How long did it take you to get used to glasses?
Basically title; how long did it take you to get used to them?
For bonus info for me, how old were you when you started wearing them? How bad are your eyes?
I finally had to give in and get them. My eyes aren’t that bad (I think) but I’m almost 40. I’ve had them made a few times in the past because I have had a prescription all this time (since my mid 20s) but I never wore them. It was more work than my eyes were doing…… probably. Felt that way anyway..
But I can’t avoid it now and I got an additional pink tint added to maybe help with headaches (not directly related to my eyes, I’ve had the headaches most of my life; they run in the family, yay!).. and one eye has a stronger prescription than the other and it’s insanely nauseating. It’s my dominant eye no less. And maybe I shouldn’t have done all the vision changes at once.
How long am I gunna deal with this? I can’t just stop wearing them after a few days this time, because off is worse for reading and I know it and I notice it.
Edit: this is day one of wearing these. It sucks but it’s not like this is ongoing. This is new to me in that it’s physically uncomfortable, but my eyes are legit bad and I’ve known it and I think the prescription might be a bit off but they have been telling me for years if I just wear the damned things my eyes will relax and my prescription will probably change. I do not like the visual changes. They make me sick because I have neurological problems that both cause headaches and intense motion sickness. Like I can’t swing on swings without getting violently ill. -end edit
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Global Ad giant(Interpublic Group "IPG") Broke 'Industry First' Climate Policy With Work for Saudi Aramco(world’s largest oil company) to influence government policymakers
The global advertising giant Interpublic Group (IPG) is facing allegations by staff that its rebrand of the world’s largest oil company violated a pledge to avoid work that could worsen the climate crisis.Documents obtained by DeSmog show that a group of IPG’s London-based agencies created campaigns designed in part to convince government policymakers that Saudi Aramco was developing climate solutions — even as it planned to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in new oil and gas.
A dozen current and former IPG employees said the strategy appeared to breach IPG’s commitment to avoid projects “aimed at influencing public policy that seeks to extend the life of fossil fuels.” CEO Philippe Krakowsky had announced IPG’s policy as “a first for the industry” in September 2022 amid growing internal calls for him to act on climate — including a letter signed by more than 800 staff urging the agency to drop polluting clients.
Scientists agree that the world must rapidly transition from oil, gas, and coal. Burning these fossil fuels is the main cause of climate change, which is fast creating an increasingly uninhabitable world of deadly droughts, floods, heatwaves and storms.
But the documents show that the underlying goal of IPG’s work for Aramco was to bolster the state-owned Saudi oil company’s “license to operate as part of the future energy landscape” — oil executive-speak for business as usual.
“This Aramco work was in direct contravention of [IPG’s climate] policy,” said one former employee who — like others quoted in this story — declined to be named for fear of professional repercussions. “Everything IPG does for its fossil fuel clients is aimed at influencing key decision-makers in corporate and political spheres, and making the fossil fuel revenue party last for as long as possible.”
IPG Takes New Steps in Considering Energy and Fuel Clients - IPG
In a first for the industry, IPG and its affiliates now proactively review the climate impacts of prospective clients that operate in the oil, energy and utility sectors before accepting new work.Emily Olin (Interpublic Group)
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Successivamente alla metà del secolo, l’investimento significativo di menti e risorse nel miglioramento dei jet aeronautici portò gradualmente alla scoperta di cognizioni fisiche precedentemente inesplorate.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon
How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon
Kit Klarenberg exposes how the West weaponized “human rights” after the Helsinki Accords, turning a noble idea into a tool for regime change, sanctions, and imperial wars.Kit Klarenberg (How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon)
How to follow and participate in discussions here from your Fediverse and ATmosphere accounts
The magic of decentralized social networks means that even though the Nexus of Discussions is running NodeBB software, you can follow and participate in discussions here from accounts on GoToSocial, Mastodon, Glitch, Piefed and other Fediverse platforms -- and thanks to the magic of bridging, also from Bluesky. Blacksky, and other ATmosphere apps. Hooray!
But, it's not always as straightforward as it could be, so here's a quick how-to guide.
And, no matter what platform you're participating from, please make sure you're aligned with the community guidelines!
Note: I've done my best to test out these instructions, but there may still be some mistakes or situations where they don't work. Feedback welcome, either here or at my Mastodon account at thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange or bluesky account @thenexusofprivacy.net
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- If you see a post from here in your feed on GoToSocial, Mastodon, Glitch, Piefed or another Fediverse platform, you should be able to interact with it just like any other post. (At least in theory -- If you run into problems, please let me know.)
- Replies to threads here are public by default, and may wind up indexed by search engines.
- If you've opted in to Bridgy Fed, replies to threads here are generally likely be bridged to Bluesky, unless you're replying to somebody who hasn't opted in.
- If you're looking at a page on discussions.thenexus.today and want to reply, like, or boost it, the usual trick of copying the link from the address bar in the browser into your search box doesn't always work. Instead, you need to copy the link from the post's timestamp.
- on a Mac, control-click on the timestamp, and then select "Copy link to post" from the menu
- on an iPhone, press the timestamp, and then select Copy Link from the menu.
- on Linux, Windows, or Android ... hmm not sure, let me know and I'll update the post.
Here's what it looks like on a Mac
- to follow an account here, you can search for it in the usual way (jon's account for example is [jon](discussions.thenexus.today/use…)\@discussions.thenexus.today) and then follow it as you would any other account
- to follow a category here, you can either search for the "category actor" (for example \@public@discussions.thenexus.today for all public posts), or just go to the category page and copy the link from the address bar
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- you can follow an account here by following its bridged account. The handle is @[account name].discussions.thenexus.today.ap.brid.gy
- as far as I know, it isn't yet possible to follow a category from the ATmosphere
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Fellow pirates, How to download all the liked videos/song from YT music.
I have tried using yt download but am not able to find any option for such a case.
So something like, a tool which allows YouTube login and then pull all the songs/video.
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‘Out here all alone’: Texas health officials’ pleas for help were ignored by CDC as measles cases grew, report says
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Burner phones, wiped socials: the extreme precautions for visitors to Trump’s America
Horror stories about detainments at the border have also soured some from visiting during Trump’s second term
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Trump Order to Kill Cashless Bail Will Exacerbate Inequality While Doing Nothing to Fight Crime, Experts Say
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Iran demands concrete international action to end Israel’s genocide and occupation in Palestine
Iran claims the idea of “Greater Israel”, articulated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently, was not an empty threat but a real zionist ambition backed by the US and other Western powers.
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Brazil's government says it will buy some domestic products hit by Trump's tariffs
Brazil’s government says it will buy several domestic products that have been hit by the 50% higher U.S. tariffs on the country’s exports.
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Konkursa komuniko kaŭzis konfuzon
Gazetara komuniko de UEA pri du sciencaj konkursoj kaŭzis ampleksajn diskutojn kaj kritikon. Ĉu ĵuriano kaj kunordiganto de la konkursoj premiis sin mem? Laŭ Amri Wandel tamen neniam estiĝis konflikto de interesoj.
Universala Esperanto-Asocio la 16-an de aŭgusto publikigis iom konfuzan gazetaran komunikon pri la rezultoj de du sciencaj konkursoj kaj pri la scienca programo de la ĵus […]
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Draft how-to for people in the fediverse to follow and paricipate in NodeBB discussions
Several people told me they couldn't figure out how to reply to a NodeBB conversation if they just had a link to the post, and yeah it is kind of non-obvious. So I decided to write something up on that as well as a few other quirks. Here's what I've got so far ... feedback welcome!
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Re: Draft how-to for people in the fediverse to follow and participate in NodeBB discussions
Draft how-to for people in the fediverse to follow and paricipated in NodeBB discussions
Several people told me they couldn't figure out how to reply to a NodeBB conversation if they just had a link to the post, and yeah it is kind of non-obvious. So I decided to write something up on that as well as a few other quirks.SocialHub
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Jon-Pincus hey check out that topic loading from within this NodeBB ;)
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Boy, 4, drowns after Amish mom threw him in lake ‘to give him to God’
Vincent Miller and his father, 45-year-old Marcus Miller, died in Atwood Lake during family visit
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Like Intel before it, AMD blames motherboard makers for burnt-out CPUs
Users of X3D CPUs in ASRock motherboards seem to be at particularly high risk.
US | Trump administration weighs sanctions on officials implementing EU tech law, sources say
President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc's landmark Digital Services Act, two sources familiar with the matter said, over U.S. complaints that the law censors Americans and imposes costs on U.S. tech companies.
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Congress issues subpoena seeking ‘all entries’ from Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book
Representative James Comer said the subpoena 'may further the Committee’s investigation and legislative goals'
UK to clarify definition of ‘honour’-based abuse in drive to cut violence against women and girls
Law change, professional training and awareness campaign part of Labour’s pledge to halve violence against women and girls
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Child sex abuse victim begs Elon Musk to remove links to her images
BBC investigation finds US victim's images are traded globally by an operator based in Indonesia.
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Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show
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American Eagle Sydney Sweeney Backlash Amplified by Fake TikTok Profiles
- Within a week of launch, American Eagle’s 2025 ad campaign suffered a 4,000% increase in negative sentiment, fuelled by 2.7 million engagements and 881 million potential views.
- 15% of the profiles commenting on TikTok were fake profiles, that strategically spread harmful narratives and boycott calls
- Content by fake profiles received over 77,000 engagements, significantly amplifying the controversy
American Eagle Sydney Sweeney Backlash Amplified by Fake TikTok Profiles
Research reveals 15% of American Eagle's TikTok campaign critics were fake accounts that generated 77,000+ engagements, turning a normal ad into a PR crisis. Learn how brands can detect and counter inauthentic activity.Rotem Baruchin (Cyabra)
44 US Attorneys General demand Big Tech end predatory AI targeting of kids
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The letter, sent to Google, Meta, Microsoft, Open AI, xAI, Anthropic, Character Technologies, Perplexity AI, Apple, Chai AI, Luka Inc., Nomi AI, and Replika addresses alarming reports of AI chatbots engaging in sexually inappropriate conversations with kids.“As these companies race toward an AI-powered future, they cannot adopt policies that subject kids to sexualized content and conversations,” said Attorney General Skrmetti. “It’s one thing for an algorithm to go astray— that can be fixed— but it’s another for people running a company to adopt guidelines that affirmatively authorize grooming.”
The attorneys general urge AI developers to act with integrity and caution when young users may engage with their products. They demand that company policies for AI products incorporate guardrails against sexualizing children. AI companies must “see children through the eyes of a parent, not the eyes of a predator.”
Linux is 34 years old today — Linus Torvalds meekly announced this free new OS in the comp.os.minix newsgroup on this day in 1991
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Google says NotebookLM's Video Overviews now support 80 languages, and Audio Overviews now provide more detailed non-English summaries
NotebookLM's Video Overviews are now available in 80 languages
Learn more about updates to NotebookLM’s Audio and Video Overview tools.Sam Dealy (Google)
TSMC cuts Chinese tools from cutting-edge chip production to avoid US ire
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Pakistan hadn’t requested for US support during Operation Sindoor: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar denies Trump’s role in ceasefire
Operation Sindoor: Dy PM Dar admitted that Pakistan itself had asked for a ceasefire after suffering losses during the Indian offensive.
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Germany pledges to provide Ukraine with €9bn annually
Germany has pledged to provide Ukraine with €9 billion annually over the next few years.
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Norway to allocate about US$8.5 billion to support Ukraine in 2026
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has announced that his country plans to allocate US$8.5 billion to support Ukraine next year.
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Canada | Pride parade cancelled after being halted by pro-Palestinian protesters
'Pride is not for sale,' says Queers for Palestine in statement
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Ukraine now has its own weapons to strike deep into Russia without US approval, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy said Ukraine hadn't been discussing long-range attacks with the US, after a new report said the Pentagon had blocked some ATACMS strikes.
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Trump says China has to give US magnets or face 200% tariff
President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that China has to give the United States magnets or "we have to charge them 200% tariff or something" amid a trade dispute between the two nations.
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But you really can't. US is a lot more dependent on China than China is on the US.
Also 200% tarrif is a meanigless number. At 100% the trade basically stops anyway.
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- The 9980X is anywhere from 2% to 58% improved upon the 7980X in our benchmarks
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AMD Threadripper 9980X 64-Core CPU Review & Benchmarks
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- On the gaming side, there are sometimes issues with consistency
- The 9980X is anywhere from 2% to 58% improved upon the 7980X in our benchmarks
AMD Threadripper 9980X 64-Core CPU Review & Benchmarks
- AMD’s new 9980X Threadripper moves to the Zen5 architecture
- On the gaming side, there are sometimes issues with consistency
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AMD Threadripper 9980X 64-Core CPU Review & Benchmarks
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36319472
- AMD’s new 9980X Threadripper moves to the Zen5 architecture
- On the gaming side, there are sometimes issues with consistency
- The 9980X is anywhere from 2% to 58% improved upon the 7980X in our benchmarks
AMD Threadripper 9980X 64-Core CPU Review & Benchmarks
- AMD’s new 9980X Threadripper moves to the Zen5 architecture
- On the gaming side, there are sometimes issues with consistency
- The 9980X is anywhere from 2% to 58% improved upon the 7980X in our benchmarks
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- AMD’s new 9980X Threadripper moves to the Zen5 architecture
- On the gaming side, there are sometimes issues with consistency
- The 9980X is anywhere from 2% to 58% improved upon the 7980X in our benchmarks
AMD Threadripper 9980X 64-Core CPU Review & Benchmarks
- AMD’s new 9980X Threadripper moves to the Zen5 architecture
- On the gaming side, there are sometimes issues with consistency
- The 9980X is anywhere from 2% to 58% improved upon the 7980X in our benchmarks
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in reply to ButteryMonkey • • •I started wearing glasses at 17. I technically didn’t need to wear them all the time, but I just did because it was immediately much more comfortable on my eyes. I have a bent nose from a break and I got a little irritation from it, but the relief on my eyes was easily worth it.
My eyes aren’t super bad, I can actually be okay without them for most of the day. Neither eye is super bad, but I have a high astigmatism factor or whatever they call it. That makes my depth perception really funky and I can’t read anything at a distance.
I can’t really remember what difficulty I had at first besides the my nose hurting and getting used to the frames being in view. It definitely never made me nauseous though. You should probably talk to your eye dr about that.
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