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Thinking about getting battery backup for outages so I wanted to know what my fridge actually draws before buying anything.

Samsung 28 cu ft french door, about 5 years old. Measured for 7 days straight.

Average daily consumption: 1.4 kWh in spring at about 72F ambient. Compressor runs roughly 30% of the time pulling 130-150W, rest of the time it's off. Summer will probably be higher since the compressor cycles more.

Based on this I'd need a station that can deliver at least 2 kWh of usable output to get through a 30+ hour outage. Trying to figure out which ones actually deliver close to their rated capacity on a fridge.

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I recently lost the hearing in my right ear following a surgery, though my left ear is completely normal. I’m currently torn between trying a CROS system (where a device on the deaf ear sends sound over to the good ear) or opting for a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA), which requires surgery.

I definitely want to try a CROS system first, but my biggest concern is the lag. Which brand has the absolute least delay? I’m incredibly worried about that split-second gap between someone speaking on my bad side and the sound actually arriving in my good ear.Does anyone with Single-Sided Deafness (SSD) have a CROS brand they swear by that actually feels natural? I just want to be able to sit at a dinner table and have a normal conversation without constantly having to turn my head!

Building an event planning company right out of college out of necessity more than anything else turned into something genuinely successful over the years. Income is real, business is stable and the client list is strong. But every time homeownership came up the tax return problem came right along with it. Friends with lower actual earnings were buying homes because their W2s were straightforward. That sat uncomfortably for a long time. Bank statement loans only came up recently through a conversation with another business owner and the more research gets done the more obvious it becomes that this was always an option. Just one nobody in traditional finance ever thought to mention. Now actively looking at properties and talking to the right brokers. For anyone who has been in this same position for years it is genuinely worth a serious look.

I run Google Ads for a mid sized DTC brand with a presence in about eight countries. Lately, our branded search CPC has been climbing steadily, but when I audit our own campaigns, nothing has changed. Same bids, same keywords, same negative keyword lists. My gut says affiliates are running parallel ads against our brand terms, but I have no way to prove it across all regions. Manual searching from my location shows nothing suspicious. Has anyone found a reliable way to detect this without spending hours every week on fake VPN checks?

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Saw the coverage from The Verge and Forbes when the chip dropped in April. Most of it focused on the 150x compute headline which, fair, is probably marketing math.But the part I keep thinking about: Anker actually built a chip. Not licensed a design from Qualcomm or Broadcom. Actually built one, in-house, for the Liberty 5 Pro specifically.

That's unusual. Consumer audio brands don't do this. Apple does it. Samsung does it. Random earbuds company from the charging cable world doing their own silicon for a TWS product is actually kind of notable.The compute-in-memory architecture angle (CIM vs standard DSP) is also genuinely interesting if it means they can run bigger AI models on-device without killing battery. Am I reading too much into this or is the Thus chip thing actually a meaningful step for where soundcore is going?

I always thought the hardest “digital” part of long-term travel would be Wi-Fi, SIM cards, or finding a decent place to take calls.

But honestly, subscriptions have become one of the more annoying background problems.

Not even in a dramatic way. Just small things piling up.

A card gets flagged because I paid from a new country.

A streaming app suddenly has a different library.

A service wants phone verification when I no longer have that SIM active.

A payment method only works if the card matches the account country.

Some apps are fine for a few months, then suddenly ask me to update my region.

Even basic stuff like music, cloud storage, AI tools, notes apps, VPNs, banking apps, and productivity tools can become weirdly fragile when your location keeps changing.

I’m not trying to bypass rules or do anything shady. I’m more asking about the practical side of this.

For people who live across countries for months at a time, how do you manage your digital subscriptions?

Do you keep everything tied to one “home” country?

Rotate services depending on where you are?

Use fewer paid apps overall?

Keep a backup phone number just for verification?

Or just accept that some subscriptions are not worth the hassle while traveling?

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I watched a Veritasium short about charger size and he said the main thing taking up space inside is something called an inductor, and that higher power chargers need bigger ones.

But newer chargers are pushing way more power in way less space. He used a wave and dam analogy that kind of made sense while I was watching but I lost it five minutes later. Can someone explain in simpler terms what actually changed to make this possible?

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so I was reconstituting earlier and completely fumbled it, dropped the vial on my bathroom floor. it didn't break but it hit pretty hard and I'm now paranoid I've somehow compromised it. it still looks clear, no particles or anything weird floating around, but I don't know if the drop could have affected the peptide itself in any way. has anyone dealt with this and is it actually fine to use or should I just toss it to be safe

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I've always wondered why Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) comes in 7mg and 14mg tablets while Ozempic (injectable) comes in 0.5mg and 1mg pens. The answer is bioavailability. A 2025 study in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics measured the absolute bioavailability of oral semaglutide using a IV microdose tracer. The findings:

Oral semaglutide bioavailability: 0.8-1.2%

Injectable semaglutide bioavailability: 89%

That means a 14mg oral dose delivers roughly the same active drug as a 0.15mg injectable dose. No wonder the oral tablets are huge.

The study also found that taking the pill with more than 4oz of water reduced absorption by 40%. And food within 30 minutes reduced absorption by 67%.

This makes me less frustrated about the strict Rybelsus rules. There's real pharmacokinetic science behind it.

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It’s official. The $111 billion merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance is moving forward. While shareholders rejected Zaslav’s massive exit bonus,the deal itself was done. We’re looking at a single app that combines HBO, Star Trek, and CBS Sports.

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I bought a robot vacuum because we have a large home and, like everyone else, I was sold on the idea of “total automation.” The reality, though? Not so much. I get that it sweeps my floors and does a decent job, but there’s a constant need for maintenance. It’s not like you set it and forget it I still have to empty the bin every few days, which wasn’t part of the dream. It’s a great tool, but if you’re thinking it’ll take care of your floors completely, you might be in for a reality check. Do large families really get the full benefits, or is this just for smaller homes where you don’t need to empty the thing every other day?

I’m hoping to get some advice because I’ve been struggling with what I think is sciatica and it’s been making sleep really hard. I wake up with pain in my lower back that sometimes shoots down my leg and I’ve been tossing and turning all night trying to get comfortable. My current mattress is also a few years old and feels too soft now, so I thought maybe it’s also making things worse?

So I started looking for around online and one of the mattresses suggested for this kind of problem is the Plank Firm Luxe. Is says that the firm feel and support is needed for sciatica. Is it true? Because I’m honestly a little worried it might be too firm and just create new pressure points. I’ve never slept on a firm mattress before so I’m not sure if it would help or make things worse.

Has anyone here dealt with sciatica and found a mattress that really helped? Or if anyone has or had the Plank, was it worth it?

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I recently read something really interesting, that a phase 1 trial is currently underway for something called PocketVAX tech which is basically an implanted device that delivers continuous GLP-1 for up to 3 months from a single placement. The trial is currently being run by a physician in Florida and I read that they’re currently recruiting for the trials. (NCT06983669). It’s kind of like a small implant made of polymer that’s basically the size of a grain of rice and it gets placed under the skin in a 15 min procedure and the drug just gets slowly released over time. I mean the thing is still at the very early stages of testing (phase 1 meaning that they are testing for safety and tolerability) but the concept is wild like imagine not having to think about your GLP-1 for an entire season. That mens no more weekly shots, no refrigeration, and literally no more anxiety for travelling.

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I keep hearing the riches are in the niches, picking one specific thing like first time buyers or downsizing seniors and only market to them. But honestly ? If someone calls me with a pre-approval or a listing, I’m taking it. I can't imagine turning down a commission just because it doesn’t fit my specific specialty. It feels like I'd just be leaving money on the table. Did it actually help your business, or did you just end up losing the regular referrals you used to get?