 14 (fits)

Month 10: Size 14 (loose) / 12 (tight)

Month 12: Size 12 (fits)

I've gone down 3 full sizes in a year. That's tangible progress I can feel and see. The number on the scale was moving so slowly (0.5-1lb/week) that I felt like I was failing. But I'm not.

hey guys. i’ve spent the last year completely overhauling my routine to be 100% clean and non-toxic. but honestly, my skin is still chronically dry and my hair is basically straw at this point.

i was complaining to a friend and she pointed out that our city tap water is incredibly hard and smells heavily of chlorine. it made me realize... what is the point of spending all this money on clean, organic serums if im literally bathing in hard water and municipal chemicals every single day?

has anyone actually upgraded their shower water to filter out the junk? did it make a difference for your skin barrier, or is it a gimmick? would love some advice on easy fixes since i rent!