u/krikond

i'm building an app that needs to connect to multiple MT4/MT5 accounts and i've kind of hit the point where i need to stop guessing and pick an architecture.

my first thought was just running terminals with EAs, but the more i think about it, the more it feels like that's going to get ugly once you have more than a handful of accounts. i really don't love the idea of babysitting a bunch of windows VPSs forever. i've been looking into different options, including using a Meta Trader API instead, but it's surprisingly hard to tell what people are actually doing in production and what's just possible if you don't mind a ton of maintenance.

who've built something like this, what did you end up with? are you still running terminals behind the scenes, using an API layer, or something completely different?

trying to avoid building myself into a corner before this grows any further.

A bit of a rant this, but it is genuinely impossible to get a large crew to a stadium concert without at least one person having a total meltdown in traffic. I'm done trying to play logistics coordinator for any group larger than four people out here. And I recommend all you do the same.

For my wife's 30th last month, we had a crew of 18 heading down to AT&T,and we thought convoying in five different cars was the smart, cheap move. But no. Half the group got trapped behind that endless construction bottleneck off I-30, and paying $90+ per vehicle just to park on some random business's grass literally wiped out our drink budget.

By the time everyone actually managed to find each other inside the venue, half the group was already in a terrible mood.

I was venting about the whole thing to a coworker on Slack yesterday since we have a massive department offsite coming up next season. and she said booking a commercial charter bus actually splits out to be way cheaper per head than dealing with individual lot extortions and surge pricing... tbh I feel so dumb for not realizing that earlier.

never trusting people to go through this city's highway grid on their own again.

was walking through my neighborhood yesterday and started paying attention to house numbers. most of them are a mess. tiny brass digits that clash with everything. cheap plastic ones that fade after a year. some people just paint them on and call it a day.

its weird because the front of your house is like a visual statement. you pick the door color and the light fixtures and the plants. but then the numbers are just an afterthought.

i replaced mine a while ago with some that actually have decent proportions and clean lines. not perfect but at least they look like someone thought about them.

just seems like theres a gap between how much design goes into interiors vs exteriors. or maybe im overthinking it idk.

curious what everyone's been into lately. i've tried a few things over the years photography, hiking, cooking but honestly the one keeping me most occupied recently is painting by numbers. picked it up kind of randomly and didn't expect much from it.

ended up ordering a custom paint by numbers kit from painting by numbers shop where you upload your own photo and they turn it into a kit. got one made from a hiking trip photo and it came out really well. the process is weirdly relaxing, especially after a long day. there's something satisfying about working section by section and watching it come together.

not what i expected to get into at 48 but here we are. anyone else pick up something new recently that surprised them? and has anyone else tried painting by numbers or is it just me going down this rabbit hole?

started at best buy about 6 months ago. i'm in home theater and on the floor mostly. lot of walking, lot of standing on concrete. thought i'd invest in proper work shoes.

got some boots marketed for warehouse work. heavy, "supportive," $180. felt great in the store. by week 4 the cushioning was dead. my arches are on fire by 3pm every shift.

tried insoles too another 60 down the drain. im limping to my car most days.

i'm skeptical because i've spent so much already. but im also desperate anyone found shoes that actually last on these floors

i just moved into a house with a big backyard and side access that feels exposed at night. i want to cover the main entry points and the yard without spending a fortune or dealing with constant false alerts.

how important is night vision quality when choosing cameras for a backyard? what storage options work best if i want to keep footage for a few weeks? is it worth going for a system with phone alerts or should i keep it simple with local recording only? any advice on avoiding overkill for a normal house?

called a plumber for a dripping tap basic fix they quoted me 220 to come out and look at it. that doesnt even go towards the repair if i say yes. its just gone. i get that everyone has costs. but $220 just to walk in the door feels like a lot. i had a plumber who never charged for quotes. always gave a fixed price over the phone. moved away and i havent found anyone like that since.

is this just how it is now or am i calling the wrong places. do you guys pay these fees or keep calling until you find someone who doesnt charge them. asking because my tap is still dripping and i cant decide what to do

I know how this sounds coming into a dental subreddit but I genuinely need perspective from people who understand this stuff.

No pain, no obvious problems, nothing urgent. I just want a routine checkup to make sure everything is holding up. But the moment I picture the chair, the light, and especially that sound, I completely shut down. It is not a mild preference. It is a full freeze response.

Tried to push through it last month. Made it five minutes into a waiting room in Atlanta before I had to leave. The ambient noise from another room was enough.

I have read about sedation options and noise cancelling headphones and communicating with the dentist beforehand, but I would love to hear from people on both sides of this, patients who actually got through it and any dental professionals who have worked with patients like me. What made the difference? Was it finding the right office, a specific technique, medication, just the right dentist who did not make you feel embarrassed about it?

11 years is a long time and I know it. Just trying to figure out what actually works before I try again.

My son is 6, level 2 autism, and we've gone through three behaviour support practitioners since January last year. First one moved interstate. Second one left the field entirely. Third one just stopped showing up last week with no explanation at all.

Every time we restart, there are weeks of observation while my son is having intense meltdowns and I'm standing there trying to hold it together. No real intervention, just watching.

His support coordinator mentioned a provider and said their practitioners tend to stay longer than most. Apparently several have been with them 3+ years. I have no idea if that's just marketing or actually true.

At this point I genuinely don't care about approach or methodology. I just want someone who shows up consistently for more than a few months.

Has anyone had a similar experience with this kind of turnover? Did anything actually help stabilize it?

our 4 month old cavalier king charles spaniel is a small breed with lots of personality. our main goals are to build his confidence through socialization and teach basic commands like sit come and loose leash walking. it is important to us that he learns good manners early so he feels secure around people and other dogs without developing fear or excessive barking.

we have been working on these at home with short sessions but want more guidance on what to focus on next. we plan to start classes at all dogs unleashed in dallas soon. what tips do others have for small breed puppies on building confidence and teaching commands without overwhelming them? how have you handled socialization for a small dog in a busy city?

thanks for any advice you can share.

living in california we rely on delivery services for cannabis to avoid dispensary lines and enjoy convenience with our busy schedule. the options have improved a lot with apps for easy ordering and tracking plus various deals on popular brands.

we tried ondeckdelivery in the anaheim area and appreciated the fast deliveries often under 30 minutes along with their loyalty program for regular users. what other delivery services or tips have worked well for others in california for consistent quality and quick service. any experiences with similar programs or areas like fullerton or brea?

recently tried a local site in california and the process felt straightforward with decent selection on flower and edibles. delivery came quick without issues and the quality stayed consistent across a couple orders which made it easy to reorder when needed.

what online spots have you used for cannabis and which ones stood out for reliability or selection? any tips on what to watch for when ordering to different states or avoiding common headaches?

was just looking back at my old calorie logs from before I started taking this seriously and honestly... it just clicked
how did I not realize that drinking 3-4 pints of heavy craft beer every friday night was basically eating an entire extra days worth of meals?? it makes me so mad how normalized it is to just casually down 1000+ calories at the pub and then wonder why the scale refuses to budge. and the worst part is how weirdly toxic people get when you try to cut back. like you say no to a drink and suddenly everyone acts like you insulted them personally

honestly dropping the regular booze has been the biggest cheat code for my deficit. I didn't even change my actual food diet that much at first. now when I'm out I just order a tennents zero or whatever low cal alcohol-free stuff the bar has. poured in a normal glass it looks exactly the same so nobody gives me that annoying "oh are you on a diet" interrogation and I don't have to deal with the social pressure

down 16 lbs since late feb just from cutting the weekend IPAs and adding a boring 30 min walk to my lunch breaks. just wanted to vent a bit because I genuinely feel scammed by how long it took me to figure out that liquid calories were my main villain. if anyone else is stuck in a plateau rn, seriously look at your weekend drinks.

Please tell me hot water systems aren’t supposed to sound haunted.

Ours started making weird popping/banging/noise at random hours sounds a few months ago and somehow it’s getting worse. Last night it kicked on at like 2 a.m. and scared the hell out of a guest.

It still gives hot water, which is the only reason I’ve ignored it this long, but now I’m wondering if I’m being stupid waiting for it to fully die.

Is noise just part of getting older or is this one of those “replace it before your garage floods” situations?

I was reading about hot water heat pump replacements while trying to figure out warning signs, but before I overreact… would this concern you?

So I've been owner-op for about 3 years now. Run a single truck, mostly dry van, midwest to southeast lanes. For the longest time I was proud of the fact that I handled everything myself, finding loads, calling brokers, sending updates, invoicing, all of it.But lately I've been doing the math and it's not adding up.

Like yesterday I spent probably 3 hours just on dispatch stuff. Scrolling DAT, emailing brokers back and forth trying to get a rate I was happy with, then sending a check call, then dealing with a late invoice.

3 hours I wasn't driving.

And I'm paying myself by the mile so that's just... lost money sitting at a truck stop with a laptop.I started looking into options.

Dispatch services want like 5-10% of gross which feels insane when you're already running thin margins. But hiring someone full time for one truck doesn't make sense either.Someone in another thread mentioned they'd been using one Numeo, it's basically AI that does a lot of the broker outreach and load searching automatically. I haven't tried smth like this yet but the idea of not writing the same "is this load still available" email 40 times a day is genuinely appealing.

Curious what other solo ops did when they hit this wall. Did you hire a part time dispatcher? Use a service? Just suffer through it? At what point did you actually make the call that your time behind the wheel was worth more than your time at the desk?

so here's the deal, i got a house in the dfw area, not gonna say exactly where but think older suburb with lots of 70s and 80s ranch homes, the place has been in my family for a while, my mom lived there until she passed last year and now its mine which sounds cool but the house is kind of a mess tbh

roof is like 20 years old and has a couple leaks, ac unit struggles in the summer and its only gonna get worse, plumbing is old and theres a slow drain in the bathroom that i cant figure out, plus the kitchen is straight out of 1985, nothing fancy just old and tired

i called a few contractors to see what it would cost to fix the big stuff, thought maybe i could patch it up and then sell, but the quotes were rough, like 12k for a new roof, 8-10k for ac, plus whatever the plumbing costs, i work a regular job, i dont have 20-30k laying around for repairs

talked to a realtor and she said i could list it as-is but id probably have to price it below what similar houses in the area are going for, and it might sit for months, plus id be paying property taxes and insurance the whole time, not ideal

has anyone here in the dfw area sold an older house in rough shape to a cash buyer? how far off was their offer from what you hoped to get? and would you do it again or do you wish you went a different route

i just wanna be done with this place but i also dont wanna get screwed, any real experiences from locals would help a lot, thanks

honestly stripe's default failed payment emails are basically invisible to users at this point

We were losing almost 12% of our MRR every single month just to expired cards and empty accounts. people just instinctively archive any email with the subject line "action required: update your billing" without even opening it

Decided to run a sprint last month and bypass the inbox entirely. Built a webhook that triggers on day 5 of a failed payment, pinging the user with an automated SMS or a ringless voice drop instead of another useless email

the results were actually insane. our recovery rate jumped from like 18% to over 60% almost overnight. turns out people just don't care about automated emails anymore, but a text message on their personal phone feels urgent enough to act on.

The only massive headache with this channel is the legal side. the second you start using automated messaging to chase down unpaid invoices, you step into a massive regulatory minefield. I spent almost a full week stressed out of my mind reading telecom laws because the carriers are aggressively blocking startups for spam right now. ended up basing our entire messaging template on some drop cowboy guidelines I stumbled across just to ensure we weren't accidentally violating TCPA or looking like a sketchy collection agency to the carrier filters.

it's definitely a massive growth lever if your churn is mostly involuntary, but seriously, map out your compliance rules before you flip the switch. the telecom fines are no joke.

Every country has its version and some facts get left out what is one example that still bothers you